Long Past Summer

Mikaela is a successful lawyer in NYC, working to be promoted to partner of the company. One of her clients brings some important people form her past back to her life: Cameron, her ex-boyfriend and only love, and Julie her previous best friend who ended up marrying Cameron.
The story is told through one POV, interspersing two timelines.

What I liked:
- The writing was engaging, and I was interested in the characters outcomes
- It was refreshing to read about an inter-racial couple
- Mikaela is very ambitious and driven and I could emphasize with her life choices
- The characters were flawed and real and I enjoyed reading about their journey to become who they are in the present. I hated Julie but she was real enough, I definitely had one of those in my past.

What I think it could have been done better:
- Personally, I dislike when the conflicts are solved on the last pages of the book as I don't get enough of the happy ending to give me the comfort I search when I read romances.
- I would have liked to see Mikaela reaching her professional goals. I'm a strong believer that it should be possible to have a career and a healthy and joyful personal life. Solving only the romance left me feeling the story was left incomplete, especially as the professional side was such a strong part of the plot.

Overall, this was a nice debut and I recommend it for readers who enjoyed Every Summer After.

TWs – Death of a parent, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexism