Title: Summer Constellations

Author: Alisha Sevigny

Page count: 264

Published: May 1 2018

Publisher: Kids Can Press

Genre: Teen/Ya

Received: Netgalley

Purchase: Amazon Kobo

Rating: 4/5

Summary:

ulia Ducharme is ready for a fresh start. Her little brother has finally recovered from a serious illness, and now she just wants to enjoy peak season at the campground her family owns. Maybe this will be the year her annual summer fling with Dan Schaeffer becomes something more?

But her summer dreams are quickly shattered. First, Dan arrives for vacation with a new girlfriend in tow, and then Julia discovers this may be her last summer in the only home she’s ever known.

Crushing medical bills have brought her single mom to the brink of bankruptcy, and a wealthy developer is sniffing around the campground. He sees what Julia sees: lush woods, a pristine lake, miles of trails for adventure. Unlike Julia, he thinks this is the perfect spot for a casino resort.

Heartbroken and afraid, Julia looks to the stars for some perspective. Taking her telescope down to the dock one night, she has a chance encounter with a guitar-playing boy who offers some helpful advice. Too bad this handsome stranger is the developer’s son, Nick Constantine.

As plans for a resort move forward, Julia is desperate to find a solution that doesn’t mean leaving the lake. Nick, in turn, is desperate to separate himself from his father’s aggressive business tactics. He promises that, together, they can thwart the sale.

But can Julia trust him to conspire against his own father? And could she ever she trust him with her heart?

My Thoughts:

This was a cute summer read, I finished it in one sitting. I could see myself reading this on the beach with a nice tall glass of iced coffee.

This book follows a 17-year-old Julia who just finds out that her home that her grandfather had may be getting sold.

While she is on a dock looking at the stars she meets a guy named Nick, his dad is the one that wants to buy her Granddads home. (horrible right? )

Nick and Julia begin to fall for one another an in doing so they try to figure out a way to help Julia keep her home.

This was a light an easy read. I recommend this book to you if you love summer books.

** I was given this book by NetGalley and Kids Can Press in exchange for an honest review. **