Persephone has not seen or heard from her first love, Sam, in 12 years when Sam’s brother calls her to let her know that their mother has died. Percy and Sam had fallen in love as teenagers when her family spent summers at the lake in a small town four hours from their home in Toronto. She has thought about the way things ended between them, with regret, ever since.
Every Summer After was an authentic-feeling story. Their young love was adorable. The story alternated between the present and various points in the progression of time from their past. While the ending was no mystery, the mysteries that kept me reading were about why they split up twelve years ago and how Percy, apparently, mishandled the situation. I enjoyed getting to know both characters and experiencing their love story. It was a good summer read written by Carley Fortune.
As with most romances, I don’t have much to say except that it was cute. I’ll certainly read the sequel! After all, I’ve grown to care about the secondary characters too! In fact, I read this book because the sequel was recommended to me and I always want to read series books in order. I look forward to it.
The audiobook was narrated by AJ Bridel and she did a terrific job! Great voice acting and a good vocal repertoire as well. Sadly, she mispronounced “poutine” and I even looked up the proper Canadian pronunciation online to verify it’s pronounced the same way we pronounce it here in the South. And she’s Canadian. SMH. Could there be regional pronunciation differences? I’ll give her an A-.
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Another great romance by Carley Fortune set in the adorable small lake town of Barry's Bay. This time, Sam's big brother, Charlie, gets his happy ending. I liked the story about Alice spending the summer at the lake with her grandmother and meeting one of the boys she had seen 16 years ago when she was last at this lake.
Alice is coming off a breakup of a long-term relationship and is looking forward to simply relaxing and helping her grandmother heal from a hip replacement. Charlie has his own past and future to reckon with and also isn't looking for a serious relationship. Of course, they're the perfect pair as these romance novels go.
The audiobook was read by AJ Bridel and she did a terrific job. I'll give her an A!
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