Sweet, winsome, and emotional, as Jennifer Weiner always is. A solid and sweet entry, and a perfect beach read with heart and substance.

Read this book only halfway; I could not finish it. I thought it was too farfetched on probabilities that every couple in the book had secrets of infidelity or that in a city like New York, the consequences of that infidelity would be the centre of the narrative. The fact that the house has a soul is the most realistic aspect of the story.

I’ve read many books by Jennifer Weiner but was sincerely disappointed in this one.

This was not my favorite of Jennifer Weiner's books. It was entertaining, but not a book that I would revisit. It was a good summer read with the Cape Cod setting, but I had issues connecting with Sarah, the main character.

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

I really wanted to like this book but I found myself dreading to finishing it. The story line was interesting but there were too many characters and they were unlikeable. I didn’t mind the pandemic part of it but I did find that it was mostly toward the end of the book and forgotten at the end. Not the authors best work.

Thank you to Atria Books, Jennifer Weiner, and Netgalley for an advance copy of The Summer Place in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoy Jennifer Weiners books and this one was another winner for me. While it was very character driven (in the beginning I was a bit confused), it was an excellent story. Weiner managed to take me on an adventure through all the different characters and how they all were parts in the same web. The last 25% of this book FLEW by and was well worth the slower start. This is available now and would make the perfect gift for any fiction lover.

To be blunt this book was simply not a good fit for me.🤦🏻‍♀️

Ruby is about to marry her quarantine boyfriend. Thrown together through the Covid outbreak they came out the other side wanting a life together. But they’re quite young (early 20’s.) Are they really ready for this next stage in life?

Are their families happy for them? Well? On the surface…perhaps. But deep down each family member is dreading the day for their own reasons.

This family gave new meaning to the word dysfunctional!

My take away from Ms. Weiner’s latest is COMMUNICATION is the key to all relationship. A lot of tension would have been rectified if people would have talked. I loved how she handled COVID and felt she captured the feelings of the lockdowns and being with family all the time. My favorite character was probably Sam because he was the most selfless of all of them.

This was not my favorite Jennifer Weiner book.

This is a family drama that just has too many coincidences to be believed. The fact that each main character had an earth shattering secret was also unbelievable. I struggled to get through it but was interested enough to get to the final outcome.

Thank you to the publisher for my review copy. All opinions are my own.

This author is hit or miss for me.

This one was a miss.

I come to Jennifer Weiner for well-written stories with women at their heart. This one, a multi-generation family and romantic drama set during the pandemic, is good but not great. One or two cheating spouses? Sure. A whole cast of philanderers? Meh. I might have preferred to hear Sarah’s story straight through or Veronica’s story on its own. But the constant changes in perspective made it hard for me to embrace these flawed characters.

I’ve been a fan of Jennifer Weiner for many years, and I enjoyed this book. My one problem was that the mixed connections between the characters felt too unlikely to me. I tried to suspend my disbelief, since it’s a novel, but I couldn’t get past it. I still liked it, though.

2.5/5 rounded up

Normally I love Weiner's books but this one wasn't a hit with me. Unrelatable characters were whiny and privileged. And the house being sentient? Either lean in and make it truly part of the story, or leave it out.

This title was not for me but I'll keep recommending Weiner's books for those looking for fun summer reads.

I always enjoy a good summer read by Jennifer Weiner and this was no different. Summer would not be complete without her fun stories! I enjoyed this one but it was not one of my favorite that she has written. It felt like it could have been condensed a bit.

I loved early Jennifer Weiner books and always smiled when I saw a new one come out. While different than those earlier books, this one seems more like them than the last few did. We have a family that is growing, living and finding itself.

It’s a family drama that encompases three generations. There were moments of pure entertainment and others that made me think harder about how my life is unfolding. And the aging parents really hit home for me.

In trying to be too inclusive, the too short finding myself for a gay man, seemed to happen to quickly and not quite fit in with the rest of the book, but that was my only criticism.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. Unfortunately, I had to abandon this book about 8% in because it just wasn’t working for me. I don’t think I can read pandemic books - the mentions of Zoom calls and getting vaccinated took me out of the story too much. The other reviews mention lots of action and secrets, but I couldn’t make it far enough to find out.

Omigosh did this one pack a wallop! I was worried about the amount of characters in this one, the pandemic storyline, all the kinda slimy things this family is involved in... but wowsa! does JW do such a great job at spinning the story and weaving the web and do all of the things to create a story like I've never read before.

Ruby has announced she's marrying her pandemic boyfriend and everyone is pretty shocked at how quickly they got so serious. The silver lining is that they all get to gather at the family beach house for one last big hurrah before it is sold. But what leads up to the day, what each family member is hiding, and how every single storyline comes together is pretty genius and leaves you picking your jaw up off the floor. Many times. Ouch my jaw hurts.

I will admit I didn't like most of these people or agree with almost any the decisions they made. It was really overwhelming that so. much. stuff. could go down in one family... like so, so, so much. But hands down it's great fun to read about it - while also simultaneously thanking the universe my crazy family is just a little less complicated...

I loved The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner!

The 22 year old step-daughter, Ruby, announces her engagement to her new boyfriend whom moved back home with her during the pandemic, the announcement shocks the family. An offer has been made to have the wedding at her step-grandmother's home in Cape Cod before putting her house on the market to sale.

Getting everything ready for the wedding has a few bumps in the road and things seem to happen at the most unexpected times leading up to the wedding day. There are secrets, misunderstandings, and confrontations that come to light-evens some relationships that were hidden. Just what I needed!

Thank you to Netgalley and Atria Books for the eARC of The Summer Place in exchange for an honest review.

Jennifer Weiner books really pack a punch. They are tgat perfect balance if feel good and gut wrenching that keep me coming back for one every single summer.

While I've enjoyed other books by Jennifer Weiner, this book was not for me. There are so many characters and each one seems to have a lengthy backstory which the author felt the need to include (not necessary). The house is even a character for pity's sake. It was just too much. The web of deceit these characters weave simply because they will not talk to each other or face up to their actions. It was dysfunctional through and through and not for me.

Travel to: Cape Cod and New York

Well. This is not at all what I was expecting. I really think the publisher does Jennifer Weiner a disservice by putting these cartoony covers on her books, making them look like romantic comedies, when that’s not what they are.

After really enjoying Big Summer, I had hoped the others in this trio would be as enjoyable. Alas, I was disappointed. That Summer was problematic for several reasons (see my review on Goodreads for details), and this book was just…. Weird. Spoilers below:

Eli not saying A WORD to his wife or his daughter about thinking his daughter MIGHT BE HAVING SEX WITH HER HALF BROTHER is just icky. Even though we, the audience, know they’re not siblings, it just is so cringe that he wouldn’t do or say something to stop them from having sex if that’s really what he believed.

Everyone in this book cheated on everyone else and was super hypocritical about it. It made it hard to care.

Sam was my favorite character… until he randomly hooked up with a guy that turned out to be his niece’s fiancé that she was supposed to marry THE NEXT DAY. And after realizing who he is and saying “yeah we can’t/shouldn’t do this” they proceed to keep doing it under the deck. And when everyone finds out about them, they’re all totally cool with it! No one thinks it’s weird that he’s slept with both the niece and the uncle?

I usually like Weiner, but these last two books were big misses for me. 2.5 stars.

Thanks Atria and Net Galley for the advanced review copy.