Review: Sadly could have been better
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 29, 2013
Reviewed by Kimfor Read Your Writes Book ReviewsThis is the story of Amanda Wright, a young, widowed, middle school Science teacher, her four and half-year-old son, Ethan, and Grant Trumbull, the new owner and DJ of Last Chance's local radio station. All of the characters are new to the Last Chance series. But Hope was able to give you enough background on them to understand them and feel for them.The story takes place at the Watermelon Festival, which apparently is a huge deal in Last Chance. Amanda is at the festival with her son and grandmother who has dementia and lost her husband four months previously. Miriam Randall is back, making an on air prediction that Grant will find his soulmate at the Lost and Found. The events which follow will terrify Amanda but also have her coming to a realization she never saw coming.Last Chance Summer is a short read of about 10,000 words. It had the potential to be a really good short story. But unfortunately, the story ended abruptly and without closure.Rating: 2.5 (I liked it, it was enjoyable but it ended WAY too quickly.)Source: NetGalley