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The 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.

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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.

The Blurb On The Back:

The first feeling is exhilaration. The second feeling is pain. The feeling that never comes is regret.

Jonah is on a mission to break every bone in his body. Everyone knows that broken bones grow back stronger than they were before. Jonah wants to be stronger - needs to be stronger – because everything around him is falling apart. Breaking, and then healing, is the only way he can cope with the stresses of home, girls, and the world on his shoulders.

When Jonah’s self-destructive spiral accelerates and he hits rock bottom, will he find true strength or surrender to his breaking point?

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The Verdict:

A satisfying and edgy tale from a writer to watch.