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Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz
Aug. 18th, 2011 10:31 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Noah’s happier than I’ve seen him in months. So I’d be an awful brother to get in the way of that. It’s not like I have some relationship with Melinda. It was just a kiss. Am I going to ruin Noah’s happiness because of a kiss?
Across four sun-kissed, drama-drenched summers at his family’s beach house, Chase is falling in lust, and trying to keep his family from falling apart.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Although there is much to enjoy in this book – notably Moskowitz’s deft first person voice – the overall novel didn’t work for me. In particular the use of Camus quotes became too heavy handed and the central character of Gideon, for me, existed to serve the plot and highlight the family divide rather than work as a character in his own right.
Across four sun-kissed, drama-drenched summers at his family’s beach house, Chase is falling in lust, and trying to keep his family from falling apart.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Although there is much to enjoy in this book – notably Moskowitz’s deft first person voice – the overall novel didn’t work for me. In particular the use of Camus quotes became too heavy handed and the central character of Gideon, for me, existed to serve the plot and highlight the family divide rather than work as a character in his own right.
