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Lovehampton
After a recent break-up sent her into a self-imposed "personal hiatus," thirty-something New York TV-promo producer Tori Miller is determined to get a life. The fastest way? A Hamptons summer share house. She ditches her old look―thanks to a last-minute makeover on a reality show pilot―and over the next three months, the new-and-improved "Miller" becomes the wing-woman to a glamorous new B.F.F., goes head-to-head with her house's prickly Resident Alpha Female, and is drawn into a web of secrets by a charming Brit. But soon she finds herself entangled in one too many complicated romantic situations―and the many Hamptons Unwritten Rules threaten to implode her new, carefully cultivated social standing. Now the fabulous life Tori has might not be the one she wants, and she must decide who she really is, what she wants, and what she's willing to give up to get there…all by Labor Day.
312 pages, Paperback
First published May 13, 2008
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April 5, 2025
This book was like a season of Summer House in 2008- I loved it! It was fun following the main character from her life in the city to the Hamptons and getting caught up in the crazy social lives they had on the weekends. Some of the writing and storylines kept it from being four stars, but overall this was a great read- especially if you're in the mood for a vacation. 3.5.
July 21, 2008
I will preface my review by saying this: I knew this book would be fluff. I got it from the library and intentionally held it to read until I myself was going to the Hamptons, thinking that it would be fun to read a book that took place there.
For those purposes, the book satisfied. It appropriately name-dropped locations and situations in both the Hamptons and NYC, and it had the Hamptons-fantasy-world quality that you'd expect from a book like this, in the Lauren Weisenberger genre. However, the story as a whole wasn't anything special. The storyline was filled with cliches, and the ending was pretty predictable from the beginning. Girl gets caught up in glamorous Hamptons world, realizes it isn't all it's cracked up to be, re-discovers her true friends and the guy she was meant to be with all along but didn't see it.
For those purposes, the book satisfied. It appropriately name-dropped locations and situations in both the Hamptons and NYC, and it had the Hamptons-fantasy-world quality that you'd expect from a book like this, in the Lauren Weisenberger genre. However, the story as a whole wasn't anything special. The storyline was filled with cliches, and the ending was pretty predictable from the beginning. Girl gets caught up in glamorous Hamptons world, realizes it isn't all it's cracked up to be, re-discovers her true friends and the guy she was meant to be with all along but didn't see it.
June 18, 2025
The characters were likable and semi realistic even with the reality tv personas. The plot was generally engaging but the book was way too long for what it was. The author also went into detail extensive, overkill detail in every bar, restaurant and venue the characters attend or DROVE past. I think her intent was to build credibility into the story and reference real Hampton locations to resonate with readers familiar but it felt like overkill and I found myself skimming or skipping a lot of these paragraphs after the first half of the book. They didn’t add anything to the plot unless you knew the locations by name only.
August 23, 2020
Very cute kept my attention
March 3, 2025
Cute and easy mindless read.
November 14, 2015
Lovehampton had the misfortune of being my second Hamptons read this summer so I couldn't help but start comparing the two right away. A lot of it had the same story about share house life and rules and the hustle of getting out east from the city as quickly as possible every Friday.
The main difference is a decade. How The Other Half Hamptons is about gals in their early 20s. Lovehampton is about a house of 30-somethings. Lovehampton made me realize that I'm not in my early 20s anymore. It also made me realize that not being in my early 20s doesn't mean I can't act as if I'm in my early 20s. Or, to put it another way, early 20s isn't that much different from the rest of your life if you don't go the route of getting married and settling down. In fact, I think I'm going to be in my early 20s forever.
Okay, so it's not exactly the same. The characters in Lovehampton are a bit wiser and have more responsibility. Their life experience makes their Hamptons experiences that much more life-threatening, meaning feeling as if your life is ruined in your early 20s is much less disasterous than feeling as if your life is ruined when you're older. Which makes it incredibly entertaining. Also, Lovehampton takes on the world of reality tv, which is also incredibly entertaining.
