An Otherwise Perfect Summer

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Genres

Women's Fiction, Coming of Age, Contemporary, Novels, and New Adult

Trigger Warnings

Profanity and Sex

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

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Number of days to read

120

Publication Date

Jul 28, 2026

Page Length

273 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

An Otherwise Perfect Summer

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Blurb

A brilliant father she never met. A fictional mansion on a private island. Welcome to the mystery.

What Gwen expected to be a fun summer getaway turns into a treasure quest into the secrets of her own past. Fraught with the weight of her mother’s regret, yet buoyed by the exciting turmoil of first love and the exploration of Gwen's own budding sexuality, this is one summer she'll never forget.

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Genres

Women's Fiction, Coming of Age, Contemporary, Novels, and New Adult

Trigger Warnings

Profanity and Sex

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

Author Prefers A Review On

Goodreads or Amazon

Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

120

Publication Date

Jul 28, 2026

Page Length

273 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Kendall Schafer's first YA Novel "An Otherwise Perfect Plan" won the 2024 Kindle Book Awards BEST YA Novel, received Kirkus' rare GET IT Verdict in addition to MUST READS from Midwest Book Review, Reedsy and others.

Kendall started his professional writing career as a screenwriter, working for companies as diverse as Disney, Paramount and ABC, and on projects ranging from a prequel to "Sleeping Beauty" to "Star Trek: The Next Generation," and ABC Night at the Movies.

He can be found in San Deigo along with his wife, and a Schrödinger's Number of Cats.