Book Review: Secrets in Summer

Nantucket becomes a tourist's heaven every summer. Beginning on Memorial Day they begin to show up. Darcy Cotterill calls Nantucket home. She loves the house she inherited and she even enjoys meeting the new neighbors. However, this year the new neighbors consist of her ex, Boyz, and his wife and stepdaughter. She is also looking at her own relationship with Nash Forester, and with Clive rush. Her life is pulled in many directions this summer. By the end of summer she has to make decisions whether to stay to to move on.

This book, along with many of Nancy Thayer's other books, make a great summer read. It is nice to slip into the book and place yourself in Nantucket.

Thayer has such a nice, easy writing style which makes her books very enjoyable. In this one, she created characters that are easy to relate to. I enjoyed this book.

I was given this book by NetGalley and Ballantine Books in exchange for an honest review.

Book Review: Circling the Sun

Paula McLain has written a beautiful book about a real-life heroine in Circling the Sun. However, in her own relationships I would not call her a heroine. These relationships are the emphasis of this book. She does talk about some of Beryl Markham's accomplishments such as being a British ex-pat, a horse trainer and aviator. Plus she had a relationship with Denys Finch Hatton and was did not get along with Karen Blixen of Out of Africa. 

I would give this book four-stars because of the main character's story line, however, I believe that a little more work need to go into the other characters to help develop them. Still, I would recommend this book to those that enjoy books such as Out of Africa.

I was given this book by NetGalley and Ballantine Books in exchange for my honest review.

Book Review: We Never Asked for Wings

Letty Espinosa's mother has raised her two children while Letty worked three jobs to make ends meet. This changes when her parents return to Mexico. Now Letty has to find a way to take care of her own children, for the first time. 

We Never Asked for Wings tells the story of how Letty takes control of this new situation. Her children, Alex and Luna, also have to face the changes in their lives. Luna is homesick for her grandparents and Alex is in love for the first time. The neighbor hood they live in is a dangerous one, so Letty is trying to find a way to leave what has been their home since the children were born. 

This story is filled with love, family, motherhood and undocumented immigration. Vanessa Diffenbaugh was able to cover all of these topics with a beautiful story that was a powerful read. 

I was given this book by NetGalley and Ballantine books in exchange for my honest review.