ALL THE SUMMER GIRLS by Meg Donahue is the story of childhood best friends. There's Kate and Collin, twins who were like night and day.  There is also Dani and Vanessa.  Every summer,  growing up they would all go to Dani's Dad's beach house in Avalon New Jersey.  

Fast forward eight years, they decide they need to go to the beach again in the hopes of straightening things out in their lives.  Kate gets dumped by her fiancé on the same day as she learns she is pregnant.  Dani has just been fired again. Vanessa is trying to deal with an episode between her husband and a female co worker. She also finds herself reaching out to an old flame. Is it retaliation for what her husband did or is she searching for a piece of her old self?

They all have secrets concerning Collin and the last time they were together at the shore.  Each one of them has been dealing with the grief and guilt in their own way and this trip is going to bring it all to the surface.

ALL THE SUMMER GIRLS is a great beach read but so much more.  I love the story that Meg presents and will highly recommend to all of my reading friends. It grabs you right from the get go and keeps you turning the pages late into the night. I grew up in New Jersey and going to the shore was my favorite summer vacation.  Meg and ALL THE SUMMER GIRLS brought back so many good memories for me.  This is a beautifully written story of best friends and the choices they make.  Is there friendship strong enough to survive the secrets they have held back from each other?  Read it and find out. You won't be sorry!