This is a slightly different post to my normal review ones. I was invited to participate my very first blog tour- the blog tour for A Stardance Summer by Emily March, and I’m very excited to present this special post.
Here’s what I thought of the book:
A Stardance Summer by Emily March is a very fun but realistic read. Liliana, known as Lily, is a sensible and hard-working person from Oklahoma. In eighth grade, she wanted Christopher, her brother Derek’s friend, to notice her instead of her nemesis Tiffany.
Years later, at age 30, she feels really dissatisfied with her life and has a difficult relationship with her conservative and unsupportive parents. There’s also a scandal at her job.
She makes a snap decision to change her life and wants to reinvent herself. Before long, she finds herself joining the Tornado Alleycats, a group of glamorous campers, or “glampers” at the Stardance River Camp in the town of Eternity Springs, Colorado. When she finds out the camp’s owner, Brick Calahan, is none other than Christopher himself, she finds she gets more than she bargained for……
I’d like to thank Emily March and a huge thanks to St Martin’s Press for the opportunity to review this eARC via NetGalley. I’m especially priveledged to have been invited to participate in the blog tour for this title.
A Stardance Summer is a sweet and throughly enjoyable book about taking chances, living life the best you can reinventing yourself and rekindling old relationships. It is a feel-good novel about finding out who you really are.
This is the first book by Emily March, and also the first Eternity Springs novel I’ve had the pleasure of reading. Can’t wait to read more by her!
The book gets 4.5 stars from me.
Have you read any by Emily March? Which ones?
Want to know more about her? Read on for an author Q and A!
Q&A WITH EMILY MARCH
Q: What will newbies to Eternity Springs find unique in your work?
A:My recurring character, the wise-woman Celeste Blessing, is written in such a way that the reader asks “Is she or isn’t she an angel.” My answer is that it’s up to the reader to decide. Spirituality is individual, so I think Celeste’s spirituality should be, too.
Q: Do you listen to music while you write? What are some tunes on your playlist?
A: I listen to movie soundtracks: Last of the Mohicans, Braveheart, Lord of the Rings, DragonHeart, Gettysburg, Somewhere in Time, Dances with Wolves. I also listen to Celtic spa music and classical piano and cello duets.
Q: What is your favorite scene in A Stardance Summer?
A: I love the Fourth of July scene with the Callahan family, all the Eternity Springs crowd, and fireworks—both in the sky and in the treehouse.
