Summer's Squall

by Amy Schisler

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Summer's Squall had a great mix of suspense, mystery, intrigue and romance.  The mystery behind the stalker was well written, with clues dropped, but not so many as to make it obvious.  There was enough suspense to keep it interesting, but not so much that it was edge of the seat scary (which is good for me!)

I was touched by the comments about how just because you are smart, it doesn't mean you need to be a scientist or doctor or something "great".  Being great at what you do is more important.  I know I can be hard on myself and wonder sometimes if I should be doing "more" with my life.  This was a great reminder and was very encouraging.

The author obviously did a lot of research for the book and it showed, not in boring lists of facts, but in the way the book was fleshed out.  In addition, the descriptions were beautifully done, not telling but showing the beauty of the area.

The story was "mostly" clean.  There were multiple uses of a "mild" swear word and references to Lank's physical reaction to Summer that were mostly clean, but more detailed than I prefer in the books that I read, and in my opinion, unnecessary.  In addition to that, there were some descriptions of physical violence.  Not too detailed, but it was there.

The book was written from a Catholic point of view.  It did not have a lot of doctrine, but there were references to praying to saints.This review was originally posted on Among the Reads

I received this book for free from Amy Schisler in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.