After a few chapters, I was done with comparing. Rifkin dragged me into the weekend world of the Hamptons complete with catty head household girl who has replaced friends with a jealous streak, real men who act like children and then feel bad about it, complete emotional abuse and heartache, and love. Love love love. Believable love. Okay, somewhat believable. One character is having an affair with a married woman and that's believable love because it's so wrong but so right. There's what feels like love with a handsome rich man who owns a lot of stuff and that's believable. There's the couple who goes to the Birkshires instead of the Hamptons. Love right there, too.
Then there's the love interest that was there all along. Again, the ending is guessable but I didn't care. I was right there with the street names and beaches, the long drives in the dark, the setting sun, and the endless parties with glasses of sweet liquid intoxication. I began the summer season with a younger version of a Hamptons share. I'm ending my summer revisiting all the fun and glory that is the Hamptons one more time.
Now the title makes sense, huh? LOVEhampton. It's kinda like East Hampton or Southampton. Only this is LOVEhampton. Nice one, Rifkin.
The main difference is a decade. How The Other Half Hamptons is about gals in their early 20s. Lovehampton is about a house of 30-somethings. Lovehampton made me realize that I'm not in my early 20s anymore. It also made me realize that not being in my early 20s doesn't mean I can't act as if I'm in my early 20s. Or, to put it another way, early 20s isn't that much different from the rest of your life if you don't go the route of getting married and settling down. In fact, I think I'm going to be in my early 20s forever.
Okay, so it's not exactly the same. The characters in Lovehampton are a bit wiser and have more responsibility. Their life experience makes their Hamptons experiences that much more life-threatening, meaning feeling as if your life is ruined in your early 20s is much less disasterous than feeling as if your life is ruined when you're older. Which makes it incredibly entertaining. Also, Lovehampton takes on the world of reality tv, which is also incredibly entertaining.
After a few chapters, I was done with comparing. Rifkin dragged me into the weekend world of the Hamptons complete with catty head household girl who has replaced friends with a jealous streak, real men who act like children and then feel bad about it, complete emotional abuse and heartache, and love. Love love love. Believable love. Okay, somewhat believable. One character is having an affair with a married woman and that's believable love because it's so wrong but so right. There's what feels like love with a handsome rich man who owns a lot of stuff and that's believable. There's the couple who goes to the Birkshires instead of the Hamptons. Love right there, too.
Then there's the love interest that was there all along. Again, the ending is guessable but I didn't care. I was right there with the street names and beaches, the long drives in the dark, the setting sun, and the endless parties with glasses of sweet liquid intoxication. I began the summer season with a younger version of a Hamptons share. I'm ending my summer revisiting all the fun and glory that is the Hamptons one more time.
Now the title makes sense, huh? LOVEhampton. It's kinda like East Hampton or Southampton. Only this is LOVEhampton. Nice one, Rifkin.
August 1, 2009
Tori (aka “Miller” to her Hampton housemates) is waking up after a two-year depression caused by the breakup with her boyfriend. With the help of her best friends, Tori is made over, has started her own business, and thrown into a house share with strangers in the Hamptons. As the summer progresses, Tori comes out of her shell and begins dating, she can’t help but wonder if “this new Tori” is the woman she truly wants to be.
LoveHampton is a perfect way to spend a lazy summer afternoon. Readers immediately connect to Tori as she struggles to move forward with her life. Yes, at times, she doesn’t make the best decisions, however when she falls, she’s able to pick herself back up. Readers will cheer her on as she tries to navigate her way through life and continue to “drive her bus” despite where the road may lead her.
Although, her love choice is obvious, Tori cannot see it until it’s almost too late. I didn’t understand why she was with George (he didn’t appear to be what she wanted in a boyfriend) and at times I was frustrated with how he treated her and that she allowed him to do so.
The secondary characters added depth to the storyline. There’s Alice, Tori’s married best friend, who only wants the best for her; Jimmy and Jerry, her employees and relationship advisors; Cassie, one of her housemates, who just may not be as perfect as she appears; Leah, the control-freak and the one Tori needs to watch out for; and finally Andrew, Michael and Jackson, the three male roommates.
