A perfect end of summer read! This was a wonderful story of 4 women who are all dealing with different major life incidents and how they manage to work their way through. I really enjoyed each character and how their lives all intertwined with each other.

This is an engaging read with women who are at different stages of their lives trying to figure out the next steps to take.
I found the pace at the beginning slow and it took me a while to get accustomed to the characters. However, what most readers would relate to are the characters and their dilemmas because we all experience moments of doubt and have a secret or two. Thank you Netgalley for the eARC.

Loved this book! Each woman was relatable and nuanced. Such a great story of interconnected women at a pivotal summer in their lives. I did not want this one to end. Looking forward to more from this great author!

I chose this book thinking it would be a light summer read. I was a bit worried when the opening paragraphs are dealing with a woman who had recently battled breast cancer. But it turned out to be exactly what I hoped for; a quick, fun read perfect for the beach.

The story follows four women narrators that are interwoven nicely. Sabrina is a recently engaged professional living in Manhattan, Heather is a mother of two girls who is recovering from breast cancer, Megan is a teenager who lives with her ex-step-mother in Manhattan, and Molly recently moved to the suburbs from Colorado. There are a lot of additional characters, some whom are so prominent I kept forgetting they weren't one of the narrators.

There are also multiple locations where the story takes place as well; the beach, Manhattan, and the upper class suburbs. But the author did a great job of making it easy to remember who is where with reference and not making it too hard to keep track as a reader.

One thing I enjoyed about the book is I didn't love all of the characters. I wanted to strangle Molly for being such a follower and Sabrina for engaging with her ex-boyfriend who clearly is an ex for a reason! It wasn't all roses and rainbows. I liked that.

The only real criticism I have for the book (and the reason for 4 stars rather than 5) is that I believe some authors are secretly sadists. There are two sets of characters with similar names in this book and at first before realizing it, had to keep rereading to figure out the context because it didn't make sense. There are two toddlers named Abby and Anna (two different moms) as well as a fiance named Peter and an ex-boyfriend Parker (same woman involved). It made an otherwise super easy read need a little more effort.

I received a free copy of this ARC from NetGalley for an unbiased review.

This book followed several woman that were all connected in some way, but who were also living very different lives. It was a very flowing novel, and I didn't find that any parts of the book dragged.
Heather is a recovering cancer patient who is looking for a good person qho can come with her and her 2 daughters to Cape Cod on vacation, so that she has help because her husband is working. She runs into an old colleague, Sabrina, and is tellling her about everything. Sabrina thinks immediately of Megan, who is her best friend Danielle's stepdaughter. So Megan ends up going with Heather and the girls, problem solved! Except Sabrina has her own problems, and so does her sister Molly, who has newly moved to the area. It's crazy to watch all of their stories unravel and come together.
I really did enjoy this book and I would recommend it for anyone looking for an easy read.

This was a pleasant, light read, and perfect for the end of summer. Told in alternating voices of four women (well, 3 women and a teenage girl), it tracks them over the course of one summer. Each character is recognizable and relatable. Usually, one character might wholly resonate with a reader. With the author’s skill, there is something in each of these characters that a reader will be able to commiserate with. This makes every thread (each woman’s story) a stand-alone, even as they intertwine with each other. I thought that Molly’s struggle to keep up with the neighborhood women in Rye was particularly entertaining (been there). I could totally relate to Sabrina’s point of view as well. I would have liked a little bit more depth to Hannah’s situation; it was pretty obvious that her pre-teen daughter was not only acting like a normal pre-teen, but was also worried about losing her mom; I wish that had been explored just a little because I think that could have tied her and Megan together. Overall, however, I enjoyed the story. And I didn’t mind how the epilogue wrapped everything up. The women all had a journey that they took over the summer, and once summer was over, that was it. A solid four star read. Thank you to NetGalley, Darcie Rowan PR, and especially the author, Rachel Cullen, for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Nice summer read! Thanks Netgalley for a copy of this book. I spent the weekend by and in the pool reading it. Definitely brought me back to summers in New England and living in NYC . By the end, I wanted to see what the next phases of everyone's life would be and was kind of sad when I got the end of the book...

This was a late beach read that was great for the end of summer. The story lead readers through four women lives and their struggle. This was great the fact the story also incorporate the life of a high schooler; which to me was a surprise. It's not usual that you see an author insert a teenager within a book mostly about adults. It was refreshing.

In a breezy summer novel the author intertwines 4 different females that all have ties to each other.

I really enjoyed the character development of all 4 throughout the book. There was a perfect balance of reality, lost and new loves.

Perfect lazy weekend ready. I highly recommend!

This was a light hearted and quick summer read. I just wish that the characters were more fully fleshed out as they often felt one dimensional and I wanted to see more.