By: Amy Mason Doan
Genres: Women's Fiction
Posted: June 26, 2018
Now, after years without contact, Laura receives an invitation from Casey to have a new scavenger hunt. Her initial reaction is to ignore it and let the past stay in the past, but Laura can't help but be intrigued by this request to return home. This scavenger hunt is designed to take them back to the places of their most beloved memories, and may or may not be the key to bringing them back together. Can Laura forgive the betrayal she experienced all those years ago? And will Casey understand why Laura left without warning?
THE SUMMER LIST reads with a slow cadence and has been carefully crafted by Amy Mason Doan. I was surprised to see that this is Doan's debut novel! She evokes feelings of close friendship, first love, and growing up that were genuine and awkward (in a good way), like we all were when we were teenagers. As adults, Laura and Casey have always held on to the things that happened during those summers, but the women they've grown into are believable and fully realized, too. It's a thought-provoking, nostalgic, and intriguing debut. I look forward to more books by Amy Mason Doan!
Book Summary
In the tradition of Judy Blume’s
Summer Sisters, The Summer List
is a tender yet tantalizing novel
about two friends, the summer night they fell apart, and the
scavenger hunt that reunites them decades later—until the
clues expose a breathtaking secret that just might shatter
them once and for all.
Laura and Casey were
once inseparable: as they floated on their backs in the
sunlit lake, as they dreamed about the future under starry
skies, and as they teamed up for the wild scavenger hunts in
their small California lakeside town. Until one summer
night, when a shocking betrayal sent Laura running through
the pines, down the dock, and into a new life, leaving Casey
and a first love in her wake.
But the past is
impossible to escape, and now, after seventeen years away,
Laura is pulled home and into a reunion with Casey she can’t
resist—one last scavenger hunt. With a twist: this time, the
list of clues leads to the settings of their most cherished
summer memories. From glistening Jade Cove to the vintage
skating rink, each step they take becomes a bittersweet
reminder of the friendship they once shared. But just as the
game brings Laura and Casey back together, the clues unravel
a stunning secret that threatens to tear them apart…
Mesmerizing and unforgettable, Amy Mason Doan’s
The Summer List is about losing and recapturing the
person who understands you best—and the unbreakable bonds of
girlhood.
by: Amy Mason Doan
Graydon House
July 1, 2018
On Sale: June 26, 2018
Featuring: Casey; Laura
384 pages
ISBN: 1525804251
EAN: 9781525804250
Kindle: B071G1H211
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