The Summer Job

Books | Fiction / Women

3.4

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Lizzy Dent

“My perfect summer read! Sure to be one of the sweetest, funniest, and sexiest books of the year.” —Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet on Vacation Named a Best Beach Read by Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, New York Post, Bustle, Country Living, Parade, Fortune, and more. What if you could be someone else? Just for the summer...Birdy has made a mistake. Everyone imagines running away from their life at some point. But Birdy has actually done it. And the life she's run into is her best friend Heather's. The only problem is, she hasn't told Heather. The summer job at the highland Scottish hotel that her world class wine-expert friend ditched turns out to be a lot more than Birdy bargained for. Can she survive a summer pretending to be her best friend? And can Birdy stop herself from falling for the first man she's ever actually liked, but who thinks she's someone else? One good friend's very bad decision is at the heart of this laugh-out-loud love story and unexpected tale of a woman finally finding herself in the strangest of places.

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Author

Lizzy Dent

Pages

384

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

2021-05-18

ISBN

0593328124 9780593328125

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"I've been planning to read The Summer Job all summer & finally picked it up when I was home sick the other day. I had a blast buddy reading this one with my friend Tracy, and it's a fantastic summer horror story. This book has such a good opening, and it kept me captivated throughout the rest of the book. This is a quick and fun read, and I finished it in a day. There was an animal-related scene that I really could have done without. I know I'm a whiny baby about this stuff, but I was having so much fun reading this book, and that kind of killed my enjoyment for a bit. The conclusion to the story was a little confusing, and I wish there would have been more background on a couple things. It still worked overall, though. This was a really entertaining horror read, and I hope to read more from Adam Cesare. If you enjoy folk horror, this is definitely one that you should pick up!"

Emily

"The protagonist is SO unlikeable it was distracting "

Gillian

"I just finished this book and enjoyed the read—just not as much as some of the other books I’ve read recently. There were some parts where I found myself losing a bit of interest and looking forward to see when the next big thing would happen. Overall, very good character growth and a bit of a plot twist towards the end to add a layer of chaos at the climax. "