I love this more than any of Nyrae Dawn's NA efforts that I have read. "Four Summers" is a tender depiction of first love, coming of age and learning to accept who you are. Unlike YA stories of late, it does not harp on controversial topics or play up on overwrought histrionics, it is simply a love story between 2 teenagers spanning across 4 summers. I really enjoy Nyrae Dawn's style of writing; there is always an exquisite languid pace that flows and a gentle realism that is present throughout her books. But I really hope that she can get a better editor, one that does justice to her stories. Charlie Gates, doesn't exactly describe the feeling as love at first sight, but whatever the emotion is that hits her the first time she sees Nathaniel Chase, she knows her world has just changed profoundly. Nathaniel has an almost identical feeling, but like most teen guys, it takes him a lot longer to realize this. When the Chase Family arrives at The Village, a rural campground Charlie's family runs in Virginia, neither they, nor the Gates family have any idea that it will become an annual thing for the next three summers. Alec, Charlie's best friend helps out at The Village. Charlie has assumed for years that the two of them will eventually marry and run the place because they love it and her mother and older sister hate being there. Alec senses whatever is going on between his best friend and the new guy right from the start, but he's as unable to articulate what he's feeling any better than Charlie and Nate. That first summer gets more complicated when Nate's older brother Brandon, starts going out with Charlie's older sister Sadie. Told in alternating chapters from Charlie and Nate's viewpoints, the book covers the next three summers and what transpires long distance in between. Some really dramatic things happen to each of the main characters, some good, others extremely painful and scarring. Near the end of the third summer, something happens one night that creates a serious rift between Charlie and Nathaniel, something she could explain, but doing so would mean breaking a promise to Alec about something so big that she can't imagine opening her mouth, even though her silence will create a situation that is almost too painful for her to survive. The last part of the book tells what happened a year later when Nathaniel and Charlie are bound for college and end up meeting in New York. Yet another situation occurs that, while very traumatic, opens the door to a second chance for all involved. Nyrae Dawn creates a stellar older teen romance in this book, one that will have readers emotions on a roller coaster in the best possible ways. There are some instances of sex, but nothing that would put off mature teens reading this. The dialogue and romantic tension are very well crafted. I liked it a lot.
What do You think about Four Summers (2013)?
Una lectura rapida y linda pero nada fuera de serie
—stva25
Es todo un lío el aprender a vivir.
—tprincezz_rose