All in all, I enjoyed reading LoveHampton. My only regret? It has been sitting on my bookshelf for over a year. I wish I had read it sooner.
LoveHampton is a perfect way to spend a lazy summer afternoon. Readers immediately connect to Tori as she struggles to move forward with her life. Yes, at times, she doesn’t make the best decisions, however when she falls, she’s able to pick herself back up. Readers will cheer her on as she tries to navigate her way through life and continue to “drive her bus” despite where the road may lead her.
Although, her love choice is obvious, Tori cannot see it until it’s almost too late. I didn’t understand why she was with George (he didn’t appear to be what she wanted in a boyfriend) and at times I was frustrated with how he treated her and that she allowed him to do so.
The secondary characters added depth to the storyline. There’s Alice, Tori’s married best friend, who only wants the best for her; Jimmy and Jerry, her employees and relationship advisors; Cassie, one of her housemates, who just may not be as perfect as she appears; Leah, the control-freak and the one Tori needs to watch out for; and finally Andrew, Michael and Jackson, the three male roommates.
All in all, I enjoyed reading LoveHampton. My only regret? It has been sitting on my bookshelf for over a year. I wish I had read it sooner.
January 21, 2015
2.5 STARS
(I received an ARC from Publisher in exchange for an honest review).
"After a recent break-up sent her into a self-imposed “personal hiatus,” thirty-something New York TV-promo producer Tori Miller is determined to get a life. The fastest way? A Hamptons summer share house. She ditches her old look—thanks to a last-minute makeover on a reality show pilot—and over the next three months, the new-and-improved “Miller” becomes the wing-woman to a glamorous new B.F.F., goes head-to-head with her house’s prickly Resident Alpha Female, and is drawn into a web of secrets by a charming Brit. But soon she finds herself entangled in one too many complicated romantic situations—and the many Hamptons Unwritten Rules threaten to implode her new, carefully cultivated social standing. Now the fabulous life Tori has might not be the one she wants, and she must decide who she really is, what she wants, and what she’s willing to give up to get there…all by Labor Day." (From Amazon)
A fun frolic in the Hamptons with a group of friends and strangers - the love, lies and secrets.
(I received an ARC from Publisher in exchange for an honest review).
"After a recent break-up sent her into a self-imposed “personal hiatus,” thirty-something New York TV-promo producer Tori Miller is determined to get a life. The fastest way? A Hamptons summer share house. She ditches her old look—thanks to a last-minute makeover on a reality show pilot—and over the next three months, the new-and-improved “Miller” becomes the wing-woman to a glamorous new B.F.F., goes head-to-head with her house’s prickly Resident Alpha Female, and is drawn into a web of secrets by a charming Brit. But soon she finds herself entangled in one too many complicated romantic situations—and the many Hamptons Unwritten Rules threaten to implode her new, carefully cultivated social standing. Now the fabulous life Tori has might not be the one she wants, and she must decide who she really is, what she wants, and what she’s willing to give up to get there…all by Labor Day." (From Amazon)
A fun frolic in the Hamptons with a group of friends and strangers - the love, lies and secrets.
January 5, 2009
CRAP! Three reasons...
1. I resent authors who are from NYC and feel that anything and anyone outside that sphere is complete hick. It's insulting. Man Camp is another shining example.
2. I am 31. The main character is 35ish. I outgrew her antics, pathos, and drama years ago. Grown woman do not behave like this. How am I supposed to relate?
3. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 be the height of plot climax, this was a two. Really? The big misunderstanding was over that? You've got to be kidding me. Don't bother people. Big yawner.
1. I resent authors who are from NYC and feel that anything and anyone outside that sphere is complete hick. It's insulting. Man Camp is another shining example.
2. I am 31. The main character is 35ish. I outgrew her antics, pathos, and drama years ago. Grown woman do not behave like this. How am I supposed to relate?
3. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 be the height of plot climax, this was a two. Really? The big misunderstanding was over that? You've got to be kidding me. Don't bother people. Big yawner.
