Meet Me At The Lake (Review)

Your next vacay read has arrived to sweep you away and give you major heart eyes!

The vibe

It’s giving summer professional coffee fanatic — aka Fern Brookbanks.

book / dress / sandals / bag / journal / pens / earrings / necklace / mug / pour over

The review

Fern spent so much of her life trying to get out of the shadow of her mom and the Canadian resort she ran and raised her daughter on. The family business responsibility loomed large on Fern, who craved the city life of Toronto. Then, one day 10 years ago, a dreamy stranger took her around Toronto and convinced her to live her life the way she wanted to.

Now, Fern has returned to Brookbanks under grave circumstances. She’s again facing a decision about her future and it just so happens that the same dreamy stranger will play a role in whether or not she takes control of it.

I adored Carley Fortune’s debut, Every Summer After, so I had to, of course, pre-order her sophomore title. I had high hopes and it did not disappoint. Just like her first book, I devoured this one in one day poolside. It was such a gem that will make you call your mom immediately and hug her real tight next time you see her.

The book flashes back and forth from the present timeline at a dreamy lake resort (a la Dirty Dancing!) to the one spontaneous day in Toronto 10 years ago. There are also some excerpts from Fern’s mom diary. I thought the short chapters and pace of the book made it fly by!

Will… oh my gosh. Our male love interest is so so so dreamy. Tiny spoiler, but you do not have to wait too long to get the spice you’ll definitely want from this couple. I don’t do a *ton* of spicy reads, so this one was some good stuff!

Oh and audiobook lovers — the listening experience was great. Thank you to Libro.fm for the ALC!