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andriaerin's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the overall character growth and character connections in this book. This book didn't feel as plot driven as I typically like, but the character driven storylines really drew me in and this was a book that I enjoyed quite a bit.
heaven29's review against another edition
4.0
I wish that there was more of Kate. She was my favorite.
msroark's review against another edition
3.0
I like YA but this felt a little young for me. But that being said, I did like it and will recommend it for my niece and granddaughters to read.
kenzigrl's review against another edition
4.0
Slow and steady for this book. It took me some time to into the different POVs and getting to know each girl. Once I got a decent way into the story then the plot began to pick up. I enjoyed the story and how bonds were formed over 31 days. I enjoyed getting to know each characters personal life and struggles then watch them overcome them.
zoereadsx's review against another edition
4.0
I went into this blind but I actually really enjoyed this!
audreyj's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.0
teenage_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Plot:
Each of them came for a reason. Britta from her mother’s creepy boyfriend, Meredith from the Ivy League college application she was supposed to be writing, Kate from her father’s scandal and Spider going back to the place where her family isolated her. Found in the rural New England area lies a cabin that belongs to Ruthie, Spider’s grandmother. Spider’s family used to come to the cottage every summer, but with her family no longer going, her father is pressuring his mother to sell. Thus, Spider had the idea to rent out the other three rooms for the month, so that her grandmother did not have to sell. Thus, why Spider and Ruthie picked up Britta, Meredith, and Kate from the bus station one evening in June. Kate’s father wanted her out of the spotlight with his scandal hitting the small-town media, leaving Kate to break up with her boyfriend Colin, to save him from the gossip as well. But when Colin will not stop calling her, confessing his love, Kate must choose whether her town gossip is something to be taken seriously and if she really wanted to grow up to fit the mold of Real Housewives of Atlanta. Britta wanted to leave her mother’s boyfriend and to go on an adventure, but when Spider already made up her mind about her, Britta is willing to do the work to make Spider see pass her bubbly drama queen way. Meredith took this trip on the suggestion of not-close-friend-but-friendly Britta, to clear her head and work on college applications. But when small-town photographer Harmon Dickinson crashed her night of stargazing, maybe a summer romance was more up her ally. The four girls. strangers at first, and by trials and tribulations became a group tighter than blood, giving themselves the name the girls of July, forming a friendship that last way longer than the month.
Thoughts:
Alex Flinn wrote this book as a summer night read on the back porch in the fading light after a long beach day with your friends. Taken from the point of view of all four girls: Britta, Meredith, Kate, and Spider; you get a sense of the world for each of their minds. For most of the book, except maybe the last few chapters, Flinn had the characters very reserved to each other, to which you can argue even at the end only Britta and Spider were the close ones of the four. Flinn also made each character’s story pop out, giving each of them an extra twist in the town their calling home for the summer. From Britta and Spider side project, Kate babysitting Ray-Ray, and Meredith and Harmon, Flinn keeps the story fast and sweet, jumping from point to point, and character to character. The favorite character goes to Meredith for her summer flight, with honorable mentions to summer friendship goals of Spider and Britta; sorry Kate! If campfires, summer hikes, and just good old fashion summer friendship is your thing, that Alex Flinn’s Girls of July is for you.
Each of them came for a reason. Britta from her mother’s creepy boyfriend, Meredith from the Ivy League college application she was supposed to be writing, Kate from her father’s scandal and Spider going back to the place where her family isolated her. Found in the rural New England area lies a cabin that belongs to Ruthie, Spider’s grandmother. Spider’s family used to come to the cottage every summer, but with her family no longer going, her father is pressuring his mother to sell. Thus, Spider had the idea to rent out the other three rooms for the month, so that her grandmother did not have to sell. Thus, why Spider and Ruthie picked up Britta, Meredith, and Kate from the bus station one evening in June. Kate’s father wanted her out of the spotlight with his scandal hitting the small-town media, leaving Kate to break up with her boyfriend Colin, to save him from the gossip as well. But when Colin will not stop calling her, confessing his love, Kate must choose whether her town gossip is something to be taken seriously and if she really wanted to grow up to fit the mold of Real Housewives of Atlanta. Britta wanted to leave her mother’s boyfriend and to go on an adventure, but when Spider already made up her mind about her, Britta is willing to do the work to make Spider see pass her bubbly drama queen way. Meredith took this trip on the suggestion of not-close-friend-but-friendly Britta, to clear her head and work on college applications. But when small-town photographer Harmon Dickinson crashed her night of stargazing, maybe a summer romance was more up her ally. The four girls. strangers at first, and by trials and tribulations became a group tighter than blood, giving themselves the name the girls of July, forming a friendship that last way longer than the month.
Thoughts:
Alex Flinn wrote this book as a summer night read on the back porch in the fading light after a long beach day with your friends. Taken from the point of view of all four girls: Britta, Meredith, Kate, and Spider; you get a sense of the world for each of their minds. For most of the book, except maybe the last few chapters, Flinn had the characters very reserved to each other, to which you can argue even at the end only Britta and Spider were the close ones of the four. Flinn also made each character’s story pop out, giving each of them an extra twist in the town their calling home for the summer. From Britta and Spider side project, Kate babysitting Ray-Ray, and Meredith and Harmon, Flinn keeps the story fast and sweet, jumping from point to point, and character to character. The favorite character goes to Meredith for her summer flight, with honorable mentions to summer friendship goals of Spider and Britta; sorry Kate! If campfires, summer hikes, and just good old fashion summer friendship is your thing, that Alex Flinn’s Girls of July is for you.
epilieaspiechick's review against another edition
5.0
My full review can be found on the Epilie Aspie Chick blog!
I loved this book from page one and couldn't put it down! These four girls are so real that you can feel what they're going through. Each one has a dynamically different personality and problem to navigate. In the process, they not only find solace on the things bothering them, but even come to solutions and become friends (which is a harder mountain to climb for some).
I loved this book from page one and couldn't put it down! These four girls are so real that you can feel what they're going through. Each one has a dynamically different personality and problem to navigate. In the process, they not only find solace on the things bothering them, but even come to solutions and become friends (which is a harder mountain to climb for some).