Two former best friends each find love at an adults-only summer camp in this romantic and nostalgic novel that proves “once a camp person, always a camp person.”
Growing up, Jessie and Hillary lived for summer, when they’d be reunited at Camp Chickawah. The best friends vowed to become counselors together someday, but they drifted apart after Hillary broke her promise and only Jessie stuck to their plan, working her way up to become the camp director.
When Jessie learns that the camp will be sold, she decides to plan one last hurrah, inviting past campers—including Hillary—to a nostalgic “adult summer camp” before closing for good. Jessie and Hillary rebuild their friendship as they relive the best time of their lives—only now there are adult beverages, skinny dipping, and romantic entanglements. Straitlaced Hillary agrees to a “no strings attached” summer fling with the camp chef, while outgoing Jessie is drawn to a moody, reclusive writer who’s rented a cabin to work on his novel.
The friends soon realize this doesn’t have to be the last summer. They’ll team up and work together, just like the old days. But if they can’t save their beloved camp, will they be able to take the happiness of this summer away with them?
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Heartwarming.
From the summers of 2010 to 2012, I worked as an assistant camp counselor. Except it was a day camp. However, reading Until Next Summer brought up many memories from those years; like Jessie and Hillary, I enjoyed every minute of it. I never attended summer camp but loved working as a camp counselor. I became aware of my desire to become a teacher during those summers. I had always loved reading stories that took place in the summer, especially summer camp as the setting. Anything that happens outside appeals to me because I love camping and the outdoors. The descriptions made me wish I was at Camp Chickawah alongside everyone else. This is the perfect book for summer, and I will re-read it then. I adored the idea of adult summer camp! I liked the activities they organized and how well everyone got along. I found myself imagining I was at camp.
I was completely absorbed in the book from the start. I was hoping for Jessie and Hillary to reconcile and rekindle their friendship. It was obvious how much they missed and needed each other. If Jessie and Hillary had talked earlier, they could have worked out their issues and remained friends. However, I loved that despite what happened, Hillary was still there for Jessie when it came to trying to save the camp. It was clear that camp wasn’t only important to Jessie and Hilary. I loved how determined the two of them were. Even though Jessie was originally stubborn, I'm glad they had each other while at camp. I think that their friendship was one of my favorite parts of the book.
I enjoyed reading from dual perspectives. I loved both romances, even if I first didn't like Luke. At first, I was skeptical of Jessie and Luke since he acted like a child most of the time, which was unfair to Jessie. He grew on me, and I could tell he cared for Jessie. Of course, I adored those two best friends and wrote a book about best friends. Until Next Summer is much more than a romance book about friendship, second chances, and forgiveness. Until Next Summer was my first book by Ali Brady , and I can’t wait to see what other adventures they will take us on next!
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