Saugatuck Summer
One summer can change everything.Hi, I’m Topher Carlisle: twenty-one, pretty, and fabulous. At least, that’s what I keep telling myself. But let’s get real. Walking the fake-it-til-you-make-it road to independence and self-respect isn’t easy. Especially since my mom’s a deadbeat alcoholic, and...
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One summer can change everything.Hi, I’m Topher Carlisle: twenty-one, pretty, and fabulous. At least, that’s what I keep telling myself. But let’s get real. Walking the fake-it-til-you-make-it road to independence and self-respect isn’t easy. Especially since my mom’s a deadbeat alcoholic, and most of my family expects me to turn out just as worthless. Oh, and I’m close to
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00KEWMA3Y
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Pages no: 328
Edition language: English
Series: Saugatuck (#1)
I went through so many emotions with this book. At first I couldn't understand why the characters were acting this way. They seemed to be total asses. But as I continued to read, their actions started to make sense. It slowly all came together in a way that worked. I loved Jace. He was a beautiful p...
Topher is a mess! He grew up with an alcoholic, emotional abusive mother, an aunt and uncle who belittled and hated everything that made him who he was, and then he has an affair with his best friend’s married, closeted father. Enter Jace, an artist he meets on the beach and has an amazing night wit...
I'm disappointed this doesn't have warnings listed. The Riptide site has them, but I didn't realize. Upsetting to realize they weren't added here.
I can't say that I liked this story. In fact, I had to push myself to finish the story, especially because I did not connect with the character or the plot. I'm not sure how much it has to do with being written in 1st person POV or how much I felt that this character was a self-centered train wreck,...
Amelia C. Gormley
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