When I first started reading this, I was certain I wasn't going to like it at all. It starts out kind of stiff and the main character, Elizabeth Margaret, seems the same. I really didn't feel like I could relate to her character, but I kept going because it was a short read and I was curious to see ...
"Sooner or later you're going to figure out your life is your life. You can't please everybody. Now's the time for you to make a change before you're too far into the whole law thing."----Elizabeth Margaret-better known as Em-is living out the plan her parents have laid her since she can remember. B...
The disappointing and/or abandoned reviews that I read before picking up this book should have been the biggest hint that maybe I should avoid this book. But I decided to give it a shot who knew maybe I would end up liking it?Elizabeth Margaret or “Em” has her life planned out for her; she is a perf...
Maureen Johnson's 13 Little Blue Envelopes-lite was the first thing to came to my mind when I opened this book. Both books are about a young girl just graduating and getting a surprising invitation in mail. For Ginny it was her dead aunt inviting her to London with 13 little blue envelopes that were...
From the blurb: Elizabeth Margaret — better known as Em — has always known what life would contain: an internship at her father’s firm, a degree from Harvard and a career as a lawyer. The only problem is that it’s not what she wants. When she gets the opportunity to get away from it all and spend a ...
Wasn't a fan of this at all. It was so boring, and writing was very wooden with lots of telling instead of showing. -----I really liked the sound of The Summer My Life Began when I looked up the premise on GoodReads. I'm really into contemporary novels right now, and I love summer books so I was rea...
When I came across this title, I thought it would be fun to read. I rather enjoy those Where the Boys Are stories. When done well, like that film and some of those Sarah Dessen novels, the summer-girl-boy theme can be cute. On some levels, The Summer My Life Began does have some good points, however...
Em's life seems to be heading on a straight and narrow track. After graduating, she'll intern with her father at his law firm before heading to Harvard and life as a lawyer. That's until the letter from the Aunt she never knew comes, and Em suddenly finds herself in North Carolina, away from the pre...
The Summer My Life Began by Shannon GreenlandA few things struck my interest: an island, word summer and sky is blue.Just two things I like to get out of every book I read: learn something new and to betaken away to a new place. This book has that and much more.Her whole life was planned out for her...
Em first made it onto the island looking for nothing more than a great half-summer and a little truth about this second part of her family she knew nothing about. As she starts relaxing and having fun with her cousin and aunt in the Pepper House, Em starts to learn what it really means to have the c...
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