That Summer by Sarah Dessen
Published January 1st 1996
For fifteen-year-old Haven, life is changing too quickly. She’s nearly six feet tall, her father is getting remarried, and her sister—the always perfect Ashley—is planning a wedding of her own. Haven wishes things could just go back to the way they were. Then an old boyfriend of Ashley’s reenters the picture, and through him, Haven sees the past for what it really was, and comes to grips with the future.
A copy of this book was sent to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I did really like That Summer though. It was a little slow at first but it’s such a quick, fun read.
I liked the main character, Haven, and I felt really bad for her. She had a lot of difficult things going on in her life that she had to overcome. I couldn’t really find Haven relatable at this point in my life because she’s like 6 years younger than I am but if I had read this book when I was 15-17, I probably would have liked it a lot more.
Overall, I did enjoy That Summer but it wasn’t my favorite Dessen book. It didn’t have a lot of romance and I appreciated how it was more about Haven than her finding a boy. It did have an old school YA vibe, which was kind of fun.
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