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This
novel is a good young adult romance, suitable for high school age.
Jess,
an angry eighteen year old, is our main character. She and her
younger brother are being “dumped” for the summer at their
grandfather's farm near Spokane. She is not excited. No Internet. No
cable. It is going to be a terrible summer.
Roy
is the godly grandfather. He is still grieving over the loss of his
wife of so many decades. He is getting more fragile, having periodic
chest pains. But he doesn't let on. He just keeps going.
Levi
is the young man from a near farm who helps Roy with the farming
tasks. When he sees Jess, he likes her a great deal. And Jess likes
him. Perhaps the summer won't be so terrible after all.
So
this is a summer romance book about teenage love. Jess and Levi do
have troubles as Jess gets swept off her feet by another fellow and
Levi goes to Nashville to audition and try to make it as a country
singer. And to make matter worse, Jess' father comes on the scene.
Roy doesn't like him, and he has good reason.
I
think this would be a good teenage novel. It has strong Christian
themes. Chapin has captured well the hurt and anger Jess expresses
because of her parents breaking up. Jess sort of comes of age during
this summer. She experiences love and disappointment and comes
through a better person in the end. My favorite character was Jess'
younger brother, Henry. He is a great young man, wise beyond his
years.
The
ending of the book goes really fast with much happening quickly and
kind of out of the blue. The earlier pace of the novel was slower so
the end seems out of the style of the rest of the book. Readers will
see the characters develop positive traits rather quickly as the book
closes out.
My
rating: 3/5 stars.
T.
K. Chapin writes Christian romance books designed to tug at the heart
strings. The majority of his novels take place in and around Spokane,
Washington, his hometown. He and his wife and their daughter live in
the Pacific Northwest. You can find out more at www.tkchapin.com.
Branch
Publishing, 266 pages.
I
received a complimentary digital copy of this book from the author
for the purpose of an independent and honest review.
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