A Heartfelt Celebration of Friendship, Love, and Nostalgia

Summer of the Songbirds is the kind of novel that wraps around you like a warm summer breeze. Kristy Woodson Harvey delivers a beautifully written story about lifelong friendships, second chances, and the powerful pull of home.

The characters are richly developed, each with their own struggles and strengths, and the setting is so vividly described it feels like stepping into a Southern summer retreat. The camp memories and the enduring bond between the women brought a wave of nostalgia that was both tender and refreshing.

It’s an emotional, uplifting read that reminds you of the importance of connection, forgiveness, and the people who truly know your heart. A perfect book to sink into and savor.

Kristy Woodson Harvey is a hit every time. I will keep reading and recommending her books, especially for beach reads that have a ton of depth. Always looking forward to the next one!

I enjoyed this book! I've read a lot of this author's work and always enjoy it. I admit that it's not my favorite like, "Under the Southern Sky" but I did like it.

Full review to come on Goodreads and Amazon. Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for a review copy.

This book pulled me in from the cover! The cover took me right to summer and summer camp, immediately giving me all the feelings as i read. This was a wonderful celebration of friendship and a song to those we love! Thanks so much for the gifted arc!

Kristy Woodson Harvey has written one of my all-time favorite stories - Under the Southern Sky. She has become one of my must reads authors, and for good reason. Her stories are so full of heart. I put off reading this book as long as I could because I knew it was going to be amazing. And I wasn't ready to not have the book to look forward to. Unfortunately, this book didn't do it for me. Maybe I waited too long and built up the hype too much. I was excited to read this story - with a summer camp setting. I didn't love the characters at all in this story and I think that's where things first went wrong for me. I also had a hard time keeping up with everyone. There were too many characters and I never really could figure out where things were going. It felt a bit messy to me and I wasn't a fan of that. Looking at the reviews for The Summer of Songbirds, I'm clearly in the minority for opinions on this book. So don't just take my word for it if you've been wanting to read this.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. In the past, I loved books written by Kristy Woodson Harvey, but I could not get into this book, print, or audio.

I received a complimentary copy of this book "The Summer of Songbirds" and all opinions expressed are my own. It took a bit of time to get into this book. It was a nice summer read. Sometimes I wish authors would just use regular names, where did Mary Stuart come from? Why not just Mary? Overall good.

This book was like going to summer camp! It was such a wonderful read! I love everything Kristy Woodson Harvey writes!

The Summer of Songbirds is a quintessential summer read., capturing the essence of warmth, friendship and nostalgia that the season often brings. I will read anything this author writes and look forward to more books from her.

This is my first read by Kristy Woodson Harvey and what a great read. I would be honored to read any books that she writes.

I loved this book. I never went to summer camp, I never wanted to go to summer camp, yet this book made me nostalgic for something I never experienced. The writing brings the characters to life, and gives them depths that make you feel like you know them.

I wish I could read this one again for the first time!

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley; all opinions are my own.

I love Kristy’s writing style. This was well written but I didn’t fall in love with the characters. An overall good book. I would recommend it but not my favorite by this author.

This was a great read and will definitely recommend!! The cover is also so cute. Can’t wait to read more by this author, she never disappoints.

This book, gosh, what an incredible story. I find myself constantly recommending this one to friends. If you love Elin Hildebrand or any of the authors who write east-coast fiction, this one will be a hit. It has twisty love stories, complicated family relationships, and lifelong friendships. Its a beautiful story.

I love Kristy Woodson Harvey so much. I read her Peachtree series had to pick this one up as well. I was lucky enough to receive this digital ARC as well as a physical copy. Thank you to NetGalley, Kristy, and Simon and Schuster for the copies.

These three women who bond at a summer camp have the experience I always wanted as a little girl. It was so beautiful to read. While navigating the complexities of their adult lives, these women find themselves wishing for simpler times. Aunt June is one of my favorite characters from any of Harveys books. She's got fire and I absolutely loved it. Since we didn't get any chapters from Mary's POV, I'm glad we got the emails to get some of her voice through.

This really is just a beautiful book about unconditional love, found family, sisterhood, and the beauty of simple things.

Absolutely obsessed!! Such a well rounded good book! I loved all the characters (besides Bryce) and their storylines. Highly enjoyed this one!!

If you’re looking for a wholesome, fun to read romance, look no further. This was so enjoyable and I honestly loved the characters, the storyline itself, and the end. There’s some mystery, closed door romance, lifelong friendships, and some underlying addiction that brings this story to life, and makes you just wish you could go to summer camp and have the experiences these women had. I have read other Kristy Woodson Harvey novels, and I’m fairly certain this is my favorite, and she was already an automatic read for me. So do yourself a favor and read this novel this spring / summer - it’s so good.
Big thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book really just took me for a ride. I loved the build up, the character development, and the writing. I would definitely read more from this author!

Kristy Woodson Harvey has left me ready for summer camp in this book. This was a great read that has strong female character connections and will have you remembering fun times from your past. A group of women return to one of their family's own camps that is about to be sold. The women call to action to help save the camp along the way they remember their fun times and some romances along the way. Just go read The Summer of Songbirds. This book will have you ready to remember childhood friends and all the good and some of the bad times from then also.