Review: Read It!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 3, 2013
Meet Summer, a young woman who has sworn off love after witnessing her parents beautiful marriage end in divorce--her mother moving out and leaving her father to tend to the farm.  And, what Summer can't understand is why her father doesn't seem to hold any animosity for the woman who left him, and Summer, behind.Ford isn't so different.  Though his parents are still happily married, he's learned that there can be regret in love and settling down too soon, before he's seen and done everything he wants to do without a family of his own to hold him back.  So, he's sworn off love as well.This makes for the perfect relationship, two people looking for companionship without love, but what neither of them realize is that you can't control your feelings, and just because you don't want to fall in love doesn't mean you won't.This is a wonderful feel good read that will leave readers swooning over Ford and feeling like best friends with Summer, especially with its back and forth nature of narration.  Perhaps my favorite style of storytelling, Hildenbrand allows readers to feel alongside her true-to-life characters as they attempt to make sense of their lives and, ultimately, love, through their first person point of view. And, though the going isn't always easy, this cute and enchanting story is the perfect read for the holidays; it's gripping and delightful, one that I highly recommend, especially if you've read any of Hildenbrand's young adult novels as you already know she's a very talented and engaging writer.  Now that I've met Summer and Ford, I cannot get wait for more.