Girls of July

Name: Girls of July
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Alex Flinn
ISBN: 9780062913975

Author: Alex Flinn

Narrator: Em Eldridge, Brittany Pressley, Lauren Ezzo, Tara Sands

Unabridged: 11 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 06/04/2019

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Coming Of Age, Social Themes, Recreation, Camping & Outdoor Activities

Synopsis

Perfect for fans of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and To All the Boys I've Loved Before, this compelling contemporary novel is from Alex Flinn, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beastly. Four girls. One unforgettable July.Britta is the bubbly drama queen. She needs to get away—and a peaceful cabin in the woods sounds like the perfect escape.Meredith is the overachiever. She’s spent her entire life preparing for college, but at what cost? Now she’s wondering if that’s all there is.Kate is the reluctant socialite. She’s searching for a reason to begin again after fleeing her small Georgia town—and a shameful family secret.Spider is the quiet intellectual. She’s struggling with pain that has isolated her from her peers for much of her life.When these four very different young women stay together for a month in the mountains, they discover that sometimes getting away from it all can only bring you back to who you really are.

About Alex Flinn

Alex Flinn loves fairy tales and is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Beastly, a spin on Beauty and the Beast that was named a VOYA Editor’s Choice and an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Beastly is now a major motion picture starring Vanessa Hudgens. Alex also wrote A Kiss in Time, a modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty; Cloaked, a humorous fairy-tale mash-up; Bewitching, a reimagining of fairy-tale favorites, including Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, and The Little Mermaid, all told by Kendra, the witch from Beastly; Towering, a darkly romantic take on Rapunzel; and Mirrored, a fresh spin on Snow White. Her other books for teens include Breathing Underwater, Breaking Point, Nothing to Lose, Fade to Black, and Diva. She lives in Miami with her family. Visit her online at www.alexflinn.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marie on May 31, 2019

Thank you to Edelweiss for providing me with an eArc of this book. It has not affected my opinions or my review. Unfortunately, this book is one that fell flat for me. I feel like the storylines of the four girls turned out to be stereotypical and cliche without enough depth to bring them to life, an......more

Goodreads review by Samantha (WLABB) on July 27, 2019

Four very different young women, looking for an escape, find themselves sharing a cabin in the mountains. At first, they only seem to see their differences, but as they take the time to scratch beneath the surface, they find they share a lot more than just pierced ears. This was such a lovely story......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on January 13, 2019

Cuuuuutte. So cute that on a day where I planned on reading a ton of books for a sales meeting I read the entirety of this nearly 500-page tome. The characters read a little young but this is just purely sweet. A little bit of a Traveling Pants feel.......more

Goodreads review by Angie on January 12, 2020

What a great YA read! I totally enjoyed this story of love lost, and four teens who spend the summer at a cabin, disconnected (for the most part) from social media and societal problems. I love the nature focus and how the girls work to discover themselves and friendship. Great read! Kept me up too......more

Goodreads review by Karina on July 07, 2021

Girls of July by Alex Flinn was such a perfect summer read! This book is about four girls who meet at summer camp and create an unforgettable July together. There’s Britta who is social drama queen and a quiet cabin in the woods sounds like the most perfect July to her. Meredith who’s an overachieve......more