Summer and the City Audiobook

" Loathed this book. Pretty sure I've actually lost brain cells reading two of them in quick succession. "

" I am a huge, HUGE Sex and the City fan. This is the first book I have read on the Kindle app (holding an actual book and feeding my son is not a talent I seem to possess). This is the second novel in this series, which follows a teenaged Carrie Bradshaw. Carrie longs to be a writer. Every fiber in her tells her that is what she is meant to do. The problem is, she struggles to actually write (something I can relate to all too well myself). Summer and the City begins with Carrie bright-eyed and optimistic in New York. She has been accepted to a writing seminar, and she is determined to become a famous author. Life in New York is exactly what Carrie wanted; she falls madly in love with the city, completes a play, and loses her virginity (quite a busy summer). While neither The Carrie Diaries nor Summer and the City follow the plot of the HBO series, Bushnell does use several character names fans of the show will be familiar with (Samantha Jones, Miranda Hobbs, Capote Duncan). I really enjoyed Carrie's journey as she desperately tries to be taken seriously as a writer, but I had a hard time getting past how self-centered and bitter everyone is (and that includes Carrie). Because of the show, I expect that kind of cynical mind-set from Miranda...but not everyone. It was actually kind of depressing. All-in-all, I enjoyed The Carrie Diaries more than Summer in the City. However, it is still Sex and the City and quite a wonderful guilty pleasure to have. "

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" If you're a fan of Sex and the City, this is a very fun, cute book. "

" Better than its predecessor. Good chick lit overall. I find "young Carrie" really annoying, but maybe all teenage girls are naive and annoying? I'm sure I was, at the same age. "

" Young Carrie kind of gets on my nerves. Read the whole book anyway, but I didnt care when bad or good things happen to her. She was just selfish and thats hard to love D; "

" Better than the first. I read the first book and I had to finish the series. I absolutely hated the ending. Not for the ending itself, but introducing a character within a page and a half is totally dumb and be-littling to the reader. "

" LOVED this book...can't wait for the 3rd in the series! :) "

" I am a huge Candace Bushnell fan and an even bigger SATC fan...I love seeing this 'new side' of the characters I have loved for so long. This book didn't disappoint...it is a great coming of age/going for what you want/growing up/taking chances story. Fans of CB and SATC shouldn't miss this one! "

" Really really dumb, but still fun to read about Carrie Bradshaw as a 17-year-old. "

" If you loved the show and enjoyed the movies give this book a miss.It was very boring with little to no story line. "

" This second installment of the Carrie Diaries was a great fun to read. Carrie finds her way around NYC and finds her friends. I love it how little references and people are thrown in that come out later in the tv series. Items only true fans of the show catch. "

" Not as good as the first but I got through it ok. "

" Loved it!! I hope there will be another one that starts where this one left off. "

" I enjoyed this book as much as I enjoyed reading "Sex and the City". The book is more about Carrie finding her niche in NYC before becoming THE Carrie Bradshaw. The book was a bit too young for me, but a good light read! "

" Weak. She was just walking through this one. "

" A fun book that was good for maternity leave. It's always fun to reconnect with Carrie and the girls. Carrie isn't as likable in this series as she is in Sex and the City, but it's a fun read nonetheless. "

" Entertaining, easy read. I love the show so I'm enjoying this series so far "

" Fluffy, but what do you expect? "

" I really enjoyed it. I liked seeing Carrie as a young writer, just starting out in the city. And I really enjoyed seeing how she became friends with Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte. "

" I usually dont read this type of book. but I liked it because it was like the tv series just book form. carrie has a lot of personal growth. "

" I enjoyed the prologue to the Sex in the City series "

" It was cute. I went through it pretty quickly. I wish the books & the TV shows would get their stories straight. It'd make things a lot easier & add some more weight to the book. But that's not Bushnell's fault. "

" Great book. Same thing as the other one, has a great ending. Can't wait for the third one. "

" Readable but nowt to do with the series. "

" Book #41 of 2011 - LOVE this! I wish there was more to the series and I hope there will be.... great how she met Miranda! I hope there is a third because she met Charlotte right at the end of the book... "

" Here's the lowdown: feminism is awesome, men are horrible, life is only about having sex and getting ahead of everybody else. Ugh. Miserable. "

" It is what it is and it is great. "

" Didn't want it to end- the perfect summer beach read that puts all other chic lit to shame "

" Not as heartfelt or interesting as The Carrie Diaries, but for fans of Sex and the City it's a quick and entertaining read. We meet Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte for the first time in Carrie's backstory. "

" So better than the first one. "

" Entertaining and fun - a great glimpse at the Carrie we come to love. A bit over the top at times, but hilarious nonetheless. "