The Last Summer (of You and Me)

This book is great. This story is perfect for reading by the beach or sitting outside on a cool summer evening. I loved this book! The Last Summer ( of you and me) is on my list for best books of summer. And even if summer is now over you can still enjoy the romance and the sister bonding. The ending will put a smile on your face and make you happy for days. This book made me tear up a little. Not just because it was sad but I was happy also. It was a little predictable at times but Ann Brashares is a brilliant writer anyways. And I think that predecting the end helps you understand the book better. The Last Summer( of you and me) is full of sister bonding, tragedy, and that silly little thing called love.

I thought this book was wonderful. I see that a lot of people have been stating that it moved too slowly for them and I can see where they are coming from. However, I do not think the book would have been nearly as powerful without all the history about the characters that is offered in the beginning of the book. It is important to get to know the characters on an intimate level. The characters in this book were very believable and I had a hard time putting this book down! I fell in love with all of the characters for their indivdual complexities. For anyone who is questioning reading this book, don't. It is a great story of love and friendship.

I read the other reviews before starting mine. This book was neither slow and boring, nor was it very sexual. It made some references, however it most definitely wasn't graphic in the way that Judy Blume books are. Safe and innocent, anyone can read it without being offended. It is a a heartwarming story about 3 friends who grew up together, young love, young unexpected loss, expectations, forgiveness and how they handle it all. The author has a summer home on Fox Island and describes it so well, I felt like I was there. The story was so engrossing I read the majority of the book in about a day and was disappointed it came to an end. I hope Ann Brashares writes a sequel to this book as I'm dying to know what happened to the future of the characters. I will be adding this to my stack of summer reads that I bring out and enjoy every summer!

In this book, sisters Riley and Alice are going to their summer home on Fire Island, where they have gone every summer since they were kids. Their friend Paul is going to be there too, whom Riley and Alice haven't seen in quite a few years since he didn't come to Fire Island in the last three summers. So many things happen to the three friends in that one summer. A romance between two of them happened (I won't say who), a illness overcomes one of them (I still won't say who) and secrets are uncovered regarding them. Deep secrets. This book was wonderful and I loved it. Although, it was made for adults, I read it anyway, since I love Ann Brashare's books! Although it was a little sexual, I loved it all the same. I suggest this book to anyone, even kids, if your parents will allow you to. That's how good it is. So, go read the book!!!!

I bought THE LAST SUMMER (OF YOU AND ME) yesterday, and I couldn't turn off the light last night until I'd reached the end. The relationship between the three main characters (two sisters and the guy who lives next to them every summer, when they stay on Fire Island) was complex and fascinating. This is a love story, but also the story of the love between two sisters...it's romantic, poignant, suspenseful...what more can you ask? I am a huge fan of Ann Brashares's TRAVELING PANTS books -- this novel is written for adults, so feels very different, but just as good.