The Last Summer (of You and Me) (Hardcover)

from bookstar

Having loved the Sisterhood series I had high expectations for this first adult book by Brashares, and have to admit wasn't impressed by the first quarter. It felt like I had jumped into a story that wasn't being explained to me, and more importantly I wasn't interested in knowing about. Not want...

from crimsonsonata

Summary: Fire Island has always been a summer haven for sisters Alice and Riley, where they grew up with their neighbor Paul. But as Alice and Paul start a cautious and fledgling relationship with each other, tragedy strikes the family as Riley is diagnosed with a potentially fatal heart problem....

from wsquared

Ann Brashares of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants fames makes her first dip into adult literature with The Last Summer (Of You and Me). The narration's point-of-view alternates between older sister Riley, younger sister Alice and the moody boy-next-door Paul. The three grew up together in summer...

from alexandraboxer

The Last Summer is the perfect, light by the beach read. If you are looking for something deep this is not for you. If you are looking for something to casually read for enjoyment, it is. It is not well written, but the story is interesting enough to keep reader reading. It is about sisters Alice...

from alanna1122

I have a pet peeve that was triggered pretty hard by this novel. I can't stand it when characters make themselves miserable. I had no idea what this book was about when I started reading it. I didn't read the flap - I hadn't heard anything about it. I enjoyed the first third of it or so - but whe...