Summer Book 5

Sixteenth Summer by Michelle Dalton

As previously indicated, this book was included with another book by the same author in one volume. I have roughly sixty pages to go, but I felt it was pretty safe to go ahead and write my thought about it anyway. It's not like I am going to give away the ending. Plus, this author seems to have a formula for her books, so I feel like if you read one, you know how another is going to go.

Anna lives on Dune Island, just off the coast of Georgia. It's pretty much a summer town, and her family owns an ice cream shop. Anna is the oldest of four, though there's not a ton of interaction with her siblings in the book.

Will is from New York City and is visiting Dune Island with his mother and brother. His mother used to come to Dune Island growing up, and now that she is divorced from Will's father, she thought it would be a good idea to bring her sons.

Across the beach at the beginning of June, Anna looks across the beach and sees Will. He sees her too, and they meet a few days later. They hit it off and start dating. Then, on the fourth of July, Anna realizes her time with Will is short because he will be going back to New York City at the end of August, and she breaks it off with him.

Like I said, I have about sixty pages to go, but I suspect Anna will realize that she made a mistake and get back together with Will. If I am wrong, then I am wrong.

This has taken me longer than it probably should have since this is fluff, but it's not the kind of thing I usually enjoy. I didn't hate it, but it was far from a favorite, particularly since it had the same premise as the book I read just before it.