Dumped by her fiancé, opinion columnist Lyla Dune returns to small-town Echo Cove to heal, and to help her parents prep their house for sale. When she decides to open a time capsule she buried in high school, she finds a diary filled with memorable moments from the last summer she spent at home, right before college. Some of the events feel like they happened yesterday. That’s normal. Not so normal is that they actually start happening all over again .
Lyla gets a flat tire in the same spot and is saved by the same person. The same movie is playing at the theater. Her house has the same leak it once had. As her current summer increasingly mirrors that last one, Lyla worries it will end just as with a category 3 hurricane—and with losing Travis, the best friend she was always secretly in love with. If only she hadn’t been too scared to admit it.
She revisits other fears too, like the fear of rejection that led her to abandon her passion for fiction writing. And when she reconnects with Travis, Lyla becomes certain that unless she does what her younger self was unable to do, she’ll suffer the same regrets. But if this time around she can gather her courage, maybe the life that was falling apart when she arrived will fall back together—even better than before.
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Heartwarming.
There's something about Annie Rains' books. I've read several of her works, and not one of them has failed to captivate me. When I saw Summer In The Bottle, I knew I wanted to check it out. The author and title were what drew me in, and I was eager to read it. As I began reading Summer In The Bottle I knew I was in trouble since I couldn't put down the book. If I weren't on a trip to Disney with my grandma, I would probably spend the entire day reading the book. I had a sense I'd adore this novel, but I wasn't expecting to fall in love. There was so much to enjoy about this book, including the plot, the characters, and everything the characters had to go through, particularly Lyla. Every page drew me into the story more, making me wonder what would happen next. I should know how much this story would affect me.
I adored the friendship that she developed with Allison. I know that she was hesitant at first, but I’m glad that she gave her a chance. At first, just like Lyla, I wasn’t sure about Allison but it didn’t take me long to change my mind about her. She ended up becoming one of my favorite characters. Allison, I believe, was the type of friend Lyla needed. I enjoyed reading the opinions from Lyla at the beginning of each chapter. Each one had me wondering which opinion would come next. Lyla, of all the characters in the book, had the most character growth by the end. I admired how confident she grew and how clear her goals were. I do believe that both Allison and Travis helped her with that.
I love the idea of a time capsule. I have read about those before, and they always fascinated me. I loved Travis and Lyla, and the way that the two of them seemed to connect. I couldn’t wait to see what would happen with them next. There wasn’t a single dull moment in this book. Each page had me craving for more. I would highly recommend picking this book up! I’m eager to see what Annie Rains has in store for us next!
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