Review: That One Summer  By:  C.J. Duggan
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2014
My Take on this JourneyWell Ladies, hold onto your seats, because you are in for the summer road trip of your lives!  That One Summer, by C. J. Duggan, is the third segment in the Summer Series, and very well may be the best!  This segment is laid out in the backdrop of Australia.Tammy Mascala, the girl who use to play, "Murder in the Dark" with the Onslow gang, has grown up and come back to town to reunite with her best friend from her childhood, Amy.  Amy will bring some of the old friends and a slew of new ones into Tammy's  life that will change her forever.Tammy is thinking back to her childhood, and ending up under a bed with Chris Henderson, the boy with a frown for every occasion, while hiding during a game of Murder in the Dark.  Though she couldn't see who she was hiding with, she knew immediately who he was when she felt his face, and the frown lines were there.Now, 4 years later, in the continuation from the second segment in the Summer Series, they are reunited, along with Amy, Sean, Tess, Toby, Ellie, Adam, Ringer, and Stan.  All together again, for a road trip out of Onslow to seek fun, romance, camaraderie, and the friendships that will last a lifetime. They want to ring in the New Year 2,000, anywhere but Onslow.Ms. Duggan, has brought into play the feelings that everyone was going through that year.  People thinking it was the end of the world, and all the lights going out at the time.  I remember that year, and it was quite scary.  Everyone wanted to make the most of their time in case it was the last New Year they lived!Chris Henderson is a co-owner of the Onslow Hotel, bartender there now.  He is not very friendly, is moody, bossy, quiet, but responsible.  He also has had a thing for Tammy since they were stuck under that bed as kids!  Tammy Mascala is a pretty girl, but doesn't realize it.  She suffers migraines when she gets stressed, cares deeply for her friends, is witty, sassy, and hilarious, and clueless about Chris and his feelings.  Like Chris, she is always on the outside looking in.Together, this unlikely couple, who start off on the wrong foot, understand each other more than they could ever realize possible. Especially when they both get tongue tied in each others presence.  Chris becomes the most likeable, swoon worthy, caring, nurturing, boyfriend material, and most kissable, mesmerizing, man candy ever!Ms. Duggan has given us a throw back story that is filled with sub plots, laughter, tears, mishaps, assumptions, along with a beautiful backdrop worth seeing someday. Days in the sun, with friends, swimming, fun, being carefree and wild.  The characters are all great, well rounded, and have major growth.  Ms. Duggan leads the reader through the maze of trials and tribulations and makes the reader feel as though they are on the trip.I loved this story, and the fact that it was very relatable.  Everyone has that one special summer that they look back on, and this was definitely one to remember!I give, That One Summer, by C. J. Duggan, 5 Breathtakingly Beautiful, Memorable, Romantic, Self Discovery, Feel the Magic, Road Trip Stars!!!