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Aix Marks the Spot by S.E. Anderson
4.0
(I LOVE a good play on words) this story follows Jamie, a teenager sent to live with her estranged grandmother for a summer in the french countryside after a car accident with her family that left her mother re-learning to walk. seeing this trip as a punishment and determined to make things right, she sets off on a 17 year old treasure hunt her dad had set up for her mom before she was born. She enlists the help of a local boy named Valentin and together they roam southern France, following in the footsteps of her parents relationship. on the journey Jamie begins to form an important relationship for herself and also learns a lot about family and forgiveness along the way.
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This book gave me all the wanderlust (take me to France asap please) and did such an incredible job at making you feel like you were truly right there. this was a cute coming -of-age, summer romance story and reminded me a lot of #LoveandGelato & #LoveandLuck, however #AixMarksTheSpot was a little heavier. there is a lot of family strife in this book and a huge aspect of feeling like you don't belong anywhere. I found Jamie to be a little dramatic, then again what teenage girl who feels like the whole worlds against her isn't? Overall I really did enjoy this book and now I feel like I need to plan a trip to southern France immediately after this pandemic ends. 3.5⭐️
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This book gave me all the wanderlust (take me to France asap please) and did such an incredible job at making you feel like you were truly right there. this was a cute coming -of-age, summer romance story and reminded me a lot of #LoveandGelato & #LoveandLuck, however #AixMarksTheSpot was a little heavier. there is a lot of family strife in this book and a huge aspect of feeling like you don't belong anywhere. I found Jamie to be a little dramatic, then again what teenage girl who feels like the whole worlds against her isn't? Overall I really did enjoy this book and now I feel like I need to plan a trip to southern France immediately after this pandemic ends. 3.5⭐️