The Summer I Found You, by Jolene Perry
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The Summer I Found You, by Jolene Perry
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Kate's dream boyfriend has just broken up with her and she's still reeling from her diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Aidan planned on being a lifer in the army and went to Afghanistan straight out of high school. Now he's a disabled young veteran struggling to embrace his new life. When Kate and Aidan find each other, neither one wants to get attached. But could they be right for each other after all?
The Summer I Found You, by Jolene Perry- Amazon Sales Rank: #161822 in Books
- Brand: Perry, Jolene
- Published on: 2015-03-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.10" h x .70" w x 5.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 256 pages
From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up—Romance fans will enjoy the unexpected love that blossoms between 19-year-old, disabled Afghanistan Army veteran, Aiden, and recently heartbroken high school senior Kate who is learning to live with diabetes. Telling their stories in alternating chapters, Aiden and Kate reveal their personal challenges, insecurity, fears, hopes, and attraction. Aiden struggles to live with a missing arm, confront his nightmares of war, and decide on a future. Kate has been dumped by her boyfriend, can't wait to go away to college, and bristles under the scrutiny of protective parents who take her diabetes more seriously than she does. Although Aiden opens up to Kate about his anxieties, she keeps her diabetes and virginity secret, choosing instead to convey a carefree demeanor and savor their mutual feelings. When Kate suffers a hypoglycemic episode, Aiden rushes her to the hospital and learns that she has not been honest with him. Kate realizes that trust is an essential part of a caring relationship and that she must begin making more mature decisions. Through realistic dialogue, believable scenarios, and candid reflections, this story offers insight on both the personal trauma of a young, wounded warrior and the multiple challenges of teen diabetes. Despite disparities in age (two years), emotional maturity, and life experience, Kate and Aiden's developing relationship rings true. In addition to their intense physical attraction (including one night of protected sex), they share humor, the support of family and friends, increasing self-awareness and understanding of others, and a climactic break that prompts each of them to thoughtfully address their futures.—Gerry Larson, formerly at Durham School of the Arts, NC
From Booklist Kate Walker thinks that her life is over. She just learned she has diabetes and has been dumped by her boyfriend. Aidan Connelly believed he would spend his career in the military, but barely one year in, he lost his best friend and his arm during a bombing, and he has been sent home. Although both feel lost and broken, maybe all they need to start recovering is someone who understands. So begins a unique romance between two young adults who have almost given up hope of living “normal lives.” Perry’s narrative flip-flops between the two voices, which allows for an interesting change of perspective. In realistic fashion, this novel addresses society’s stigmas about disease and disability as these characters struggle to have an identity beyond their health problems. This is a romance that tactfully touches on difficult issues while still offering a sweet love story any teenager could enjoy. Grades 9-12. --Bethany Fort
Review ". . .this novel should satisfy readers looking for a light romance with a touch of drama." VOYA, April 2014"Through realistic dialogue, believable scenarios, and candid reflections, this story offers insight on both the personal trauma of a young, wounded warrior and the multiple challenges of teen diabetes." School Library Journal, April 2014"The romance is sweet and believable. . ." Kirkus Reviews, January 15, 2014"Perry candidly describes their conflicted feelings, the loneliness of having a perceived disability, and the power of mutual encouragement." Publishers Weekly, December 20, 2013
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Authentic and Beautiful By Cookie The best thing about Jolene's characters is there authenticity. Kate is seventeen. Aidan is nineteen. And they act like 17 and 19 year olds. Exactly.Kate deals with diabetes, as said in the blurb, but she doesn't really deal with it. She ignores it...pretends it doesn't exist and doesn't take it seriously. It's sad and frustrating to read, but it's something I could 100% relate to. When something happens in our lives that is so devastating, or it changes the course of our futures, and it's something we refuse to accept, our minds won't allow us to see the severity of the situation. It happens all the time. Denial is a stage of grief, and who knows how long people stay in that stage. For Kate, she doesn't want to live with her disease. She doesn't want to deal with it forever. Her brain refuses to accept this is how life will be for her now. And I get it. I get HER. I want it not to be her life either. I wish ignoring things would make things go away. But they don't, and this book is a hard dose of reality with that.Aidan's life changes as well, not only very physically, but the emotional toll war has on a soldier I can't even comprehend. These two connected with each other far deeper than either of them realized. They both said it was on the surface...attraction, distraction... but what Jolene has done so amazingly well is sneak in the underlining chemistry, the deep feelings that even the characters don't realize is happening until it hits them hard. And the message in not only the love story but in the character development itself whispers to the reader, "Life is hard, but how you handle it either makes it harder or easier."The things these characters deal with are forever things. They won't go away if they're ignored. And the strength from the two young characters, the arc of their story, was beautifully written. Brought to light things in my own life, and when a book can do that for me, I find that a very humbling gift.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Quick Summer Romance Read By Laura O I read this recently on a cross country plane trip while utilizing the new Kindle Unlimited. This is a great, quick read for anyone who loves romance stories. The characters are believable and even though my teens years are well behind me, I could relate to aspects of each character. There is a sex scene, should that not fit well with your preferences, however it is not graphic like adult romance novels tend to be.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The Summer (Not Really) I Found You By caripao I hate to admit it but I had a really hard time with this one. It left me feeling confused and underwhelmed. While it had a lot of potential, The Summer I Found You has too many flaws to be an enjoyable read.One of the aspects that bothered me the most about this novel is the title. That sounds crazy, right? But if you are going to use the word “summer” in the title, you might want to make sure the story is actually set in the summer! As far as I could tell, The Summer I Found You takes place during the school year. I’m not sure where the title came from or why it wasn’t changed prior to publication. It is very misleading and kind of strange. Also, while I think the cover is pretty, I think it doesn't represent the novel very well.While I’m aware that I received a galley of this title so I should be very lenient on grammar/spelling, I felt like I was reading the first draft of a novel instead of one close to publication. Most sentences weren’t structured very well and that alone made my reading experience less than stellar. I also had an issue with the way the male character’s name was spelled throughout the novel. It kept changing from Aiden to Aidan and back again. As a reader, it confused me. As a reviewer, it made me kind of angry. I feel like something this huge shouldn’t be a problem by the time ARCs are being distributed to reviewers.As far as the relationship goes, I felt like Aidan (or Aiden...who knows?) and Kate were two hormonal teenagers and their initial connection was based on that alone. Their chemistry didn't develop the way I wanted to it and everything felt rushed. I understand that they were each other's "escape" but I couldn't get over the fact that they were both too immature to care deeply about someone else.It wasn't all bad, though. I love that the characters were struggling with issues we don't usually read about in YA/NA. I’m glad that Jolene Perry chose to write about a young girl with diabetes and a nineteen year disabled old veteran. I think it could've been better, perhaps more emotionally appealing, but I appreciate the effort to bring awareness to these issues.Would I recommend this novel? Honestly, I’m not sure. While it is being marketed as a New Adult novel (which I didn’t know until recently), I feel like it won’t find a lot of success that way. The characters are not mature enough and the story is not unique enough to appeal to fans of NA. My final verdict is that The Summer I Found You isn't good enough to shine among all of the new titles being released this year and, unless you are interested in a quick and average read, you should skip this one.Note: An eARC of this title was provided to me through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.Review originally posted on dontfoldthepage.blogspot.com
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