Cherokee Summer by Susan Antony

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Cherokee Summer

by Susan Antony

Published by Inc., The Wild Rose Press on January 21, 2019
Genres: YA Sweet Romance
Pages: 332
Format: Paperback
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When Ace leaves home to spend the summer in Cherokee, North Carolina the last thing she expects to find is a boyfriend—until she meets Cherokee Tribe member John Spears. As Ace and John's friendship blossoms, they find their life experiences mirror each other and they fall in love. Despite hurdles thrown by well-meaning family members and jealous frenemies, the star-crossed lovers remain committed to their mutual belief that the universe has drawn them together. However, when Ace sends John a strange text and then suddenly disappears, the two must rely on their trust in each other to save both their lives and their love.

Can Ace and John make their relationship work?

Cherokee Summer by Susan Antony is an excellent book about falling in love and trying to build a bridge between two families that have nothing in common. Well besides lots of drama things, and the will of two teens.

Ace McAllister

Ace McAllister is the first point-of-view character that we met, and she is struggling with a lot of things by herself. She is dealing with an alcoholic mother, an autistic little brother, a dad that’s not helping in any way, and a guy that her mom is pushing her, even though she doesn’t want anything to do with him. Ace is a people pleaser who is struggling with that and coming terms with who she is when she’s not under her mom’s watchful eyes.

What I like about Ace is that she isn’t afraid to fight for what she wants even if it causes a rift between her and her parents. She is a great character that wants to be able to experience life without her mom always butting in when she’s sober enough to do so. Ace loves her little brother Zach and would do anything for him. She has a strong will to survive anything that life throws her way, and has been doing that since her little brother has autism which led to her mom drinking. There isn’t much that I dislike about her.

John Spears

John Spears is the second point-of-view character that we met, and he is struggling with a lot of things like Ace. He is a native American, and this complicates his life when he wants to be with Ace. It doesn’t seem like fate is helping him at all. John has to deal with lots of people who don’t support his relationship with Ace, like his Grandma,  Cameron the guy that Ace’s mom her to date, and of course his mother causes problems for him. John can deal with all of that throughout the book while falling in love with Ace. These two make a sweet couple, and John tries to do what is best for Ace.

What I like about John is that he, like Ace, never did like Cameron, and got a weird vibe from the guy. He went after something that he loved even if it meant some bad things could happen to him. I especially like it when he stands up for Ace. John is charming with Ave’s little brother and can get through to him and get him to do things that he usually wouldn’t do. I couldn’t find anything that I didn’t like about him.

Five Stars

I am giving Cherokee Summer by Susan Antony five stars and recommending it to all young adult contemporary romance lovers out there. These two characters remind me of Romeo and Juliet with their forbidden romance, although no one dies in this one. I am such a sucker for a chance at a happily ever after. John and Ace had a lot going on for them, and they get their happy ending which makes me smile. They deserve it.

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Reading this book contributed to these challenges:

• 2019 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge
• 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge
• 2019 New Release Challenge

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