Review: Magic !!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2013
There are times you open a book and it is magic! That is what happened to me bringing home Boys of Summer to read over the Mother's Day weekend. Sarah Madison, a new author to me, submitted her book for review and I accepted it sight unseen just by the name. Seemed it would be a flighty, casual read for my weekend. Sarah Madison brought me Magic.....Before I tell you anything about the great story, or the wonderful fleshed out characters, or her description of the beautiful scenery of Hawaii, this author captured us in a book within a book, a story within a story. How did I not hear of such a talent? Color me green with envy that others have.We meet David McIntyre, enjoying his job, traveling the Hawaiian Islands looking for shoot sites for film companies back in his home town of Los Angeles. What's not to like, taking pictures of these exotic sites, the lush vegetation and secretly getting a few of the sexy pilot Rick Sutton upon whom he is seriously crushing. The weather started looking poorly, but he wheedled a few more minutes out of the trip, which became the worst idea ever. The quick front took over, and the small plane lost altitude. The pilot fought the storm and brought the plane down with a bang, on a very small strip of land on a small island in the Pacific.I fly almost every month, and I was with David, white knuckling it till they touched down, hard!  Our pilot Rick was injured, a tree limb piercing his arm and now David, the kidder, the one so unsure of himself, had to make strong decisions to try and assist Rick until help came. The place that Ms. Madison brought us to was a compound, possibly inhabited by soldiers during WWll. This was so plausible, so interesting. This story certainly held my interest at what they found, and what they had to work with. Due to conditions, Rick's arm became infected, spiking a fever. David finally wrapped the man up in his arms as he trembled from chills.Remember I said a book within a book? I turned the page for the next chapter and read INTERLUDE.  We are now in London during WWll with young RAF  pilots loudly carousing at a pub playing darts and drinking beer;  and we meet dashing, handsome pilot Rick Sutton.  The RAF pilots go out and fly by day and at night drink and wash away the horrors of war. Our Boys of Summer are joined by David McIntyre, an American working in London during the war telling this story from his POV.  The interlude is a full story in itself and is painstakingly researched and heartbreaking in content.  Suddenly as David awakens from this vivid dream he realizes he must tell Rick how he feels before Rick dies of his injuries,or they are saved and go their separate ways. Does he have the courage to risk his heart?To say this book is excellent is an understatement. I cannot say enough for this author and look forward to reading more from her hand and heart.Review by Gloria LakritzSr Reviewer and Review Chair for the Paranormal Romance Guild