Blurb:
Stuck in sleepy New Smyrna Beach one
last summer, Raine socks away her camp pay checks, worries about her druggy
brother, and ignores trouble: Cal Koomer. She’s a plane ticket away from
teaching orphans in Africa, and not even Cal’s surfer six-pack and the chinks
she spies in his rebel armor will derail her.
The artist in Cal begs to paint
Raine’s ivory skin, high cheek bones, and internal sparklers behind her eyes, but
falling for her would caterwaul him into his parents’ live. No thanks. The girl
was self-righteous waiting to happen. Mom served sanctimony like vegetables,
three servings a day, and he had a gut full.
Rec Director Drew taunts her with “Rainey”
and calls her an enabler. He is so infernally there like a horsefly—till he
buzzes back to his ex.
Raine’s brother tweaks. Her dream of
Africa dies small deaths. Will she figure out what to fight for and what to
free before it’s too late?
Review:
Four lives interwoven in a beautiful backdrop, are what you find in the pages of Kicking Eternity. A little slow at first, it gathers pace, leading the reader through various twists and turns before the final page. Suitable from YA upwards, it’s a great summer read.
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Comments
Clare, thank you so much for having me on your blog and writing such a lovely review. I've visited the UK a few times and am quite in love with your country.
Ann Lee Miller