I am a sucker for books that promise secrets. Whether from other characters or to the reader, count me in. This domestic drama had lots of them. Each main character had a secret, which made getting to the end even more fun to find the truth.
This story covers a close group of neighbors over the course of one summer. After a tragedy at the local pool, the neighbors band together as relationships form and break, and secrets are revealed.
Our cast of characters include:
Jencey…moved away after high school suddenly and is back after her personal life takes a nosedive
Bryte…Jencey’s best friend from high school and now married to Jencey’s high school sweetheart
Zell…the neighborhood matriarch with empty nest syndrome
Lance…Zell’s next-door neighbor who is overworked and a newly single dad of two
Cailey…an 11-year-old struggling to fit in and needing a sense of security
I sure loved some of these incredibly unique names. The whole time I was reading I was wondering how the author chose them since I hadn’t heard most before.
Slowly unraveling from start to finish, this was certainly a fun story that had me turning pages in order to find out how everything would play out. I grew to bond with these characters quickly and I sure wouldn’t mind finding out what they all are up to in the future. Wink, wink.
About the author:
Marybeth Mayhew Whalen is the author of The Things We Wish Were True and five previous novels. She speaks to women’s groups around the US. She is the co-founder of the popular women’s fiction site, She Reads www.shereads.org. Marybeth and her husband Curt have been married for 25 years and are the parents of six children, ranging from young adult to elementary age. The family lives in North Carolina. Marybeth spends most of her time in the grocery store but occasionally escapes long enough to scribble some words. She is always at work on her next novel. You can find her at www.marybethwhalen.com.
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