Sherri Rifkin

Tori (aka “Miller” to her Hampton housemates) is waking up after a two-year depression caused by the breakup with her boyfriend. With the help of her best friends, Tori is made over, has started her own business, and thrown into a house share with strangers in the Hamptons. As the summer progresses, Tori comes out of her shell and begins dating, she can’t help but wonder if “this new Tori” is the woman she truly wants to be.

LoveHampton is a perfect way to spend a lazy summer afternoon. Readers immediately connect to Tori as she struggles to move forward with her life. Yes, at times, she doesn’t make the best decisions, however when she falls, she’s able to pick herself back up. Readers will cheer her on as she tries to navigate her way through life and continue to “drive her bus” despite where the road may lead her.

Although, her love choice is obvious, Tori cannot see it until it’s almost too late. I didn’t understand why she was with George (he didn’t appear to be what she wanted in a boyfriend) and at times I was frustrated with how he treated her and that she allowed him to do so.

The secondary characters added depth to the storyline. There’s Alice, Tori’s married best friend, who only wants the best for her; Jimmy and Jerry, her employees and relationship advisors; Cassie, one of her housemates, who just may not be as perfect as she appears; Leah, the control-freak and the one Tori needs to watch out for; and finally Andrew, Michael and Jackson, the three male roommates.

All in all, I enjoyed reading LoveHampton. My only regret? It has been sitting on my bookshelf for over a year. I wish I had read it sooner.… (plus d'informations)

This is a book that any female who’s been through a bad break up will related to. It’s be categorized as a beach read, but I think it’s a bit more serious than that. Tori, through her break up that sent her on a two year depression that ends with a television transformation and summer weekends in the Hamptons, learns who she really is and in the end, finds love again.

My only complaint, I was halfway through the book before it became a page turner. The first half wasn’t dry enough to put the book down permanently, but I couldn’t sit for long periods and read it either. After the midway mark, shortly before George had his Mr. Happy/Mr. Sad moment, the book picked up. That’s when I couldn’t put it down and stayed up late to finish.

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