Sixteenth Summer

Anna was in puppy love, and understandably so. Will was an attractive, nice guy. The perfect first boyfriend. And their relationship was a healthy one, and even though it seemed doomed, I thought the ending captured the feeling of summer perfectly. Kind of like icecream, it's delicious, but can't last forever. That what makes it so special and bittersweet. Overall, a cute summer-y read that has me wishing I was out on a beach somewhere.

God, I miss summer. View all 5 comments. Jun 15, Lilia rated it really liked it. Thought this was a cute book!! Sixteenth Summer was such a sweet and cute book filled with the stuff that teenage dreams are made of. First kisses, holding hands, spinning on the beach.

Young, scared, alive and all those those magical emotions and moments. This is a story about the joys and tears of first love and how it will always linger in your heart forever. I really enjoyed Anna's voice. She's such a worrying little thing, always second guessing what she says and does. She feels too much and it scares her to absolute deat Sixteenth Summer was such a sweet and cute book filled with the stuff that teenage dreams are made of.

She feels too much and it scares her to absolute death. Love is a pretty powerful emotion and first love, well, it stays with you for life. I remember that feeling well, so I saw a lot of myself in Anna's character. Will is just adorable. He tries to play cool and collected but failed miserably and I think I loved him more for it. Anna and Will are just one of those crazy summer somethings that meet and fall fast and before you know it are in love, and while they know it wont last still go through the motions of being together in the moment.

I just wanted to hug this book, it really did just sweep me off my feet and made me smile a goofy smile ear to ear. I'm surprised I liked the ending as much as I did though. It was left lingering without those empty promises of whats to come. Usually an ending like this would upset me since I'm the kind of reader who has to know how it all ends. But I think that's the beauty of this book. Even though summer is over and Will had to go back home, they still get to keep their memories and that feeling of that summer for the rest of there life.

I dunno, I guess it makes it feel somehow more realistic and bittersweet. The possibilities of maybe. All in all, this book is a beautiful story about the tenderness of being young and being happy. View all 7 comments. He almost yelled it. I just want to be with you. All I know is I love you and…we should be together. We just have to be together. We need to be together. Sixteenth Summer has been sitting on my shelf for well over a year, I did want to read it sooner that I did, but I guess time just got away with me again.

Both Will and Anna were such likable characters. I could sympathize with Anna a lot during her struggles with Will leaving. Her reactions and emotions were believable and very real. Jul 01, Gabrielle rated it liked it. Aug 09, Bobs Reader Unbound rated it it was amazing Shelves: Which girl does not remember her first love?

And I not talking about that time in kindergarden when the boy you liked gave you a stick with a caterpillar on it true story! I am talking about that exact moment when you are sixteen or seventeen, struggling between being the child you still are and the adult you are supposed to become. Between the person that your parents expect you to be and the fact that you yourself do not know what to do with your life. And Which girl does not remember her first love? And then in this mess of emotions, struggling and desperation you meet this one person that helps you find your way and makes your heart sing.

Sixteenth Summer is a book that touched me really deeply, may be because of the fact that went through this. I know what it is to be sixteen, with a family that is totally embaracing and a million problems that look so important and big in your head, but were really nothing.

I know the constant want to run away and to be free. And I know what it is like to meet that one guy that makes you want to stay. Sixteenth Summer reminded me of all those secret smiles, silly sighs and the I-am-million-miles-away looks. Michelle Dalton impressed me with her writing style and how she managed to capture the mixed emotions with which the first true love comes along.

I loved the ending. It was not the typical happily ever after, but it was the right way to end the book, at least for me. May 23, Laura rated it it was amazing. A beautiful, beautiful book! I could have wrapped myself in her words and stayed there forever. Warning thoughbe sure you have a supply of ice cream on hand while reading this book! The ice cream descriptions alone will make you want to pick up pint after pint of new flavors to try all summer long.

I look forward to hearing more from Michelle Dalton. Apr 04, Breanna rated it it was amazing. Do you believe in love at first sight? Well, this is what Anna experiences during her sixteenth summer. Anna is just an ordinary 16 year old girl living on Dune Island.

