I was very excited to see if I love this book as well as Big Summer. I have to say I found that first half of this book to not flow well, and I spend most the time trying to figure out what the characters have in common or how they connect to each other. I hate when books do that. How they fit together comes out around the half way point of the book. I really enjoyed the last half of the book.
There is a lot about rape, and how man treating woman badly in this book. I wish the first half of this book flow better and was put together differently because I do think the message in this book is very important.

I was very intrigued by this story and how all the characters would be connected which kept me wanting to keep reading. Even though it felt like there were slightly too many characters, I did grow to like most of them and understand their points of view. This book deals with very sensitive topics which I thought the author handled well, however the book was advertised as a fun beach read which could be jarring for some readers.

"That Summer" is a story that beautifully weaves a tale of redemption, revenge, friendship, and forgiveness into a tapestry of love and life. Daisy and Diana are both successful women in the prime of their lives, maintaining very different but fulfilling lives. Daisy is busy raising her teenage daughter on the prestigious Main Line of Philadelphia, while simultaneously managing her cooking business and trying to nourish her fledgling marriage. Diana is a successful career woman in NYC, single and living her best life. When an accidental email sets off a series of events that ultimately leads to the two women meeting up, each woman's lives will be forever changed.

As the women become closer and closer, it becomes clear that their pasts are very much intertwined. Histories and secrets are shared, and one fateful summer on the Cape Cod shore is revisited. It was during "that summer" that a single act of violence had the power to alter both women's lives.....possibly forever. Will a secret be revealed that undoes everything that both Daisy and Diana know to be true?

Jennifer Weiner is a fascinating author to me. She does a nice job of touching on relevant events, but also creating a work of enjoyable fiction in which these events are unearthed and consequences are revealed. Without giving too much away, I will say that this is the case in this novel as well. I appreciated both the topic, as well as the element of suspense that Weiner creates. It was a well done work, and I continue to look forward to Weiner's future topics.

Jennifer Weiner is always a great summer read that touches on more serious themes and this book doesn't disappoint.

Enjoyed Weiner’s new novel. I wish the two characters names were a little more different from one another. I love that Weiner tends to use current real life situations to lead her writing. She has a way with words that make me want to keep reading.

In what originally read like a "grass is always greener" story, Jennifer Weiner introduces readers to two women connected through a similar email address. These two women, divided by class, career, life style, age and so much more will find that they have more in common than either admits. We will see the abrupt changes brought into their lives when violence, commited by someone they trusted, takes over their lives. Weiner is known for the dark subjects she injects into the everyday lives of her characters, bringing attention to prevention causes. These characters are successful and present a take charage attitude. No one would believe they live in fear. Their journey should serve as a clear warning to those who would take advantage of anyone weaker than them.

Always entertaining. Stay up all night because you just need to read another chapter. Then you’re finished and sad because you have to say goodbye to the friends you made in the book.

Always impressed by Jennifer Weiner! That Summer didn’t disappoint!! Womanhood, friendship, and finding your voice in your new era of life. Wonderfully written and timely topics.

How could there be a Jennifer Weiner book that is not a winner? I have been reading her since her debut and have loved everything she has put out since!

Definitely check the trigger warnings for this one before reading. This is a heart wrenching book about how one event can change the lives of multiple people.

I enjoyed reading this and recommending it to patrons - especially those looking for a beach read. It straddled the line between fluff and serious very well.

I loved this book! Thank you for the ARC. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize that I wasn’t leaving reviews on netgalley and was solely sharing on Instagram. My apologies. Huge fan of this author! I actually received the tangible copy. Trying to clean up my netgally account.

I always love all Jennifer Wiener’s books and am always so grateful to Weiner, Netgalley and the publisher for a copy! This one is no exception!! Love it!

I really enjoyed this one. This was classic Jennifer Weiner. I love how she writed believable plus size heroines who may not start out but always end up comfortable in their own skin - it's very affirming for plus size women like myself. 4 stars!

Still like Jennifer Weiner a lot, but this one was not a success. My only explanation is someone told her she HAD to write a #metoo novel but she only had 20 minutes to come up with a plot.

This book was suspenseful and passed the time just fine for a summer read. Cape Cod was featured beautifully and I really felt for Daisy throughout the book.

I just love Jennifer Weiner's novels and this one did not disappoint. I love that it referenced her prior storylines, but did not focus on them, just a subtle mention that would only be noticed if you had read her other books.

I was intrigued by the name mix-up storyline and I was trying to decide whether the mix-up was actually that or if there was a motive.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book. It took some unexpected twists and turns. I love a surprise and this book had it in SPADES! Highly recommend. Loved it.

Don’t let this cute beachy cover fool you. Jennifer Weiner tackles hard topics in this novel. I love Weiner’s writing and ability to create complex characters in amazing stories.

Daisy is life lackluster. Her husband has become distant and her daughter has recently been kicked out of a legacy boarding school. She is living vicariously through e-mails that often get misdirected to the wrong person. Daisy ends up meeting with Diane in NYC and they soon are meeting up regularly. The real secret is how these two women are really connected.

Victims of sexual assault don’t just get over what happens to them. It affects their whole life and often times impact others as well. This book is about making people accountable for what they have done.

4 stars

Thank you to @netgalley and @atriabooks for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This was a fun summer read, as most Jennifer Weiner books are! The characters were developed and the story had some interesting and unexpected elements!