Summer of Dreams

2.5 stars
Awwww. That was a flop. It seems that it didn't get all the TLC that a full novel gets, because the polish wasn't there.
—The plot was too large to be smooshed into a novella, resulting in things that promised to be major (him caring for his mother, etc) being dropped by the wayside with scant ceremony
—Evelyn goes from wanting to be a man to being crazy about wanting to get married and wanting to meet eligible guys in the space of two chapters
—She is so focused on doing everything only by herself that she tends to shut out others. That won't be healthy for any marriage, and you only have to read the free excerpt of the novel to see the result.
—The whole thing near the end about Romulus. Seriously? Wow...I guess I'm just not that sort of friend, but deliberately giving something up just so the other guy can have a similar thing...yowza. That hurt to read, and it seemed totally out of character for Romulus to even do (one instance of needing a larger scope for the plot.)
—The modern mindset. Once again I have encountered time travelling moderns. (It's really sad, because I never thought so much modern terminology would slip past with Camden. Oh well.)

Here's to hoping that the novel is more like usual!

16+ for maturity of discernment: this relationship is not a good basis for marriage. I hope they can make it work, but I wouldn't give it to a young teen who doesn't know that love isn't the one reason to get married. They are young and irresponsible.