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Girls of July by Alex Flinn

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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3.0

I received this as an eARC from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.

Four girls will share stories, when they all spend a few weeks together in a remote cabin.

Spider and her grandmother own the summer cabin. Together, they decide to host three strangers for a few weeks. Spider has a hard time connecting with others because of her painful disease which physically keeps her from doing the same activities as her peers. Getting to know new people is going to be a struggle.

Britta is super bubbly and wants a peaceful escape for the summer. She wants to make quick friends with the others she is living with, but her personality is chasing the others away. However, as she continues to open herself up to the others, they might just become life-long friends.

Meredith goes to school with Britta and was randomly asked to tag along. Meredith thought it would be a good time to get studying done for her upcoming college life. However, when she begins to relax, Meredith begins to question her plans for the future, especially as she becomes unable to forget about the cute neighbor guy.

Kate is sent off-the-grid to avoid an impending scandal surrounding her father. While Kate leaves her friends and boyfriend before they have the chance to leave her, but left to her own thoughts she begins assessing what/who she feels is important.

This felt like an adult novel and could have worked better if it had been reworked as a flashback heavy novel for adults. The characters were developed, but not to the level of Flinn's other novels. This was a good book, but I expected more from this author. The LGBT layer seemed to be thrown in and undeveloped, though it was a unique attempt.