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A review by elvang
Summer Fling by Jean Copeland
3.0
Summer Fling explores the highs and lows of age-gap relationships. Kate Randall enjoys watching her two best friends navigate the dating world but has no interest in the chase thanks to a painful breakup in her own long-term relationship. Tired of watching her wallow in self pity, Didi and Viv drag Kate to a pride event featuring the young and talented Jordan Squire. Kate is drawn to the magnetic singer and Jordan proves to be just as attracted to Kate. Jordan is unfazed with their seventeen-year age difference but Kate can’t accept that what they have together is anything more than a summer fling.
Kate is her own worse enemy in this romance. She is a bundle of insecurities. Rather than embrace this new chance at love she worries about being abandoned or betrayed once again. She feels self conscious around her young lover. She is more concerned with what others think of them as a couple than how her negative attitude impacts Jordan. Her pity party of one blinds her to everything Jordan is offering her, namely love and commitment.
Despite Kate’s insecurities there is a lot of humour and some great dialogue in this novel. I enjoyed the light-hearted banter and sarcastic commentary between Kate and her two best friends. There is nothing so blunt and honest as a lifetime girlfriend. They might meddle and force you to admit you are being a fool but they are there for you through good times and bad. The relationship between these three old friends helped to lighten the mood and offset Kate’s insecurities.
I did have an problem with the frequent fade to black love scenes. I don’t always need a step by step guide to a couple’s lovemaking but in a novel like this, when one lover is struggling to accept that the other finds her attractive or desirable a bit more detail might have made their connection feel more real to the reader. I admit to skimming repetitive sex scenes in other novels but with all her fears and trepidation, we needed to see Kate in the arms of Jordan.
ARC received with thanks from Bold Strokes Books via NetGalley for review.
Kate is her own worse enemy in this romance. She is a bundle of insecurities. Rather than embrace this new chance at love she worries about being abandoned or betrayed once again. She feels self conscious around her young lover. She is more concerned with what others think of them as a couple than how her negative attitude impacts Jordan. Her pity party of one blinds her to everything Jordan is offering her, namely love and commitment.
Despite Kate’s insecurities there is a lot of humour and some great dialogue in this novel. I enjoyed the light-hearted banter and sarcastic commentary between Kate and her two best friends. There is nothing so blunt and honest as a lifetime girlfriend. They might meddle and force you to admit you are being a fool but they are there for you through good times and bad. The relationship between these three old friends helped to lighten the mood and offset Kate’s insecurities.
I did have an problem with the frequent fade to black love scenes. I don’t always need a step by step guide to a couple’s lovemaking but in a novel like this, when one lover is struggling to accept that the other finds her attractive or desirable a bit more detail might have made their connection feel more real to the reader. I admit to skimming repetitive sex scenes in other novels but with all her fears and trepidation, we needed to see Kate in the arms of Jordan.
ARC received with thanks from Bold Strokes Books via NetGalley for review.