Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler.
“Don’t worry, Anna. I’ll tell her, okay? Just let me think about the best way to do it.”
“Okay.”
“Promise me? Promise you won’t say anything?”
“Don’t worry.” I laughed. “It’s our secret, right?”
For Anna Reiley and Frankie Perino, the ingredients for the Absolute Best Summer Ever are simple: Two girls. Two bikinis. And twenty days in Zanzibar Bay, California. The best part? According to Frankie, if they meet one boy every day, there’s a good chance Anna will find her first summer romance.
Anna lightheartedly agrees to the fun, but there’s something she hasn’t told Frankie… she’s already had her romance, and it was with Frankie’s older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death last year.
TWENTY BOY SUMMER explores what it truly means to love someone, what it means to grieve, and ultimately, how to make the most of every beautiful moment life has to offer.
Book Review
Twenty Boy Summer revolves around elements such as heartache and loss, first love, summer flings, summer vacations by the beach, and best friends. The part that I was captivated by was the story about the sparkling sea glass, tears of a love sick mermaid, symbolizes a broken heart and grief. I loved how the author used symbolism such as sea glass. How Anna came to terms with her broken heart and came to discover beauty in fractured and broken. This book contains sex, drinking, and smoking. I found a bit weird to find young girls yearning to cast off their virginity as if virginity were a disease. All in all, Twenty Boy Summer is a compelling book that was wonderfully written. I would definetly recommend Twenty Boy Summer as a summer YA read.
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