Sunday, June 16, 2024

Book Review: "Summer Romance" by Annabel Monaghan

Boy, did I love this book! I loved Nora Goes Off Script so much, but this book blew me away, and had me crying happy tears as I finished it.

Ali has been a mess since her mother died two years ago. On the first anniversary of that loss, Ali’s husband Pete told her he didn’t want to be married anymore, and a year later he’s ready to file for divorce. She’s a professional organizer, but why can’t she make sense of her own life?

For the first time in two years, Ali decides to wear something other than sweats, and she finally takes off her wedding ring. And wouldn’t you know it, at the dog park that day, she has a messy meet-cute with a handsome guy who’s visiting his family.

Ethan is the first person to actually see Ali for who she is—brave, resourceful, and beautiful—and not who he wants her to be. The last thing she needs is to complicate her life further, but between mediation with Pete and raising their three children, she needs something for herself. Why not have a casual summer romance?

“I am starting to understand the lightness that comes from focusing so hard on a single thing. Without all the distractions, it’s almost as if you could fly.”

I loved everything about this book—the characters, the banter, the way it so beautifully captured grief, as well as the need to find yourself and find hope again. This was fantastic!!

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