Every Summer After Carley Fortune is a contemporary romance novel that explores the complicated journey of first love, betrayal, and second chances
It captures the feeling of being young and invincible, and the crushing reality of becoming an adult and making mistakes. If you loved books like It Ends With Us (but happier) or People We Meet on Vacation, this needs to be on your shelf.
I’m so ready to see Barry’s Bay come to life on Prime Video. Who else is planning a re-read before the premiere? 🙋♀️
A beautiful reminder that sometimes, home isn't a place—it's a person. Percy and Sam's story is the perfect "childhood friends to lovers" journey that stays with you long after the final page.
Conclusion
In the landscape of contemporary romance, the "second chance" trope is often treated as a luxury—two people finding their way back to one another through a series of serendipitous coincidences. However, in Every Summer After, Carley Fortune elevates this trope into a visceral exploration of memory, regret, and the inescapable gravity of first love. The novel, which has garnered a fervent international following on social platforms like VK, does not merely rely on the chemistry of its protagonists; it succeeds by meticulously deconstructing the timeline of a relationship, proving that the past is never truly past.
Includes themes of grief and infidelity (the central "mistake" that drove them apart).