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Anna has always thought of shoobees as annoying, stuck-up, arrogant people that take over her island once school is out, but there is nothing she can do about them. Just as An Do you believe in love at first sight? Anna and Will proceed to spend nearly every day together, and Anna has never been happier, but as the summer elapses, so does her time with Will.

Anna knows that Will must leave at the end of August, but how can she possibly say goodbye? I thoroughly enjoyed this romantic and at some points, dramatic book by Michelle Dalton. Every time I sat down to read it, I was excited to find out what would happen next! The author definitely kept me compelled throughout the whole book, and this may be due to the way she wrote it.

She wrote in such a way that captivated my attention, and left me wanting more. Dalton has managed to make me develop an obsession for summer romance novels, and I will certainly look to read more books by her! I would highly recommend this book to teenage girls who are looking for a good romance novel to read. Apr 19, Sandy rated it liked it Shelves: This book is strong on imagery, and the vivid descriptions will have you fancying to stick your toes in the sand and feel the surf on your legs and bask in the sun on your face. And did I mention ice cream? You'll be wanting ice cream with that perfect-summer-afternoon-at-the-beach vision, too.

The first love is swoony, the writing flows nicely, and the setting and descriptions are delicious.

If you're looking for a light, fluffy, first-love-an 3. If you're looking for a light, fluffy, first-love-and-ice-cream kind of read for summer vacation, Sixteenth Summer is perfect. Aug 14, Nancy rated it it was amazing. I loved this story. It is probably the most genuine and true-to-life summer first love stories. It was simple and fun. Anna, the protagonist, is discovering her own beauty through her first relationship.

Dialogue is hilarious and made me laugh out loud. On top of the romance aspect, Anna has a family and those dynamics along with her old friends, Caroline and Sam who are discovering romance themselves. The setting is unique - Georgia beach. The quandary is broached - what if it's only for the su I loved this story. The quandary is broached - what if it's only for the summer and not forever? The story is much like my own story of summer love. There was no bodice ripping or sex or anything I'm embarrassed about years later. It was, like Sixteenth Summer, the summer someone I liked - really, really liked, liked me back.

He told me I was beautiful. We had a lot of fun together. And the relationship changed me permanently and for the good. Like Anna and Will. I loved the book because it reminded me of such a pivotal moment in my life. Like Anna and Will, I wondered what would happen after the summer. Would we still know each other? Would we keep in contact? Would we see each other again? Unlike Anna and Will, I found out the answers to these questions.

Sixteenth Summer

Turns out, My Will not his real name became a good friend after proving to me that I was beautiful and interesting that summer. We were never close friends but I still love him for being where he was and who he was that summer. We crossed paths every so often for the next 10 years. I went to his wedding reception. I'd run into his mother and keep up on the news. He went to Stanford and joined a prestigious law firm. He had three children then nearing his 40th birthday, had a fourth child at the same time as he was diagnosed with a rare cancer. I found his wife's blog and found her to be completely engaging and articulate.

I stalked her blog whenever I could. I went to his funeral and grieved for myself and for his family. I keep a copy of his obituary in my night stand and I still see what a gift he was to me - not only that one summer but years later when his widow became a very dear friend.

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But before the grief and tragedy, there is the summer of sweet, innocent love. And that's what this book reminds me. Oct 24, Laurence R. Mar 24, Aleeeeeza rated it really liked it Shelves: Except this year, Sam and Caroline are going out, acting like the love-obsessed couple they are, leaving Anna feeling like the third-wheel.

Enter Will, a New-Yorker visiting for the summer who she has an instant chemistry with, and what seems like a long, tedious three months suddenly transforms into the best three months of her life. I was really unsure about this one the first fifty pages or so, until Will and Anna really got it on. And then I zipped through the rest of this adooorable book in no time. All those endless days of swimming and sand and the sun…I loveeeed it. Oh, man, I adoooooored Will. Very realistic, and just a fun subplot in general. So, yeah, this book has a lot going for it in terms of cuteness.

And since grinning is really good for you, you should probably read this book too. Which only makes it that much better. And that Anna and Will had been a bit more serious about their futures together. And since I am a writer, I also have to mention the writing. The author sometimes employs words that really made the prose feel awkward and clunky. Hmm… Despite the problems, I had fun reading it, and it was a very welcome diversion from exams.

