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A review by bookwormreflections
Stardust Summer by Lauren Clark
3.0
(Copy received for a book tour in exchange for an honest opinion)
What worked: After reading Dancing Naked in Dixie, I knew I just had to get my hands on Lauren's newest release, Stardust Summer. If there's one thing that this author excels at, it's well-rounded characters. That's a winner in my book!
On one hand, we have Grace Mason who tries to plough through life on her own because if she doesn't rely on someone then they can't let her down. On the other, we have Ryan Gordon who is too wrapped up in his work as a doctor. He likes to focus on other people's problems and try to fix them instead of dealing with his own.Two very different characters that ultimately need each other to learn and grow as individuals.
Stardust Summer is very much about the different ways we deal with grief. Do we pretend it never happened? Do we hold on and go on a trail of self-destruction? Or do we accept that it's a part of life and try to deal with it. I really liked that Lauren dealt with this in such a frank way because everyone grieves differently and yes, there may have been a few over-dramatic moments but grief is dramatic.
hat irked: Stardust Summer is quite dark and I would have liked to see more happy, light-hearted scenes because toward the end it did feel a bit gloomy. I wanted to see a bit more of Lauren Clark's humour but I realise this is not meant to be a funny book.
Once or twice, Ryan did try to bulldoze in to a couple of situations that didn't concern him but I was glad that Grace told him it wasn't really his place to say anything. It still annoyed me a little because interfering characters that need to take a step back do get on my nerves.
Recommended to: Overall, this was another solid novel from Lauren Clark and I'm looking forward to seeing what she comes up with next. I would give Stardust Summer... ***3 Stars - This book was good but a couple of things annoyed me.***
What worked: After reading Dancing Naked in Dixie, I knew I just had to get my hands on Lauren's newest release, Stardust Summer. If there's one thing that this author excels at, it's well-rounded characters. That's a winner in my book!
On one hand, we have Grace Mason who tries to plough through life on her own because if she doesn't rely on someone then they can't let her down. On the other, we have Ryan Gordon who is too wrapped up in his work as a doctor. He likes to focus on other people's problems and try to fix them instead of dealing with his own.Two very different characters that ultimately need each other to learn and grow as individuals.
Stardust Summer is very much about the different ways we deal with grief. Do we pretend it never happened? Do we hold on and go on a trail of self-destruction? Or do we accept that it's a part of life and try to deal with it. I really liked that Lauren dealt with this in such a frank way because everyone grieves differently and yes, there may have been a few over-dramatic moments but grief is dramatic.
hat irked: Stardust Summer is quite dark and I would have liked to see more happy, light-hearted scenes because toward the end it did feel a bit gloomy. I wanted to see a bit more of Lauren Clark's humour but I realise this is not meant to be a funny book.
Once or twice, Ryan did try to bulldoze in to a couple of situations that didn't concern him but I was glad that Grace told him it wasn't really his place to say anything. It still annoyed me a little because interfering characters that need to take a step back do get on my nerves.
Recommended to: Overall, this was another solid novel from Lauren Clark and I'm looking forward to seeing what she comes up with next. I would give Stardust Summer... ***3 Stars - This book was good but a couple of things annoyed me.***