Synopsis
When she puts too many toes out of line and a judge deems her father unfit to be her guardian, she’s shipped across the country to the rural mountains of northern Georgia, where a personal friend of the judge lives with his wife and two kids on a farm. David Marshall is a professional counselor known for “reforming unruly youth”, and as part of David’s program, Lauren will be required to work with farm animals, go to church once a week, attend counseling sessions with David, and go to a new school, all for seven months until her graduation. So naturally, her plan is simple: to have her best friend come pick her up two months early on the day she turns eighteen, and to be as difficult as possible in the meantime.
Her plan doesn’t account for David Marshall’s daughter.
My Review
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
4 Platypires by Taking Flight by Siera Maley
Taking Flight was a quick read for me because I could not put the book down. I thought the book was engaging and well written. I really liked Lauren and thought she was a really good flawed character. I thought her growth and reactions to others was realistic.
I loved the back and forth between Lauren and Cammie and how their stereotypes of each other kept getting broken. Their loves scenes were romantic with mushy goodness. I truly felt their love was real.
The author did a really good job of painting what it means to be gay in the south in these modern times. While some people are accepting of gay people other people are not. It was not just black and white on the issue.
Overall this was a well-written story and I would recommend it.
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