Blurb:
Paulie Passero, underachiever, high school junior, wants the courage to talk to a girl. A road trip from Chicago to rural Pennsylvania doesn’t interest him until his father emphasizes the need for a second driver. Why must they go? Paulie’s dying grandmother disowned her son twenty years ago, and fences must be mended. Unprepared for Smalltown USA, Paulie is bored at first but notices a girl in the back of a passing pickup and is immediately enamored. Guinevere Thompson lives just down the road from Paulie’s grandparents. She wants nothing to do with him. It’s not that she doesn’t like him; she likes him too much to see him beaten up by her three nasty brothers…or worse, her father. Paulie yearns to help this troubled girl escape the clutches of an abusive father, but will his interference only cause her more harm?
My Review:
“The Summer of Guinevere” by John V.Madormo is about a sixteen-year-old boy Paulie. The whole story is about how he brings up his courage to talk to girls. At first, Paul was describing how gorgeous her classmate Andie was and how he couldn’t take his eyes off her. When he went to Pennsylvania from Chicago to see her diseased grandmother with his father he saw another girl, Guinevere. He started describing how beautiful she was. I didn’t like his unstable mind. At the same time, I liked Paul’s bravery who did save a girl from her father who abused her for ages.
The one character I liked in this book was Paul’s Uncle Buddy who was so supportive of him. I liked his friendly way of speaking and handling things with Paul. The writing style was simple and good. I haven’t felt connected to any of the characters. I’m not happy with the climax either. I felt like the protagonist had no real feelings for a particular person throughout the book. It’s a one time read for me.
*Thanks to the author for the review copy*
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