New Review! Entangled Summer by Michelle Barrow-Belisle 3.5 Cranky Stars

Entangled Summer by Michele Barrow-Belisle
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3.5 Cranky Stars


First off, this book is just 190+ pages. For that length, the author managed to cram in a full story so props to her for accomplishing that.


We meet Nora, a young adult struggling to make ends meet living out of pocket as well as paying off her ailing grandfather’s medical bills. Her childhood friend Kenzie found them an unbelievably sweet gig working for a summer camp for privileged teens. All they had to do was apply for it and see a fat paycheck waiting for them at the end. So, off they went.


Nora’s interview was a bit unorthodox making her wonder why she was accepted at all…until she found out who her boss was, an old flame she’d never thought she would meet again. Troy was a self-made millionaire who had a passion for art and for her. A passion they rekindled in no time at all.


However, there was just one problem: Nora was in love with the man in her dreams. Literally the man in her dreams, the one who visits her every night for years who she had named Darcy.

The question was: who would she choose?

Ok, points for the imagination. Being in love with the man in your dreams then falling in love with a living version can be a bit too much for a girl to handle.


This story had so much potential. But being as short as it was, it didn’t develop enough to my liking. The relationship between Nora and Darcy for instance. Or even with her grandfather. A single scene with the ailing grandad would have given me more than telling me again and again how important he was in her life. Also, the need to develop the relationship between Troy and Nora took away the chance to build the story itself. I wanted to see more of the campers. Why did Grace say they were “special”? Or Grace, why was she special? And a few more minor things which would have built the story to give it more character, make it more personal. I felt there were a few holes scattered across the board.

I see this version is the second edition. Maybe doing a third edition would bring perfection.

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