May 03, Rachel Harris rated it it was amazing Shelves: Tis the season of books about summer romances and adventures, and every year shelves are flooded with stories about sand, surf, and tan lines. I must confess that as the remaining pages of this book grew smaller and smaller, my nerves skyrocketed. Anna and Will needed to have a happy ending. But how would Ms. Well, without giving any spoilers, let me just say that the ending is perfect. Exactly what it needed to be, sweet and authentic, showing the tremendous growth both characters experienced through the journey.

My favorite thing about this book is also the most frustrating—the chapter breaks. It is divided into months, June, July, and August, with scene breaks within each one but no real easy place to set the book down. Each scene flows beautifully into the next. Let me just warn you now that you will want to block a whole day out to read this in one big gulp.

The setting of this book is beautiful. I have a confession: I hate the beach. I adore lakes, and boats, and mountains, and even pools. But itchy sand, stinging salt, blinding sun, heat stroke, and sharks? I wanted to learn how to make a sandcastle and ride a bike in lazy circles near sand dunes. Dalton perfectly captures the personalities, culture, and tastes of the South. The family dynamic is wonderful. And, like me, you will anxiously await Ms. Oh my, this books was absolutely fantastic!

It's one of THE best beach reads I have ever read and it's exactly that, a beach read but fear nothing, this is a GOOD beach read, it's not to big on the kind of drama that make your head explode. It's actually a really light, fluffy read that I think everybody should take pleasure in reading. It's super sweet, funny and really realistic. Anna's thought from the first page were so real to me and relate-able that often I found my self saying "Oh, I think Oh my, this books was absolutely fantastic! Anna and Will's whole teenage-first-love-it's-summer was perfect and enjoyable to read and one thing I liked is that the author actually wrote about the intimacy between them it's was all kissing, get your mind out the gutter sometimes author show the couples so perfect and all they do is do the whole deep conversation I'm a miss understood soul and I am too and it makes me want to gag.

Anyways nothing that will make you gag in this book or so I hope I like the secondary characters like Anna's family, friends and Will's brother, they actually had some 3D depth. The only complain I have is I started reading this book like at three in the morning so towards six in the morning my eyes got so red I had to go to sleep and put it down: Overall, this was such a lovely read I want to go back and buy the hardcover so the the author can win money and also buy the paperback when it comes out, like a million copies.

I loved this book this much! I definitely recommend this to everyone, especially if your looking for something sweet and quick to read, you will NOT be disappointed! View all 8 comments. Aug 26, Princess Bookie rated it really liked it Shelves: I was very very excited to read this one! We are introduced to Anna who lives on Dune Island with her family. She spends most of her time with her best friends Sam and Caroline.

They have recently became a couple. Anna isn't interested in any of the local boys. How can she be, when she has seen them during their most embarrassing moments as children?

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She is independent and pretty much brushes any guys advances off. Than comes along Will. Gorgeous and sweet Will. He isn't a local boy. He is from New York. His brother and mom came to the island for summer vacation.

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Anna catches his eye on the beach one day and he ends up asking her out a few days later. They start dating, and she starts to fall in love with him. He's leaving at the end of summer. I enjoyed the dates they went on, the events they attended. I loved hearing about their time on the beach, seeing turtles, dolphins, etc. I also loved how she worked at her families ice cream shop so we got to experience ice cream flavors made me hungry and craving ice cream during the book.

I also enjoyed meeting Will's family and I adored his mom and his brother. I really liked Will. I liked the way they were together, however I felt like I needed more depth. More depth to their relationship. I just felt like it was missing something. Yes, their was romance and sticky sweet moments but I knew deep down their relationship couldn't last past the summer and that made me sad. I enjoyed reading Sixteenth Summer but it wasn't everything I wanted it to be. I would have liked to learn more about Will's life in New York.

Who were his friends there, what did he do, did he have a lot of ex-girlfriends, etc? I felt like I knew lots about Anna but nothing about Will. I liked Sixteenth Summer but I expected a little more out of it. I'd recommend reading this when your in the mood for sweet romance but not a lot of deep thinking. The colors go together and I love the sand on the bottom of her feet.

