Told in the span of 24 hours, this story follows the Riva family in dual timelines—the four Riva siblings in present tense and their parents/early childhood in past tense—as they get ready for, and host, their annual, star-studded, absolutely wild, end-of-summer beach party which somehow will end in a fire this year. This book is absolutely character-driven (fair warning to all the plot-driven friends out there), and while it sometimes was slow, TJR's writing makes up for it. Of the books I've read of Reid's thus far, this one was the most atmospheric, and had the ultimate beachy/surfer/southern California vibes. Being from Southern California myself, the beach descriptions were incredibly nostalgic, and I could easily envision their salt crusted hair and sun kissed skin. I cannot say I loved this book with some of the plot points (some felt forced, some felt drawn out), but I could see myself picking it up again. Please read this book on a lazy, summer day, preferably at the beach, of course.