This is the second of the Montgomery brothers trilogy and is the story of Owen and Avery. This is a nice little romance novel. It is a quick light read. There is nothing really wrong with it; it is just a bit boring. The problem is that nothing really happens in the book. Of course they fall in love and there is a happily ever after, but the rest of the book is a lot of description of the inn and its construction. There is one moment of dramatic tension but it doesn’t last very long and it isn’t necessary for the plot. I did like the progress on the ghost story and I can guess where it is going in the next book. Overall this is a nice little romance book not a lot of substance but a quick light read.
I received the arc from the publisher. The library doesn’t have a copy yet, but they will soon.
This is my first time reading Jacqueline Woodson’s work, though not, by any stretch, my first time reading about addiction. Laurel is a girl from coastal Mississippi who loses her mother and grandmother in a hurricane and eventually moves north with her father and brother to start a new life. Laurel starts out well in her new town. She joins the cheerleading team, makes a new best friend and meets a basketball player that makes her swoon. Unfortunately, as in so many rural areas, the kids like to “party” and Laurel’s crush-turned-boyfriend introduces her to meth (“moon”, as they call it). Within a few months, Laurel is living on the street, busking for change to feed her habit.
