Published by Bookouture, Bookouture Audio Genres: Fiction, young adult
Format: ARC, Audiobook, eBook
Coming of age, Kerry Wilkinson style! This book was different than the other books I have read by him, but just as good! Wilkinson takes readers back to the summer of 1999 when school is out, and memories are made. It’s nostalgic, heartwarming and bittersweet just as they synopsis said it would be. This book was a breath of fresh air! I thoroughly enjoyed this coming-of-age tale and recommend everyone read the Author’s note.
Summer 1999- School is over and Joe has taken a job at a local summer camp. He hopes to figure out what he wants to do with his life. He is still reeling from missing his dad and has had issues at school. Maybe watching ten-year old’s is not the best plan and yet, it changes everything for him.
He is ready to throw in the towel until he sets eyes on Amy. Falling in love for the first time, Joe can’t believe he has met someone like her. Bring on the Nostalgia!! Joe has so many emotions and goes through so many things during the summer. Joe changes and grows, and readers get to be fly on the wall when he does. This also had me thinking of my summer after school was out, that feeling of one part of your life being over while the next is yet to begin. That being in flux while life goes on and you experience it. Wilkinson has captured that feeling perfectly.
This was such an enjoyable book that had me looking back while feeling the feels. Summer, first love, friendship, family, and growth are all explored in this book.
Heartwarming, nostalgic, and hard to put down! The perfect book for summer!
Thank you to Bookouture, Bookouture Audio and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.