Review: Seven Summer Weekends by Jane L. Rosen

 

Seven Summer Weekends by Jane L. Rosen

Publication Date: June 4th 2024 by Berkley

Pages: 320

Source: Publisher 

Rating: ★★★★

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My Thoughts:

Addison’s journey had some ups and downs. The first down was losing her job in a public way, but that was also an up, IMO. It forced her to take stock of her life and re-evaluate her career and life path. Inheriting her aunt’s cottage on Fire Island was a definite up, and I thought the decision to sell or keep was a no-brainer despite Addison’s indecision in that regard.

 

There were a lot of fun secondary characters, like Kizzy, one of Addison’s best friends who gets a shock and has a reset of her own. Also, Shep, Addison’s older neighbor and Sally, the sweetheart of a dog! And of course, there was Addison’s gorgeous neighbor, Ben. He’s alternately sweet one minute and surly the next. They had some push and pull. Ben had a sad back story.

 

Seven Summer Weekends was a delightful cross between romance and women’s fiction.  With a vivid backdrop that made me nostalgic for a beachy summer vacation!

4 Stars

Book Description:

A woman inherits a beach house, along with a series of weekend guests, while butting heads with the irritable (and irritatingly handsome) man next door, in this sparkling new escape from Jane L. Rosen.
 
When a Zoom disaster upends Addison Irwin’s decade-long career at a posh Manhattan advertising agency, things look bleak for the thirty-something mid-western transplant. But an unexpected inheritance from an aunt she barely remembers—a property on Fire Island, complete with guest house and artist’s studio—changes everything.
 
While debating whether to stay or sell, Addison learns that she’s also inherited her aunt’s list of eclectic guests, tying her to the island for seven summer weekends. Eager to convince Addison to keep the house rather than let a new buyer build a monstrosity in its place, the neighbors welcome her to their laid-back community. Well, all except the moody guy next door, who seems intent on glowering his way through life.
 
Steadfast in her path since college, Addison is determined not to let this detour on Fire Island throw her off track. But soon, between the revolving door of weekend visitors and the up-and-down relationship with her neighbor (and his adorable dog), she finds herself in unfamiliar territory. Should she try to pick up where she left off—or embrace entirely new possibilities?