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Book: Around the Sun

Author: Eric Michael Bovim

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 3/5

Recommended For...: business minded people, grief

Publication Date: June 1, 2020

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Recommended Age: 17+ (death, grief, and businesses)

Publisher: Epigraph Publishing

Pages: 288

Synopsis: Mark White appears to have it all as the head of a prestigious PR firm in Washington, DC. But in the aftermath of his wife’s sudden death, he is struggling to raise his eight-year-old son, Colin. When he takes on a controversial new technology startup mid-scandal and weeks before their IPO, Mark’s world rapidly begins to unravel. Adrift, Mark is soon forced to make life-altering choices that will affect his bond with Colin, the legacy of his deceased wife’s unsold paintings, and, most importantly, his relationship with himself. Set at intervals in present-day New York, San Francisco, Barbados, Italy, and Barcelona, Around the Sun is told in lush, graceful prose, a portrait of grief and hope in the age of social media, globalization, and artistic decadence.

Review: Overall I thought this was a beautifully done book. The book had great character development and the world building was so detailed it felt like you were in those places. The plot of the book kept me intrigued in it throughout the novel.

However, I think that the pacing was slowed down as the book went on and the business focus of the book was a bit hard of a concept for me to grasp, but I think the author did pretty well!

Verdict: It was a good book!