August 5, 2009
I'm about 70 pages in right now and I honestly can't take this book anymore. There is no substance whatsoever, I findmyself bored to tears and struggling to keep on reading. All this book is about is how rich everyone is, there's no character development and I'm not attached to any of the characters. What a waste of time. =( I have stopped reading this.
March 5, 2019
Good book, quick and easy read. Simple, so not too much thought into what your reading which is why I give it a three star review. I would read another one from the author. Side note- There were a couple of typos that I caught! I hate that!
June 16, 2008
Interesting summer read about how the other half--the trendy, fast Hampton half--live.
June 26, 2008
It took me a few pages to really get into this one, but once I did it was worth reading. I thought it was going to be chick-lit, but it was "better" than that...if that makes sense.
July 15, 2024
Somewhat dated already. I probably would have liked this one more in my 20s in the earlier 2000s.
October 9, 2020
Ahhhh, to be in your thirties, single, and free to rent a share house in the Hamptons all summer. Tori Miller is actually pushed by her friends to go into the deal. She’s been a mess ever since breaking up with her boyfriend, Peter. So much so that she agrees to be made-over for a new reality TV show.
After getting to the Hamptons house and meeting her roommates, Tori soon gets into the Hampton’s summer life. She even runs into her former boyfriend, engaged to a socialite. She’s introduced to George, rich and single. He brings her to all the exclusive parties, and it’s fun, until he starts bringing other women to parties and breaks up with her when the episode of her make over airs on iTunes.
Through all the shenanigans, there’s one roommate who obviously likes Tori. Andrew deals with Tori’s drunken episodes, her dating George, and she not realizing there’s a great guy right in front of her. It’s not until Labor Day that Cassie, a roommate turned good friend, points out to Tori that Andrew likes her. Tori and Andrew meet at the house, talk about everything, and now are happy ever after. This “Jersey Shore” and “Sex and the City” like book was a good read.
After getting to the Hamptons house and meeting her roommates, Tori soon gets into the Hampton’s summer life. She even runs into her former boyfriend, engaged to a socialite. She’s introduced to George, rich and single. He brings her to all the exclusive parties, and it’s fun, until he starts bringing other women to parties and breaks up with her when the episode of her make over airs on iTunes.
Through all the shenanigans, there’s one roommate who obviously likes Tori. Andrew deals with Tori’s drunken episodes, her dating George, and she not realizing there’s a great guy right in front of her. It’s not until Labor Day that Cassie, a roommate turned good friend, points out to Tori that Andrew likes her. Tori and Andrew meet at the house, talk about everything, and now are happy ever after. This “Jersey Shore” and “Sex and the City” like book was a good read.
July 17, 2025
I usually like books set in these kinds of places but not this one. It was too much chick lit for me. They party every day in the Hamptons during the Summer. I got tired of it and dnf not even to read far enough to see if they did anything but party with strangers yet who the main character didn’t even know.
June 16, 2018
Corny and predictable but a perfect easy summer read
January 6, 2019
From what I remember, decent book. Quick beach read. Life in a Hamptons share house. The one with multiple romantic interests. “Summer house” in a book.
June 1, 2021
What a cute read. Debut novel and from what I can tell her only one like it. It’s a shame because it was a fun book with a good story. A Hallmark feel
August 16, 2022
I love a summer vacation theme book! Enjoyed the characters and plot was easy to follow, loved the ending as well. Light easy read vocabulary wise
August 21, 2025
3.5 very predictable but perfect beach read
July 10, 2008
Tori Miller's in a funk. She's lost her job and been dumped by her boyfriend. After a lengthy hiatus, her friends convince her to take a well needed vacation by sharing a house in the Hamptons for the summer weekends. To get her ready it, she is giving a makeover (which happens to be for a pilot of an upcoming reality show).
I have to admit that the set up to LoveHampton by SHerri Rifkin sounded hokey to me and if you stop long enough to think about the backstory, it does have a few holes, but what happens during "Millers" summer is entertaining enough to make the set up irrelevant.
