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A lot of this fell flat for me and most of the side characters are one dimensional.

I love Terra McVoy. But I really didn't love this book. The voices drove me nuts as did the adjectives and everything else. I think the jacket copy framed the story badly making it romance-y and centering Calla when Daisy is clearly the heart of the story. I know it is an older book and attitudes have changed but I hated seeing retarded being used so much as a pejorative. I had a hard time buying into the sister dynamics possibly because I'm an only child and, honestly, my main takeaway from this book was an abiding relief and gratitude that I was never subjected to sleepaway camp.

A good comp to Jenny Han and Jen E smith as well as The Keys to the Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson and the Summer Days, Summer Nights anthology.


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The Summer of Firsts and Lasts Terra Elan McVoy Books Reviews

The Summer of Firsts of Lasts, this book was hard to get into dragged but overall it is splendid and wholesome to a teenage (or even not) heart that loves cheesy novels. The three sisters Daisy, Calla, and Violet attend summer camp. Each girl has her own story, her own experience at camp, but the heart warming sister love is always there. Each girl is unique and goes through their own personal journey but at times I found this hard to keep up with. At the beginning I would find it frustrating to keep up with who was who, or which POV I read. I eventually got the hang of it. After the characters were sorted out I enjoyed the story, the way it flowed also need work though. There were points where I myself wanting to skip ahead, parts felt rather repetitive. This book overall is like three stories that need some work but all together they go well. If I did have the chance though I don’t think I would read the other books
Sisters Calla, Violet, and Daisy have been coming to Camp Callanwolde for years. It's one of their favorite places in the world, and this summer it's the last one they'll be able to spend there together before fall comes and Calla heads off to college. But the future is the furthest thing from each girl's mind. Daisy is focused on her running, but distractions in the form of mean girls and cute, confusing Joel keep getting in the way. Violet's best friend isn't at camp with her this summer, she instead she makes friends with Brynn, who is a lot wilder than her. Before she knows it, she's doing things she's never done before and sneaking out to meet cute counselor James after lights-out. Calla loves camp, and even though she's not a camper this year, but the assistant office worker, she's determined to make this last summer the best one. And it will be...if she can find the courage to finally tell her long-time friend Duncan how she feels. The girls know that being at this summer camp is special, they they'll never imagine how important this summer of firsts and lasts may be.

The Summer of Firsts and Lasts is a sweet, fun, and poignant book. The summer camp setting is so much fun and so well described, and McVoy has captured the timeless feel of those moments where one point in time seems paramount and life-changing--for these sisters, it's their experiences at summer camp. The narrative is broken apart into rotating chapters from the point of view of each sister, which is a fun way to tell the story. McVoy does an excellent job at building the sisters' relationship, from the anecdotes from their childhood and funny nicknames, to the fights and arguments they share. Each sister stands out well Calla is very caring and enthusiastic, but her commitment to the camp and her duties sometimes bar her from letting herself go and just enjoy the summer. Violet, though strong and unyielding when it comes to what she believes in, has a wild streak and finds herself bending the rules a bit, despite the inevitable consequences. Daisy, the best written character, is under a lot of pressure as she attempts to figure out her romance with Joel and deals with persistent bullying. She strives to take care of it all without running to her big sisters for help, but she is the one who grows the most when she learns there is a balance between being independent and accepting the support of loved ones. There is certainly a little bit of something for everyone in this delightful novel, and through all of the romance, rejection, drama, sunny days, and cool nights by the campfire, loyalty, love, and sisterhood prevail. McVoy will have readers wishing that they too could join Calla, Violet, and Daisy and Camp Callanwolde.
The Summer of Firsts and Lasts was kind of hard to get into, for me. There are three different POVs, and with each narrator comes a set of friends and love interests, which was a little hard to keep track of at times. In the beginning, I kept checking back to see whose POV I was reading from because I couldn't keep the sisters' personalities straight. The way all three of the girls see themselves is very different from how they're seen by their sisters. That's not necessarily a bad thing, since that's how it is in real life (in my excperience), but it made it even harder to keep the sisters straight. To add to that, the girls have these nicknames that are kind of weird, and it was difficult to remember which nickname belonged to which of the sisters.

Once I'd spent some time inside all of their heads, though, I did like the characters; I conneced with each of them in a different way. Calla is the one I'm probably most similar to - because we're the same age, but also just because of our personalities. I know some people will be annoyed by how Calla keeps hoping beyond hope that Duncan likes her as more than a friend, but I personally could easily relate to that. I got her perfectionist ways and how she feels like she always needs to be nice to everyone - again, some people will be frustrated by that, but it worked for me, because I'm kind of like that too. Daisy, the youngest sister, is like the little girl inside of me I don't like to let people see. I got her insecurities because, well, I used to be her, when I was her age. Her character growth is probably the biggest, out of the three, and I loved reading about how she found her strength. Violet is the one I'm least like - she's the kind of confident I wish I was but know I never will be. But still, I enjoyed reading from her POV, because every once in a while I need to read about someone who is completely different from me.

I have to admit, the plot is very, very slow. It's less like fast-moving world of fiction and more like real life, in that way. I personally didn't really mind, but I know this will alienate a lot of readers. If you can't take a slow-moving plot and need action all the time, I'm pretty sure The Summer of Firsts and Lasts will make you go crazy. Terra Elan McVoy's style is very understated - there are few ornate descriptions that'll make you marvel at their beauty, but that's okay. The author let her characters do most of the talking, let the reader get to know the characters' voices instead of her own style, and I personally really liked that.

I loved the whole camp atmosphere! I've never been to camp, but The Summer of Firsts and Lasts makes me think I missed out on something important. I loved the together-ness and the spirit of it all - it's not exaggerated, but it's always there.

The romance is okay. I liked the non-romance between Calla and Duncan because like I said, I get it. Daisy and Joey are interesting to read about, too, because their awkwardness is so real, and again reminded me so much of myself at that age. Violet and James, though, didn't really work for me. I don't want to spoil anything, but their attraction to one another felt forced and I didn't feel any real chemistry. Their relationship moved much to fast for me to really enjoy these two as a couple.

But, in a way, I don't even care about whether the romance worked, or whether I liked the characters as individuals, or about the writing or the plot. For me, The Summer of Firsts and Lasts isn't about any of that - it's really about the relationship between Calla, Violet, and Daisy. And the sister dynamics are really well-done. These three make me wish I had a sister. I love how they fight but are always there for each other when it counts. The more I think about it, the more I appreciate this unique setting to showcase this sister relationship, since there are already so many sister stories out there that take place at home or whatever - the camp aspect gave the sisters' relationship a unique twist.

This book is not for everyone - I can definitely the slow-moving plot and some of Calla's and Daisy's character traits frustrating some readers. But for me, this book was just what I needed. I didn't love it as much as Being Friends with Boys - the first Terra Elan McVoy book I read - but I really did like it. The Summer of Firsts and Lasts is a cute summer read and a unique sister story.
A lot of this fell flat for me and most of the side characters are one dimensional.

I love Terra McVoy. But I really didn't love this book. The voices drove me nuts as did the adjectives and everything else. I think the jacket copy framed the story badly making it romance-y and centering Calla when Daisy is clearly the heart of the story. I know it is an older book and attitudes have changed but I hated seeing retarded being used so much as a pejorative. I had a hard time buying into the sister dynamics possibly because I'm an only child and, honestly, my main takeaway from this book was an abiding relief and gratitude that I was never subjected to sleepaway camp.

A good comp to Jenny Han and Jen E smith as well as The Keys to the Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson and the Summer Days, Summer Nights anthology.