Book Review: The Last Carolina Summer by Karen White

Image
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: Better Than Revenge by Kasie West

Young Adult (YA) Romance Book Review of Better Than Revenge by Kasie West
Better Than Revenge
by Kasie West
is a young adult romance novel with an expected publication date of December 31, 2024. The story opens with Finlay auditioning for the school podcast. Jenson, her boyfriend, decides to audition as well at the last minute and happens to get the position Finlay has been wanting for years. Jenson overheard saying that Finlay is terrible, and Finlay breaks up with him and seeks out to get her revenge by becoming the new starting kicker for the football team. Can Finlay pull off this feat?

A big thank you goes out to NetGalley for approving and providing me with an Advanced Readers Copy ARC of Better Than Revenge by Kasie West. I received a copy for free in exchange for my honest review.

First and foremost, West did a fantastic job with this story. I was pulled into the storyline right off the bat and had trouble putting it down. Despite it being a young adult romance novel and me not being the target audience, I absolutely loved it! 

The author had me rooting for Finlay and empathizing with her. Additionally, all the drama that goes with being in high school brought me back to my high school days. I don't think I would have been so composed if I had been in Finlay's place. For the most part, I found most of the characters to be mostly believable. 

On another note, Better Than Revenge reminds me a bit of how the book in the Sweet Dreams book series were written. I loved the Sweet Dreams book series growing up, but this story has more meat to it than the books in that series.

The expected publication date of Better Than Revenge by Kasie West is December 31, 2024. Five out of five stars is what I gave this book, and I can't wait to read some of the author's other novels.

Follow Us On Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/runningbibliophile/https://www.instagram.com/therunningbibliophile/https://www.pinterest.com/therunningbibliophile/youtube the running bibliophile


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Book Review: The Dare by Natasha Preston

Book Review: Dirty Thirty (Stephanie Plum, #30) by Janet Evanovich

Book Review: The Business Trip by Jessie Garcia