Miller describes her weeks at the house through a series of unwritten house rules. Then Miller narrates her chapter as an illustration of how that rule either works or doesn't.
The plot follows a fairly standard screwball comedy structure where Miller goes from being the oddball, to the rising "It" girl, to almost loosing it all and finally coming to a happy compromise between the highest and lowest points. The book reminds me of Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes and Ralph's Party by Lisa Jewell.
I have to admit that the set up to LoveHampton by SHerri Rifkin sounded hokey to me and if you stop long enough to think about the backstory, it does have a few holes, but what happens during "Millers" summer is entertaining enough to make the set up irrelevant.
Miller describes her weeks at the house through a series of unwritten house rules. Then Miller narrates her chapter as an illustration of how that rule either works or doesn't.
The plot follows a fairly standard screwball comedy structure where Miller goes from being the oddball, to the rising "It" girl, to almost loosing it all and finally coming to a happy compromise between the highest and lowest points. The book reminds me of Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes and Ralph's Party by Lisa Jewell.
March 18, 2009
After a bad breakup, New Yorker Tori Miller's life spiraled out of control. Depressed, reclusive, unshowered, and decidedly un-waxed, Tori has spent two years virtually hiding in her Manhattan apartment and ignoring the outside world. When her friends decide they've had enough, they launch a campaign to help Tori re-emerge into the real world again, complete with a free makeover from the "Transformation Team" of the newest Queer Eye-esque reality show. The newly made-over Tori (aka "Miller") decides to revamp her social life as well by renting a summer share in the Hamptons, throwing herself into the Hamptons summer party scene with her social-climbing housemates. Soon, Miller is one of the newest Hamptons "It" girls, complete with the "It" boyfriend. But everything that comes along with being "It" just might be a little more than Miller bargained for.
LoveHampton is a fun, fast-paced glimpse of the glittering and often cutthroat Hamptons summer party scene. I definitely enjoyed this one (although I have to wonder, do thirtysomethings really party so heartily?) I'm looking forward to reading more by this author!
LoveHampton is a fun, fast-paced glimpse of the glittering and often cutthroat Hamptons summer party scene. I definitely enjoyed this one (although I have to wonder, do thirtysomethings really party so heartily?) I'm looking forward to reading more by this author!
January 10, 2014
tori miller owns her own business. She has a long term relationship with her boyfriend peter and she just saw her best friend marry the love of her life. She thinks things are going pretty great until peter drops her off after the wedding an breaks up with her with no warning.
2 years go by and Tori has let herself go she can barley function an she looks horrible. She agrees to go on a reality make over show to help her friends and her business an she agrees to do a summer share house with other single strangers in the hamptons for the summer.
the summer has lots of suprises for the new and improved tori miller. She looks great fits in is even dating a rich older business man. She even breaks some rules an has a two time hook up with one of the other house mates.
Things come spiraling out of control when everyone discovers that tori was on a make over show and start to snub her an call her names.
the summer is ending and tori has been dumped by her not so awesome summer fling and all her friends have abandoned her. what will she do???
2 years go by and Tori has let herself go she can barley function an she looks horrible. She agrees to go on a reality make over show to help her friends and her business an she agrees to do a summer share house with other single strangers in the hamptons for the summer.
the summer has lots of suprises for the new and improved tori miller. She looks great fits in is even dating a rich older business man. She even breaks some rules an has a two time hook up with one of the other house mates.
Things come spiraling out of control when everyone discovers that tori was on a make over show and start to snub her an call her names.
the summer is ending and tori has been dumped by her not so awesome summer fling and all her friends have abandoned her. what will she do???
June 29, 2013
This was a light chick lit read. Fine by me, sometimes (most of the time for me most recently) that's what I want to read! I didn't really buy into the premise of this book - that a depressed for two years after getting dumped 30-something - goes up to the Hamptons after being transformed by a tv makeover show. And can make an honest go of it. Honestly, I feel like anyone who just lived in her room for 2 years and was never part of any sort of social set, would be able to successfully thrive with a makeover. I know I wouldn't. I would be lost and hiding under my bed! That said, I thought the book would be more about the makeover and her transformation than it was. And honestly, her transformation made me dislike her...although really that was the point of the book. Because in the end she comes around and HAPY ENDING. All in all I'm glad I finally read this one, it has been on my list forever!
