A retelling of Peter Pan, this one is a beautiful, haunting summer read. It will make you long for the sun and sand and have you grabbing your surf board and wetsuit to catch some waves.
Our main character, Wendy, has just graduated from high school and is the only person that believes that her missing twin brothers are still alive. Her parents and friends believe the story that the police told them, that John and Michael disappeared surfing a legendarily huge wave in January. So, Wendy decides to spend the summer finding her brothers and proving that they're out there.
Her journey brings her to Kensington, a perfect surfing cove home to a family of lost teenagers and a surfing drug dealer with a heart of gold. My favorite part of the book was probably the descriptions of her time at Kensington, with its perfect waves and the family of boys living there. While there, she also learns to surf which absolutely one hundred percent made me want to pick my board up again.
This one is a relatively quick read but it's beautiful and haunting and full of feels and a perfect way to kick off summer. It has a mystical, beautiful feel to it and lyrical, descriptive writing that will put you right there on the beach in California with Wendy, Pete and Belle.
An ideal read to get you in the summer mood and remind you that summer (and first love) are fleeting so you should appreciate them while you can.
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