Book Review: The Last Carolina Summer by Karen White

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The Last Carolina Summer by Karen White is the story about Phoebe Manigault returning home to Mt. Pleasant, a suburb of Charleston, South Carolina, to help her sister with their ailing mother. When past memories resurface, Phoebe is thrown back into some childhood turmoil. I requested an Advanced Readers Copy ARC of The Last Carolina Summer from NetGalley, and I was ecstatic when the provided me with a copy for free in exchange for my honest review. So, a big thank you goes out to them! When I began reading this story, I just happened to be vacationing in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. I loved hearing about the different places, including streets and a bridge called the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, which I had to cross to get into Mt. Pleasant as well as Isle of Palms. It's always nice to be able to visualize the places and author writes about. With that being said, I'm not a fan of traveling over bridges, and one of the scenes of The Last Carolina Summer mentions a car going off ...

Book Review: Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens

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Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens. Sara Gallagher's life is going the way she wants. She is engaged to a wonderful man named Evan and has a six year old daughter name Ally. To top things off, Sara's antique furniture restoration business is finally taking off. But, the only thing missing from her life is knowing who her birth parents are. When she sets out to find them, Sara is taken on the ride of her life when she finds out she's the product of her mother being raped by a serial killer.

This is the second book written by Chevy Stevens and surpassed her debut novel of Still Missing in wow factor. How does this author keep churning out these fabulous stories? From page one, I was automatically drawn into the story of Never Knowing, and the story never let up.

I found the main character, Sara Gallagher, to be very relatable, and with all that she's going through in the story, who could blame her for being a hot mess, especially when she doesn't fully feel like she is accepted by her adopted father. Her finance, Evan, is exasperated by Sara, which I think is perfectly portrayed as I think anyone in his situation would act the same way. Based on the glimpses we get on Chevy Steven's daughter from her Facebook Page, I feel like the character of Ally is based on Chevy's daughter. The only character that I absolutely did not like was Melanie because she was very spoiled and self centered.

Chevy Stevens did a phenomenal job at keeping me from knowing exactly where she was going with the storyline. I had my guesses at what would happen, and I was correct with a few of them but not all. Never Knowing was suspenseful, fast paced, and heart pounding. And, most of the loose ends were tied up, which was very satisfying. This author is one that I will read every book she publishes because she doesn't disappoint.

Five out of five stars is what I gave Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens. If you enjoyed this book, I recommend The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth and Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine.

 

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