Home For The Summer. Mariah Stewart (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
OH, I was OH so bored reading this one! But I still love this serie3s and all it's characters as a whole. It seemed the book was more of 'The story of Lucy' rather than a romance novel. I guessed from the beginning what her tragedy was in her past because it was predictable. You read enough fiction and you tend to get these things quickly LOL Her back story wasn't dealt properly in my opinion. The only good thing done was that in her over-all life, she seemed to have moved past it except when she was home, which makes total sense. After all, it's where the tragedy takes place. That kinda thing tends to haunt you for a long time, especially if it's gone without therapy. Which leads me to the next badly done/told part of the story. It's a bit unrealistic for me to believe that she never once sought out help for this 'thing' that happened to her. Even as an adult living WAY away from home. Not once. That was hard for me to swallow.The main reason I was bored is because the dramatic parts of this story, or what should have been dramatic parts, where just kinda thrown in there and just moved along. If I say too much more, I will be telling too much of the story and I hate reviews that give away the plot.Just know going into this book that it's totally different from her past books in this series and it isn't so much about her and Clay coming together, because THAT also happens like WHAM and moving on, it's about Lucy and her struggles to realize where she belongs. I just didn't feel like it was a love story at all. This fifth installment of the Chesapeke Diaries fell just a hair short of being a 4-star. It was very cute and sweet; it's the story of two childhood best friends who fell apart after she was raped and kept it secret from everyone. She now works as a wedding planner/business owner in Los Angeles while he is working hard to start up a farming/beer making venture with Wade, the leading man in the previous installment.I think what it really boils down to is the fact that after 4 love stories, I needed a break before reading a fifth. I look forward to coming back for the sixth (and most recent) but will need a quick break for now.
What do You think about Home For The Summer. Mariah Stewart (2012)?
I am loving this series...I will be starting on the newest book soon!
—squirelly
