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The Summer Remains

Twenty-four-year-old Summer Johnson knows two things. The first is that due to a quickly worsening medical condition, she faces a risky surgery in three months’ time that may or may not end in her death. The second is that she would like to fall in love before then. As spring sinks into her namesake season on the Florida coastline, Summer plays the odds and downloads a new dating app - and after one intriguing message from a beautiful surfer named Cooper Nichols, it becomes clear that the story of what may be her last few months under the sun is about to be completely revised. All she has to do now is write something worth reading. Tender, honest, devastating and triumphant, The Summer Remains explores a very human battle being waged in a very digital age: the search for a love that will outlast this temporary borrowing of bones. In an era when many feel compelled to share and re-share anything about everything, prepare to feel a love so special, you will want to hug it close and make it yours forever.

by Seth King

Mystery Guest Blogger Robin -

I have to admit I was truly scared to read The Summer Remains by Seth King because I knew it was not a happy-go-lucky, sweet and light romance novel where the hero and heroine ride off into the sunset to live happily ever after.  What it is, though, is a story about taking chances no matter what the

           odds are, living each and every moment to

           the fullest, and loving fiercely with every

 

fiber of your being.  It teaches you to NEVER take a moment for granted.  I realized when I was only halfway through that this is one of those books where I knew I would be forever changed for having read it. 

 

Oh my goodness, the emotions that this book brought out!  I knew it was going to cause a seriously ugly cry, and it certainly did that.  It completely wrecked me.  I don’t think I have ever cried so much reading a book, even during the happy parts, because Mr. King’s words are just so beautifully written.  There was also laughter, though; and in the end, I was happy even though my heart was broken.  Mr. King is a master storyteller and wise beyond his 25 years.  This book is worth all 5 STARS and so much more.

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