Nov
Today I’m excited to participate in the Release Blitz of ‘The Sky in Summer’ by Leslie Pike. This is a Contemporary Romance novel and a standalone in the Lyon Family series. ‘The Sky in Summer’ is out NOW!
I must admit I hadn’t heard of Leslie Pike before I saw the sign up for an ARC of ‘The Sky In Summer’. But the book description sounded really fun, so I signed up. And when I got approved to read an ARC, I was super excited and started reading as soon as possible.
In ‘The Sky in Summer’ we meet Layla and Van. Almost thirty years ago they were in kindergarten together, but they lost contact and never saw each other again. Now Layla and Van meet again, and they have an instant chemistry between them that flies off the pages. But Van is a playboy, and Layla is a single mom of teen twins. They have nothing in common, but after all these years they can’t deny they’re curious about each other. And soon they realize there chemistry definitely makes for a intense ‘friendship’. But Van is leaving for Paris only a few months, and he has never the guy for one woman.
‘The Sky in Summer’ was definitely a book I really enjoyed. It is a standalone, but we also get glimpses of the other Lyon siblings whose books are already out there. Yes, it can be read as a standalone. But I do think it will be even better when you’ve read the previous books too. It sure made me very curious about the other books in the series. So my TBR is getting bigger again. LOL!
The relationship between Layla and Van was very fun to read. They made me laugh out loud several times. And their chemistry was definitely something I could feel coming of the pages. I loved there characters, and enjoyed getting to know them. Especially since this book is written through both there point of few. Van was a bit to crude for me at times. But I can look through it.
What I loved most of all about this book, was the fact that these characters where a bit older than most main characters in romance books. Layla is thirty-eight and has two teenaged boys. I loved that. It was really refreshing to read a book about two people who aren’t more than a decade younger than me. LOL!
The writing itself wasn’t my favorite, it felt a bit rushed at times. But the characters and the romance made up for that, and I look forward to reading more books in this series.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
