Review : The Summer My Life Began by Shannon Greenland
Summary (from Goodreads) Elizabeth Margaret—better known as Em—has always known what life would contain: an internship at her father’s firm, a degree from Harvard and a career as a lawyer. The only problem is that it’s not what she wants. When she gets the opportunity to get away from it all and spend a month with the aunt she never knew, she jumps at the chance. While there, Em pursues her secret dream of being a chef, and she also learns that her family has kept some significant secrets from her, too. And then there’s Cade, the laid-back local surfer boy who seems to be everything Em isn't. Naturally, she can’t resist him, and as their romance blossoms, Em feels she is living on her own terms for the first time. Personal Thoughts When I got The Summer My Life Began, I thought I would be reading a fun, light and fluffy book about a summer romance. However, this book fell pretty flat for me and it left me feeling nothing at all. The main charac...