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ืืกืคืจ ืืงืืื ืฉื ืื ืืื ืืื ืื, Nora Goes Off Script, ืืืฉ ืื ืืขืืฃ ืื ืืช ืืคืื ื. ืืื ืืื ืืจืื ืืืจืื, ืืื ืื ืืืชื ืื ืืืื ืืช ืฉืืืคืฉืจื ืื ืืื ืืช ืืืขืืืื. ืืฉืื ื ืืืฉืืช ืขื ืื ืืืืขืื, ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืื, ืืืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืงืืจืืช ืืืืืืืืช ืฉืืื ืืื ืืื.
ืืขืืืชื, Summer Romance, ืืื ืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืืคืฉืช ืืกืคืจืืช ืจืืื ืืืช ืืืื.
ืืื ืืืจืืก ืืกืืจืช ืืชืื. ืืื ืืืืขื ืืืชืื ืืขืืืจืช ืืืืืจืื ืื ืคืืช ืืช ืืืคืฆืื ืฉืขืืจ ืืื ื ืืืกืืจ ืืช ืืืคืฆืื ืื ืืชืจืื ืืฆืืจื ื ืืืฉื ืื ืืื ืืฉืืืืฉ. ืกืืืืจ ืืืืช ืืื ืืจืคืืืืื ืืฉื ื ืืฆืืืื: ืืฆื ืืื ื ืืคืื ืืืคืฆืื ืืืฉื ืื ืืื ืืก ืื ืจืืืืช ืืืฉืืช ืืืืืืืืช ืืืฉ ืื ืืคืงื ืืืื ืืืฆื ืฉื ื ืื ืืฆืืข ืืืื ืคืื ืงืฆืืื ืื ืฉืืืืื ืืช ืืื ืืืงืฉืื ืืฆื ืืฉื ื ืืืืืืช ืืืื ืคืจืืืืืช ืืืืืืืช, ืืืจื ืืื ืขืืืจ ืืืจืื.
ืืื ืืื ืืกื ืืืจ ืฉืืืื ืืืฃ. ืืืืช ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืชื ื ืฉืืืช. ืื ืื ืืืืื ืฉืื. ืืขืื ืขืื ืืืชื ืขื ืฉืืืฉืช ืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืขืื ืื ืืชืืืฉืฉื ืืืขืืืื ืฉืืืื ืฉืื ื ืคืืจื ืืคื ื ืืฉื ืชืืื. ืืื ืฉืืงืขืช ืืืืืืื, ืืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืกืืจืช ืืช ืืืืช ืฉืื, ืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืกืคืงื ืืืจ ืืืืื ืฉืื. ืืื ืืืจ ืฉื ืชืืื ืื ืืฆืื ืืืื ืกื ืโืื ืก ืขื ืจืืืกื. ืืขืืจ ืืื ืกืื ืขื ืจืืืกื ืืื ืืกืื ืืขืืืง ืืืงืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืืืืืืื ืืืฉืงืืขื ืฉื ืืื.
ืืื ืืื ืืื ืคืืืฉืช ืืืื ืช ืืืืืื ืืช ืืืชโื. ืืืชโื ืฆืขืืจ ืืืกืคืจ ืฉื ืื ืืืื. ืืื ืื ืขืโื ืืฆืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืชืจ, ืืืชโื ืืื ืืืื ืืฆืขืืจ ืฉื ืืืจื ืฉื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืชื ืืืื ืฆืขืืจ. ืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืชื. ืฉื ืื ืฉืืื ืื ืคืืฉื ืืช ืืืชโื, ืขืืฉืื ืืื ืืืจ ืืืจ ืืืืจ ืื ืื ืื 36 ืืืื ืืืจ ืืขืืืจื ืืชืงืืคื ืฉื ืืืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืช ืืืืช ืฉื ืืืืจืื ืฉืื ืฉืืืืืื ืืขืืืจ ืืคืืืจืืื.
ืืืืกืื ืฉื ืืื ืขื ืืืชโื ืืืจืืื ืื ืืฆืืช ืืืชืจืืืช ืฉืื ืืื ืืืชื ืฉืงืืขื. ืืื ื ืืฉืืช ืืืืจ ืืืจ ืืืงืกืื ืืืืืืจ. ืืื ืืชืืืื ืืืชืืืฉ (ืื ืืืื ืกืื ืขื ืจืืืกื) ืืืชืืคืจ ืืืขืฉืืช ืืืฉืจ.
ืืืชโื ืฉืืืืจ ืืช ืืื ืืืืฉื ืืืงื ืืืขืชื ืืช, ื ืืื ืืคืืืฉ ืืช ืืืืฉื ืืชืืืกืชื ืืช ืฉืืืืชืจื ืขื ืงืจืืืจื ืืจืืืืช ืืฉืืื ืืืื ื ืืกืืืืช ืืฃ ืืืืื ืืื ืืืฆืืืช ืืฆืืจื ืืืื ืืืืฉืืจ ืืื ืืคืจืื ืฉืื. ืืื ืืชื ืื ืืกืืืข ืืืื ืืชืืืื ืืืืฉืืจ ืืืื ืฉืืื ืชืกืืืข ืื ืื ืคืืช ืืช ืืืคืฆืื ืืืืช ืืืจืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืืขืืื ืืืชื ืืืืืจื.
