Review: Invincible Summer by Seth King

****3.5 Stars****

 

 

This is one of those times, having read the first book, that I really wondered what could possibly happen in a sequel. I kind of liked where the first book ended. Having said that I did think that this second book could perhaps give us, as a reader, the closure we didn't necessarily get from The Summer Remains.

Now I have to say this is an extremely difficult book to express how I felt about, because in order to do that, I'd have to reveal a major spoiler that happened in book one. And because I can't do that I will say this, it is a book about love in its most pure form.

The first few chapters take place shortly after where book one ends, however it soon began to take a completely different direction, one I certainly didn't expect.

Initially I wasn't sure why the author took the story in this direction and I wondered how it could possibly work, but surprisingly it did in places, but I felt it was a little far fetched in others. After a while I began to think that the story was dragging and I found myself losing interest for a time, only to have my attention grabbed again. And so this was pretty much what happened for me throughout the book.

For me much of this book was a little too 'wordy' for my liking, causing a lot of my attention to wander occasionally and that's where I realised this book could have been so much more had it only been condensed a little.

Sadly I wasn't blown away like I was after reading The Summer Remains, but I am happy the author did decide to give us this sequel and it will be interesting to see what he comes up with next.

 

Reviewed by Louise Dale

 

 

We all remember our first love, that one affair that took custody of your heart and never really let it go. Readers around the world were touched by The Summer Remains, a heartbreaking and inspiring novel about one of these romances – but Cooper Nichols, the enigmatic young man at the center of the novel, was largely silent on the matter. Until now.
“I just can’t believe it’s over between you guys,” my best friend said as we walked down the pier. “You two were supposed to last forever.”

I stared out at the blue sea. “Oh, trust me, it’s not over. I am going to see that girl’s face in every crowd I look into, forever. And maybe a few forevers after that…”

And so begins the tale of young writer Cooper Nichols. Left in ruins after a tragic summer romance, Cooper is afraid the sun may have set on him for good – until his mother discovers a copy of Cooper’s journal he kept of that summer. As he reluctantly slips back into his own past in the pages of his notebook, Cooper starts to rethink everything he thought he knew about life, death, and all the love that can bloom in between – and what follows is a thrilling and breathtaking journey back to joy that will sink into you and stay there for the long haul.

Illuminating, romantic and soul-stirring, Invincible Summer is a testament to the miraculous power of love, in all its immortal glory and everlasting majesty. If you have ever found yourself drifting back to a long-lost romance during a quiet moment, prepare to be pulled under all over again.

 

 

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1Qy5mya

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1QSulvx

 

 

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