February 22, 2014
A lighthearted chick-lit coming of age tale for those who suddenly realize in early middle age that they don't really know who they are and exactly how the heck they got there!
The book centers around early thirty something NYC small business owner Tori Miller, aka "Miller". Who after two years of a self-imposed depressive state over a bad breakup finds herself newly made over by friends and thrust into the world of a Hampton's summer home share with strangers. The summer season ensues and we watch Miller reinvent herself and in the process rediscover what is really important.
I wavered between giving this 3-4 stars, liked it vs. really liked it - it was not a novel of stunning story-telling or revelations, it is a however a GREAT summer beach novel, solid story-telling and characters and the plot moves along quickly and easily. I read this in a day and a half and had a hard time putting it down really. It was fun to read! Thus I gave it 4 stars.
The book centers around early thirty something NYC small business owner Tori Miller, aka "Miller". Who after two years of a self-imposed depressive state over a bad breakup finds herself newly made over by friends and thrust into the world of a Hampton's summer home share with strangers. The summer season ensues and we watch Miller reinvent herself and in the process rediscover what is really important.
I wavered between giving this 3-4 stars, liked it vs. really liked it - it was not a novel of stunning story-telling or revelations, it is a however a GREAT summer beach novel, solid story-telling and characters and the plot moves along quickly and easily. I read this in a day and a half and had a hard time putting it down really. It was fun to read! Thus I gave it 4 stars.
April 26, 2012
I really enjoyed this novel! Recently, I have been reading a lot of non-fiction and when I finished the most recent one, I decided to switch over to fiction for a change of pace, and something light and fun. With summer right around the corner this book was the perfect choice. It was light, fun, full of humor and likable/interesting characters. The main character Tori Miller is a wonderful heroine and her best friends are a hoot. Her housemates continue to fascinate and intrigue the reader throughout the entire book. Tori is so relate-able and you truly feel for and with her during the personal journey she takes while vacationing in a share house in the Hamptons. Highly recommend it, especially if you are looking for something simple and fun, where you don't have to think too much to understand and enjoy the plot-line and characters. Definitely a chick book btw.
November 19, 2012
What I'm looking for in chick lit (Nanny Diaries, Bridget Jones Diary): good female character w/unique character development; yes, a love story; setting. This one delivers. I wanted to "find out more about the Hamptons;" and I often like to get that kind of information from fiction. A good novel with characters who are representative of the people of an area (or era!) can tell you more - in a shorter time and in a more interesting way - than hard research. So this book does that. It's just I think, it was a little too perfect. It had all of the above in an exact formula, but was lacking some spark and life that the others (Devil Wears Prada) had. The writing was good though, and I read the whole thing relatively happily.
October 15, 2009
After being dumped by her boyfriend, Tori Miller finds herself in a major breakup depression that causes her three friends to take action. These beloved friends convince her to get a makeover as part of reality TV show and to buy into a share in a Hampton’s house with seven complete strangers as an effort move on with her life. Tori complies and before long finds herself dating again and entangled in the lives of her new friends. Although is this new person she is becoming really the person she wants to be? She has until Labor Day to figure it all out.
LoveHampton is a fun and fast paced; a perfect summer read.
LoveHampton is a fun and fast paced; a perfect summer read.
March 30, 2008
"LoveHampton" was a light book - "30 something", single New Yorker whose life and loves were afloat. A summer in the Hamptons helped her to clarify who and what she is. It was a light and enjoyable book. It is like many such books - the Meg Cabot books, etc. - about the life and loves of the 30 something single New Yorkers. They are fun to read occasionally but I wouldn't want a steady dose of them. This book actually isn't scheduled for release until May, I believe. I got it from Sally as one of her preview books from Borders.
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