BOOK REVIEW: SUMMER OF SLOANE BY ERIN L. SCHNEIDER

Summer of Sloane 

by Erin L. Schneider

304 pages

Expected Publication May 3, 2016

MY GOODREADS RATING 5/5 STARS

(Thanks to Disney-Hyperion and NetGalley, I received an ebook copy of this book for free to review.)

GOODREADS SYNOPSIS:

“Warm Hawaiian sun. Lazy beach days. Flirty texts with her boyfriend back in Seattle.

These are the things seventeen-year-old Sloane McIntyre pictured when she imagined the summer she’d be spending at her mom’s home in Hawaii with her twin brother, Penn. Instead, after learning an unthinkable secret about her boyfriend, Tyler, and best friend, Mick, all she has is a fractured hand and a completely shattered heart.

Once she arrives in Honolulu, though, Sloane hopes that Hawaii might just be the escape she needs. With beach bonfires, old friends, exotic food, and the wonders of a waterproof cast, there’s no reason Sloane shouldn’t enjoy her summer. And when she meets Finn McAllister, the handsome son of a hotel magnate who doesn’t always play by the rules, she knows he’s the perfect distraction from everything that’s so wrong back home.

But it turns out a measly ocean isn’t nearly enough to stop all the emails, texts, and voicemails from her ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend, desperate to explain away their betrayal. And as her casual connection with Finn grows deeper, Sloane’s carefree summer might not be as easy to find as she’d hoped. Weighing years of history with Mick and Tyler against their deception, and the delicate possibility of new love, Sloane must decide when to forgive, and when to live for herself.”

MY THOUGHTS:

Everything about this book was done well. The characters were extremely relatable, Especially Sloane. I felt as though she was one of my close friends while reading it. I empathized with her and pretty much just fell in love with her as a character. Throughout the whole story I was coming up with dialogue in my head as to the advice I would have given her. I also really loved Penn as a character. He was the perfect brother in my opinion, there when Sloane needed him and backed off when needed as well.

The writing style of this book was beautiful, and had me hooked straight from the first sentence. I went in not reading the synopsis, which I think was the best way to go in. It was written in a way that was quick and easy to read. The story flowed so well.

Overall I really fell in love with everything about this book. This book was just amazing, there is no other way to describe it. I enjoyed it from the first sentence to the last. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a sweet summer read.