ืืืชโื ืืืืข ืืืืื ื ืืืืฉืืจ ืืืืืคืืช ืืืืจืืช ืืืงืกืฆื ืืจืืืช ืฉืืืจืืืช ืืคืจืื ืฉื ืืื ืื ืืืขืจืื ืืืชื ื ืืื ื. ืืื ืืฆืืื ืืืจืื ืืืื ืืืฉืืืข ืืช ืืงืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืืฉืื ืืช ืืืืจืื ืฉืืืืขืื ืื ืืชืืืื ืืงืฉื ืฉืืื ืขืืืจ.
ืืืืกืื ืืื ืื ืืชืคืชืืื ืืฆืืจื ืืืื ื, ื ืืืขืช ืืื ืืืคื. ืื ืืื ืืื ืกืืื ืืืขื ืื ืจืืฉืืื ืฉื ืฉื ืื. ืืื ืกืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืืขืจืืช ืืืืกืื ืืจืขืืื ืขื ืืขืื ืฉืืจื ืื ืืชืืืฉืช ืืืกืจ ืขืจื. ืขื ืืืชโื ืืื ืืืืืช ืฉืื ืืืฉืืืข ืืช ืืงืื ืฉืื.
Summer Romance ืืื ืืืื ื ืจืืื ืจืืื ืื ืืืฉ ืื ืืจืื ืืืงืื ืฉืืชืืงืืื ืืืขืจืืช ืืืืกืื ืฉื ืืื ืืืืชโื, ืืื ืืฉ ืื ืื ืขืืืง ืืคืชืืข. ืืื ืจืืื ืฉืขืืกืง ืืืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืฉ, ืืืืืื ืืืืช ืฉื ืืืช ืืขื ืืื ืื ืืฉืื ืฉืชืืื ืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืื ืืื ืืืืชื ื. ืื ืืกืฃ ืขื ืืื ืืขืฆืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืฉืืฉ ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืชื.
ืืืชืืื ืืื ื ืืืืคื ืืช ืืืขืืืื ืืื ื ืืืืฉืช ืืืื ืฉื ืกืคืจ ืขืืจื ืขืฆืืืช. ืกืคืจ ืืืืืฅ ืืืื.
Summer Romance/ Annabel Monaghan
Kindle Edition, 368 pages, 2024
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Annabel Monaghanโs earlier book, โNora Goes Off Script,โ didnโt impress me. It had several elements but lacked the authenticity that could have made me enjoy the plot. Looking back, it wasnโt enjoyable, especially given its positive reviews.
In contrast, โSummer Romanceโ encompassed everything I seek in quality romantic literature.
Ellie Morris is a home organizer. She visits homes to assist residents in sorting through outdated possessions and organizing the remaining items in an accessible and usable manner. The home organization serves as therapy for both parties: on the one hand, clearing out old items introduces new, positive energy and has a purifying effect; on the other hand, it is a practical profession that requires Ellie to listen to others while being pragmatic and decisive, usually for the benefit of others.
Ellie is like the cobbler who goes barefoot. Her house is a whirlwind of chaos, and so is her life. Her husband left her with their three children, and she still hasnโt recovered from her motherโs death, who died two years ago. Ellie is sinking into depression, and just as she doesnโt organize her own home, sheโs neglecting every other aspect of her life. For two years, Ellie hasnโt worn jeans with a zipper. The absence of these pants is the most profound and existential symbol of her depression and decline.
One day, Ellie meets Ethan at the dog park. Ethan is several years younger than Ellie. Heโs also a successful lawyer, and more importantly, he is the younger brother of Ellieโs friend, having known her since he was a child. He recognizes Ellie, though she doesnโt recognize him. She hasnโt seen Ethan in years; now, heโs a handsome and mature 36-year-old man who has returned to town for two months to sell his parentsโ house after they decide to move to Florida.
Ellieโs relationship with Ethan awakens her from the slumber sheโs been in. She is drawn to this charming yet peculiar man. Ellie begins dressing up, including wearing pants with zippers, applying makeup, and exercising.
Ethan, who knew Ellie as a strong and opinionated woman, is shocked to encounter this defeated woman who has given up her accounting career and canโt even prepare an expense report for her mediation process with her ex. He offers to assist Ellie with the mediation while she helps him sort through his parentsโ house so he can sell it.
Ethan attends mediation meetings wearing strange and eccentric suits that prevent Ellieโs ex from properly evaluating him. He helps Ellie rediscover her lost voice and achieve what she deserves during the difficult process sheโs facing.
Their relationship unfolds in an authentic, touching, and beautiful manner. Each of them bears years of emotional baggage. Ellie especially struggles with the toxic relationship with her husband, which leaves her feeling worthless. Through Ethan, she rediscovers her voice.
Although โSummer Romanceโ is undoubtedly a romantic novel that delves into Ellie and Ethanโs relationship, it also possesses surprising depth. This novel explores themes of self-discovery, second chances, and the empowering nature of having someone by your side who truly believes in and loves you.
The writing avoids being preachy, and the plot steers clear of a self-help book tone. Highly recommended.
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