Definitely a summer book. What I'd Give It: Jan 23, Alyssa hoffmaster rated it really liked it. This book was a light, lovely summer love story. This book has a common plot. Yet I love them all, even with the same love stories that is all sweet at first, then they get mad and break up and then make up and have a happy ending. There all the same, but different.

Up until recently they wer This book was a light, lovely summer love story. Then out of nowhere her two best friends become a couple and she all of the sudden feels like the third wheel. Then she meets Will, Swoon worthy Will. She sees him around a couple of times before she asked him out, they start dating and soon they are both head over heels in love with each other.

Things change and things may not work out between the two. That way we could have gotten to know Will just a little bit more. Apr 14, Book Twirps rated it really liked it. Anna Patrick is not looking forward to summer this year. Her two best friends, Caroline and Sam are now a couple and she feels like a third wheel. She wants to get away and longs for some time away from the tourists on Dune Island. Her attitude quickly changes when she locks eyes with Will Cooper at the start of summer bonfire. Will is from New York and is spending the summer on the small coastal island with his mother and older brother.

Will is her first boyfriend, and she has never felt like this before. Soon Anna has to face the inevitable: At the end of the summer, Will has to leave. Can she possibly risk having her heart broken? Would it be better to have a few weeks of love and bliss only to have to let it go, or should she break it off before she gets her heart broken? The author has written a very believable book about first love. This is definitely a book every romantic should take with them to the beach this summer. Aug 26, Louisa rated it really liked it Shelves: This book was just what I needed: Oh, how sweet the sound of first love can be.

Anna is a Dune Island beach-town girl and an extremely relatable, likable protagonist. On the start of her sixteenth summer, she wishes there was something different about this summer.

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Up pops Will, a New Yorker 'shoobee' and all-round charming, awkward, handsome, and owner of some damned fine T-shirts. But Will is bound to leave Dune Island once summer comes to a close Even though Anna suffers over her decision, she's still strong and capable enough to understand that no matter what happens she can handle it.

I finished it with the dorkiest smile on my face! Apr 13, Savannah Books With Bite rated it it was amazing. As I have said before I am a totally romance junkie. Nothing can make my heart melt more then reading about two people falling in love. This story is very simple. Two people falling in love over summer and dreading the ending of summer in which one must leave back home. From the very beginning of this book I smiled, a lot! I love watching both Will and Anna meet and be all nervous.

I love reading their feelings and seeing them go on first dates. It made me want to fall in love over and over again As I have said before I am a totally romance junkie. It made me want to fall in love over and over again. Anna and Will have a great summer with passionate love that you never want to end.

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It will always be something that they will remember the rest of their life. The thing about summer love is the ending. I knew it was coming because nothing broke these two up. The fear crawled into Anna like a disease and she started to pull away. I understood her fear. I felt the fear for her. I was glad that she was able to see past that and spend as much time as she can with Will. I loved the way the book end. It was a bittersweet ending that had so much love in it, it was overflowing the pages.

I mean, sometimes you just want to make a peanut butter sandwich without being overcome by your own passion, you know? But hey, this is not a sad story; this is a happy one, full of love and hope and dreams. It will take you to a place of fluttering feelings and dorky smiles and happy sighs and it will give you the only thing you can reach for when you pick up a romantic book to read: Even though Anna is the one telling her story, we also find a bit about her best friends and their love story.

It was nice because we got to see unfold another kind of love: They were also confused, trying to adjust to the new status, not knowing how to act, fearing not to break their friendship with the new born romance. Ahh, I loved this review, especially your beautiful pictures that you used to illustrate. Sounds like it covers the full gamut of emotions felt while in love and you mentioned ice cream…ok adding to TBR…why do I have to play with the light switch everytime I am here?

Oh, from time to time I love to read a good contemporary romance, and this one was perfect for me. Anna reminds me of my younger self in so many ways she is so cute and silly when being in love.. This was such a lovely review to read and look at, I love the photos you included, gorgeous!

This sounds like a fun book to read, thanks for making me aware of it! Oh,I loved reading this review. Thanks and I hope you will love it as well, and yeah, summer love pictures are always great, or maybe it is just the romantic side of me thinking this ;. Sixteenth Summer by Michelle Dalton.