It's 2001 and the setting is New York City. Without needing to mention the tragedy of 9-11, it is clear that the world has changed in a flash and people are taking stock about life and those they love. Shifting to 1999, we meet Sawyer, an assistant to a demanding editor in a publishing house. She lives with her fiancé Charles who is working all hours to get ahead in a prestigious law firm. An important case has Charles and co-worker Kendra working all hours and traveling together. When Sawyer and Charles are at a company function with Kendra and her boyfriend Nick, Sawyer is immediately turned off by the good-looking musician who also works at an ad agency. Nick makes fun of her name and comes off as a bit of a jerk. Nick decides to apologize by email. Over a series of communications (it's 1999 so of course they both have AOL accounts) they start to become friends. When half-day Fridays begin, Sawyer and Nick decide to hang out, bonding over their mutual suspicion that Charles and Kendra might be getting a little too cozy with one another. Sawyer and Nick open up to one another and their Friday outings around NYC become very important to both of them. Sawyer continues to let Charles' mother plan her Fall wedding but is she falling for her new Friday friend?

Suzanne Rindell's last book The Two Mrs. Carlyles (2020) set in the early 1900s was a historical mystery/thriller with a gothic feel. Her new book Summer Fridays is very different and also very enjoyable. Rindell captures that feeling of opening your heart to someone. But here, things are complicated. The main characters in the book are so able. And their Fridays exploring some memorable New York City settings had this Brooklyn girl smiling from ear to ear. Whether the words "you've got mail" are embedded in your memory bank or not, this is a nice, romantic book worth checking out.

Rated 4.25 stars.

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Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell

Thank you so much PRH Audio and Dutton #DuttonPartner for the free audiobook and gifted copy.

Blurb:
You’ve Got Mail for a new generation, set in the days of AOL and instant messenger banter, about a freshly engaged editorial assistant who winds up spending her “summer Fridays” with the person she least expects.

?My thoughts:
Are you kidding me?! This book is everything. Based on the cover and title alone, I knew I needed to read this and now I need everyone to read it so we can all obsess together. Roman Empire, who? Bury me with the book. I received this book over the weekend and I literally could not consume it fast enough so thenÂ… I requested the audiobook. And while I was laying in bed next to my toddler, staring at the ceiling, I became completely engulfed by this story. There are some themes including miscommunication and cheating that are my least favorite tropes in a story but Geezus, this was just too good. Suzanne Rindell, the ache I felt in my heart and my gut with every turn of the page, with every chapter announcement, I really thought I was going to combust. Ugh, I think I still might. Summer Fridays is definitely a favorite of 2024 and a must read! Lucky for the world, itÂ’s out now!!

Happy reading
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