When I started reading the book I wasn't sure I would like it. A book about a terminally ill character seemed like it wouldn't be something I would enjoy being someone who suffers from a terminal illness but I was wrong. 

Meeting Harrie and her two best friends Lisa and Audrey was fun, enlightening and very interesting. With three very different personalities and life getting to know these three women were entertaining. 

first, there is Lisa and aging actress that is prone to drama. From her, I learned that life can change and that you can pursue your dreams at any age. 

Audrey is a workaholic and from her, I learned that you need to slow down and enjoy life. 

Finally, there is Harrie a mom and friend suffering from an illness that is life-threatening. From her, I learned to make each moment count. I also learned that in trying to protect those close to you-you really only hurt them. 

This book was not only a great read it was a life lesson. it was a book that teaches, entertain=s and inside. I highly recommend if you are looking to read something unique and different that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster through life this is your book.

Thank you NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for the eARC.
This book was quite emotional and sweet.  Harris is dying of cancer and wants to spend one last summer with her best friends.  She has hired a beautiful ancient prior so as to spend quality time with her beloved friends for the last days of her life.
Knowing she is fatally ill, she is reluctant to tell her friends until the end of summer.  With a heroic attempt to keep negative thoughts at bay, she tries to absorb all the love that surrounds her and soak in the beauty of her surroundings.  
The story is a wistful one and a quick read.  I enjoyed it, even though the ending was obvious. 3.5 stars.

What a beautiful, poignant, intense, thought-provoking, inspirational story this is! I am a great fan of Victoria Connelly and I think she has done a brilliant job. In fact, I think this is her best book so far. The English countryside she so masterfully depicts in her novels gives only a little respite to the dramatic story unfolding before our very eyes. Such a sad topic and yet so poetic. Heartbreaking and yet so positive. It makes you think and it'll stay with me for a long time.

3.5 stars
This is a pretty sad story to read about a woman who is terminally ill, acknowledges her time left and wants to spend the summer with her best friends and adult daughter.  Harrie has kept the knowledge of her illness from her friends for many years but time is running out and she wants to really enjoy what time she has left with those who are important to her.  Harrie wants a summer of carefree days at an ancient Priory with those who mean the most to her. 
Thank you NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an ARC of One Last Summer.  This is an honest review.

What would you do if you had only one last summer left ?
Harriet, Audrey and Lisa have been friends for a very long time. Sharing highs and lows over the years!
Since it’s been 6 years since they’ve spent any quality time together , Harriet rents an old Abbey ( which is being restored) to spend the summer with them.  Not letting them know that this will be her last summer , as she has terminal cancer .
These ladies were so different but are exactly what one needs, although at times I wanted to yell at them and then hug them.
This is the story of friendship, love and courage .
This is my first book by Victoria Connelly and it won’t be my last !

An emotional reading and it makes you question what would you do with one last summer left. I found the book depressing and slightly boring in places. This just wasn't the book for me and I'm afraid I didn't enjoy it, Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me review this book.

Thank you NetGallery, the publisher and author, Victoria Connelly, for the opportunity to read a arc of “One Last Summer.”  This is my honest review.
I found this book to be a heartwarming story about friendship, love and finding the truth.  It’s a very emotional read that I very much enjoyed reading.  Beautiful love story about family and friendship.  
If you had “one last summer” how would you imagine it playing out for you?

This book was difficult to read. A young person with a terminal illness, is not an entertaining subject, but Harrie’s handling of he4 situation was courageous. She brings her two best friends, to an old Abbey that she rents for the summer, to tell them, and spend her las summer with them.
This is about courage, friendship, love and the need to be with those you love best, in times of loss. Set in an ancient restored Abbey, Victoria Connelly shows off the beauty of the old, the magnificent gardens, the camaraderie that good food provides and how we handle pain and loss that can provide 
healing.  
I received an ARC from Lake Union Publishers for my review. It’s a worthy read.

This was a warmly written story of three friends spending a last holiday together.  Set in beautiful Somerset, the characters were believable and the story compelling.    I enjoyed this novel very much and would certainly read others from the author.

This is my first book I have read by Victoria Connelly and I really enjoyed it.  I just wanted to keep reading and reading!  It really was full of emotion.  It really made me want to call up old friends or my sister and get away! .  I would love to be able to plan a retreat with my friends and get away from day to day life and really relax.  Harrie is a great loving character who was coming to terms with her life by planning a summer get away with her best friends and I could feel they were really having a great time.  I would recommend this book for sure.   Thank you Victoria and NetGalley for the chance to read his great book.

Harriet has two best friends, Lisa and Audrey, who, thru time and life, have been distanced.  She has a grand plan to rent a Priory for 6 weeks and get caught up with her friends.  This time together comes with it a huge secret that Harrie needs to share with them.  If you had One Last Summer, how would you handle it?

Not your typical love story, but a love story of friendship and family.  This book will leave a huge lump in your throat.  Quick and emotional read, some parts seem drawn out but it all comes together nicely in the end.  Beautiful descriptions of the Priory and the grounds.  

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC.   All opinions are mine alone.

Also reviewed on BookBub.

Victoria Connelly is an author I just discovered through this NetGalley request and I'll be adding additional copies of her titles to my to-be-read shelf.  While reading One Last Summer I laughed, I cried, and I wanted to call each and every one of my friends who has ever meant the world to me and to also live life to the fullest as if tomorrow were an unexpected gift.    

It was a moving tale with flawed characters (man, I wanted to smack those girls sometimes) which made them feel very real.  The prose was descriptive and I felt like I too was vacationing alongside friends of the heart, experiencing their pain, their frustration, their happiness, their sorrow, the complexities of daily life, and the heartache of knowing you're about to lose someone near and dear, but are powerless to stop it.  

Clean and evocative - a plus for fellow readers who are selective in their choices - no sex scenes, no swearing.  It was however packed full of feeling and the intricacies of friendship.  Highly recommend!

Published by Amazon Publishing UK, Publication date February 5, 2019

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher and/or author through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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Harrie needs to reconnect with her two best friends. Time is of the essence. 
   Harrie rents a special old Priory for the entire upcoming summer and invites Audrey and Lisa to join her in the hope of creating new memories together and rekindling their friendship. She also needs to reveal a secret that will change all of them.
The gardens, the chapel, the architecture are breathtaking and the ladies find new goals, new spirit and new memories in this sacred summer space.
 "Could she hope to still live in the memory of those she had known?" Harrie will try.
This is a thought provoking novel of love, friendship and truth. I loved the details of the beautiful surroundings that the characters resided in for the summer. 
I could feel each women's emotion as the plot began to unfold.