But, right from the get-go, Meredith literally jumps into a whirlwind romance with the groom’s bruised yet handsome stepbrother, Wit, while playing a huge game of assassin with all the wedding guests. Along the way, Meredith deals with her overwhelming grief, makes more concrete decisions for after high school, reconnects with the family she’s been ignoring, and determines her own self-worth. The Summer of Broken Rules is ideally suited for teens and young adults who enjoy contemporary romance. This book reminded me a lot of books like P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han, The Beach House by Beth Reekles, People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry, The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han, Breathless by Jennifer Niven, and Fade Into the Bright by Jessica Koosed Etting and Alyssa Schwartz. This book deals with themes such as coming of age/ growing up, death and grief, family, love and heartbreak, travel/ vacationing, and identity. Firstly, I enjoyed all the references to Taylor Swift’s songs in this book – like Meredith, I am a huge “Swiftie”. I loved how this book had a little bit of everything: a beach destination, some family drama and healing, a summer love, a fairy-tale wedding, lots of adventure, and an epic game of assassin. The Summer of Broken Rules is very well organized; in addition to numbered chapters, the book is also broken down chronologically by the day of the week. I loved how Walther included both an epilogue as well as a chapter taking place one year after the conclusion of the book; it was so satisfying to read about what was happening with Meredith post happily ever after. Lastly, I thought that the tropical descriptions of Martha’s Vineyard were an excellent form of escapism. To be honest, there wasn’t a lot about this book that I didn’t like. One critique is that the game of assassin was rather long as well as a little bit juvenile and intricate. Another critique is that Walther doesn’t give us the whole story of Claire’s passing at the beginning of the book; I was left guessing as to what happened to Claire until the whole story was revealed approximately mid-way through the book. Since this book is relatively short and takes place during summer vacation, I think that it would be a perfect summer or beach read! I gave this book a rating of 8 out of 10. This review was written for "The Nerd Daily". Click here to view this article on "The Nerd Daily's" website or copy & paste the following URL into your web browser: https://thenerddaily.com/review-the-summer-of-broken-rules-by-kl-walther/
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