An Invincible Summer by Mariah Stewart: Review

I love reading Maria Stewart books. She just goes in for the heart strings and really knows how to tug them to get you involved and attached to her stories.

I was able to review this upcoming release and I definitely shed more than a few tears along the way. Read on for my full review.

An Invincible Summer by Mariah Stewart
Publisher : Montlake (May 1, 2021)
ISBN-13 : 978-1542025362

ABOUT:
It was a lifetime ago that recently widowed Maggie Flynn was in Wyndham Beach. Now, on the occasion of her fortieth high school reunion, she returns to her hometown on the Massachusetts coast, picking up right where she left off with dear friends Lydia and Emma. But seeing Brett Crawford again stirs other emotions. Once, they were the town’s golden couple destined for one another. He shared Maggie’s dreams―and eventually, a shattering secret that drove them apart.

Buying her old family home and resettling in Wyndham Beach means a chance to start over for Maggie and her two daughters, but it also means facing her rekindled feelings for her first love and finally confronting―and embracing―the past in ways she never thought possible. Maggie won’t be alone. With her family and friends around her, she can weather this stormy turning point in her life and open her heart to the future. As for that dream shared and lost years ago? If Maggie can forgive herself, it still might come true.

An Invincible Summer by Mariah Stewart Review

I think this story hit home with me so much because it’s about older women and their relationships with each other and their family. Those in the mid life and beyond are going to appreciate this one.

Those friendships you form in high school can be super tight especially if you foster them throughout the years. This is a story of three women and their relationship along with their family ties. It’s heartwarming, and even a little heartbreaking, as we go through trials and tribulations over the years. But it is the deep seated connections that make the difference.

There’s nothing like going home, where ever or whatever “home” may be for you. In this particular story, that home is grandmother’s house and it’s located in the town where Maggie’s two best friends live. The town she grew up in. The town where her ex-boyfriend lives.

Stewart beautifully identifies those deep feelings that we get through past loves, best friends, high school memories, nostalgia. Life changes and the older we get the more we want a simplistic life without the drama. We want peace along with the love of friends and family.

I love how Stewart developed this story and brings a bit of surprise drama and love to the mix. She offers characters that are fun and friendly; people you would love to live next door to. But also the family ties that we cannot cut but can distance ourselves from are displayed in a perfect manner.

This story hooked me from the beginning and kept me dangling all the way through; cheering, crying, and just absorbing the decisions as Maggie finds her path to true happiness. An emotional second chance romance that just grabs you in your feels. A wonderful story I just fell for!

5 Stars!

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.