A review by hollyenchanted
These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I went into this very worried because I LOVE Sarah's writing so much but was thinking "how much am I going to be able to deal with a controlling and manipulative tech billionaire's decisions impacting those around him at this moment in history." But of course, I shouldn't have worried about that at all. I should have known that Sarah would find a way to tell a story about knowing yourself and finding yourself and grief and family secrets and unexpressed need for connection that's happening to characters we share virtually nothing in common with feel so relatable and compelling. I was so moved by how ultimately hopeful the Storm siblings became, despite their issues and despite their parents (yes, definitely both). 

Romance lovers will also not be disappointed! There's really three solid love stories happening throughout the book. All of which I loved.
Emily and Claudia are an incredible couple, right from the jump. Greta and Tony absolutely killed me. And of course, Alice and Jack, our two main lovebirds. I never thought they wouldn't work, because, hello, Sarah is an HEA expert, but I did worry that Alice would be too pigheaded about it all.
Sarah walked the line of deep emotion and humor perfectly and ultimately this book just brought me so much joy.