Strawberry Summer

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Just because you re through with your past, doesn t mean it s through with you.Margaret Beringer didn t have an easy adolescence She hated her name, was less than popular in school, and was always cast aside as a farm kid However, with the arrival of Courtney Carrington, Margaret s youth sparked into color Courtney was smart, beautiful, and put together everything Margaret wasn t Who would have imagined that they d fit together so perfectly But first loves can scar.Margaret hasn t seen Courtney in years and that s for the best But when Courtney loses her father and returns to Tanner Peak to take control of the family store, Margaret comes face to face with her past and the woman she s tried desperately to forget The fact that Courtney has grown up beautiful than ever certainly doesn t help matters. Read Strawberry Summer – kino-fada.fr In her last five books, Melissa Brayden s pretty much mastered the art of intricately balancing smart, vivacious women, sparkling banter, and delicious sexual tension, sprinkled with a manageable dash of heart tugging angst, to kind of produce a perfect blend of lesbian romance that just entertainswithout being overly serious or campy Okay, I m sure every other contemporary lesbian romance writer is doing a variation of that, or is trying to, but Ms Brayden seems to have perfected that f In her last five books, Melissa Brayden s pretty much mastered the art of intricately balancing smart, vivacious women, sparkling banter, and delicious sexual tension, sprinkled with a manageable dash of heart tugging angst, to kind of produce a perfect blend of lesbian romance that just entertainswithout being overly serious or campy Okay, I m sure every other contemporary lesbian romance writer is doing a variation of that, or is trying to, but Ms Brayden seems to have perfected that formula.Strawberry Summer is a bit of a departure from that formula in that for a good 70% of the time, its a lengthy flashback to the past to a time when the protagonists were in their teens, making this primarily a YA book Which is perfectly fine for readers who love YA unfortunately, not me Completely missing from that part is the author s trademark wit and sass I m sure she was trying for earnestness and innocence, the leads being ...Loved this I m a big Brayden fan well who isn t so I was excited about this book In reading some of the reviews, I realized this was going to be different that some of her recent books It was different The first half of the book is YA or maybe New Adult would be better Then the second half is in present time when they are in their late 20 s I m not big on flashbacks, so ...Just like the most recent Jae book, Falling Hard I believe it was is titled, there is nothing specifically wrong with the latest offering from either author There just wasn t anything specifically special about either And I kind of expect special from Brayden and special from Jae It s unfair of me, I know, butthat s one of those risks that occur when you read an author enough to put them into a must read category.One positive the book kept veering into directions where I just kne Just like the most recent Jae book, Falling Hard I...Interesting and romanticlove how the book is structured,from the page layouts to the narration..the account of both character whether in their past and present,is an excellent exposition of unreciprocated teenage love and angst making their emotions and actions feel so raw realthere were few missteps,regrettable comments and questionable relationships that the author wrote about in this book but i choose not to dig into,some of the details detract rather than adds to their storyline..it Interesting and romanticlove how the book is structured,from the page layouts to the narration..the account of both character whether in their past and present,is an excellent exposition of unreciprocated teenage love and angst making their emotions and actions feel so raw realthere were few missteps,regrettable comments and questionable relationships that the author wrote about in this book but i choose ...Ouch Trust me when I say that it pains me to give this the lowest rating of all the other Melissa Brayden books I ve read This isn t bad, but Brayen isn t the most popular writers amongst lesbian romance readers for writing decent books She writes the kind of book that you never want to put down and they leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy afterwards So this was a little disappointing, especially coming after a killer like First Position.Brayden tends to follow a similar formula in all of Ouch Trust me when I say that it pains me to give this the lowest rating of all the other Melissa Brayden books I ve read This isn t bad, but Brayen isn t the most popular writers amongst lesbian romance readers for writing decent books She writes the kind of book that you never want to put down and they leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy afterwards So this was a little disappointing, especially coming after a killer like First Position.Brayden tends to follow a similar formula in all of her books Because of the whole flashback thing, this one deviates a little from that formula, but that made itsimilar to Brayden s debut novel, Waiting in the Wings That was unfortunate, because I happen to love Waiting In The Wings a little too much, flaws and all, and I just didn t love this one.In WITW, the time jump is unexpected They have a short term relationship and then suddenly it s over and a lot of time passed and the book focuses on them meeting again and rebuilding tha...5, Fan freakn tastic, big fat stars This is the first book I ve read by Melissa Brayden so I had no idea what to expect With that said, I didn t expect it to blow me out of the ballpark The story starts in present day and then back tracks to the time the two heroines were in school Some might say that means this story fits into the YA category However, I m loathe to say such as I am not a fan of YA stories, yet I reveled in every little glimpse I got into the lives of these characters I do 5, Fan freakn tastic, big fat stars This is the first book I ve read by Melissa Brayden so I had no idea what to expect With that said, I didn t expect it to ...Melissa Brayden is to me one of the very best writers in the lesbian romance genre She has set a very high standard, you know like Mount Everest high Each and every book a met or surpassed the quality and awesomeness of the previous book That s unbelievably difficult to achieve, to time and time again bring just the best of the very best There is a but With that being said Strawberry Summer is not my favorite of hers Don t get me wrong it s good, totes is, it s just not great.Strawberry Su Melissa Brayden is to me one of the very best writers in the lesbian romance genre She has set a very high standard, you know like Mount Everest high Each and every book a met or surpassed the quality and awesomeness of the previous book That s unbelievably difficult to achieve, to time and time again bring just the best of the very best There is a but With that being said Strawberry Summer is not my favorite of hers Don t get me wrong it s good, totes is, it s just n...5 Melissa Brayden is a fav now StarsDisclaimerCopy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.If I had to describe it, I would say that my attraction to another person doesn t seem to be tied to their gender It just doesn t, and I can t fully explain that For me, attraction is about everything wrapped into one What the person l...When you fall in love with a book and just don t want it to end This is Strawberry Summer When the first line in a book is Courtney Carrington was the last person on Earth I wanted to see you know you re in for a ride But I knew that anyway because I was reading a book by Melissa Brayden Can she actually write an inferior or second rate novel My answer is a categorical no The standard at which she writes is why she is up there with the great Lesbian Fiction Authors of this decade and When you fall in love with a book and just don t want it to end This is Strawberry Summer When the first line in a book is Courtney Carrington was the last person on Earth I wanted to see you know you re in for a ride But I knew that anyway because I was reading a book by Melissa Brayden Can she actually write an inferior or second rate novel My answer is a categorical no The standard at which she writes is why she is up there with the great Lesbian Fiction Authors of this decade and because her writing is impeccable but also her stories draw you in and make you feel like you re a part of th...I love romance novels and in particular I love Melissa Brayden novels In my opinion she is the queen of lesbian romance because she knows how to create an incredible pace between the romance and the characters I have already read all her work and they are for me five stars books, so I knew that I wouldn t be disappointed by her latest book My opinion this is a five star book, ...

Strawberry Summer
  • English
  • 15 December 2018
  • Paperback
  • 266 pages
  • 1626398674
  • Melissa Brayden
  • Strawberry Summer