Review: Good summer read!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2012
3.5 starsI really enjoyed this novel about a group of friends who rent a house at the Jersey Shore for the summer.  The point of view rotates between the four main female characters, a somewhat jaded writer who is afraid to let her guard down with a man and be vulnerable to heartbreak (Shontae), a troubled hip-hop dancer whose priorities are out of wack (Kinnick), a voluptious makeup artist who struggles with independence from her much older but loving boyfriend (Jo) and a no-nonsense accountant/realtor who is recently divorced and not sure she is ready for another relationship (Linda).The character voices in this book are very distinct and so it was easy to keep up with the different storylines and the writing was really good. I thought the book started off really engaging and then sort of dragged at points.  I guess one complaint is that much of it could have been cut out.  Another complaint is that the author definitely focused on mostly Shontae and Kinnick and I would have liked to have seen some more resolution with the characters of Linda and Jo.  I really liked where Linda's love interest was heading and was wanting of more.  Finally, I had to suspend reality with respect to Kinnick because the character of Jerome felt a little "too good to be true."All in all, a fun read and I will probably read the sequel when it comes out.