Short and Sweet
This is one of the most real feeling stories I've ever read. Jolene Perry gives an excellent look at what it's like learning to live with something for the rest of your life that wasn't planned and isn't wanted. Loved it!
To Elaborate...
For Kate, life kind of sucks after being diagnosed with diabetes and her long term boyfriend dumping her for someone else. When she meets Aidan, a 19 year old army veteran who lost an arm, she finally sees someone who can understand what she's going through. The problem is, neither of them really know how to fully break down their walls and actually get attached to each other. As they get closer, they will have to decide what they really mean to each other.

As a huge fan of Jolene Perry's, I was so excited to read this, and it did not disappoint at all. I love how completely real Kate and Aidan feel. Both are struggling to accept realities they know have to face and in the middle of all of it, they find understanding in each other even if they won't admit it. They have so many swoony scenes, and I adore how confident they are when it comes to the physical side of their relationship. While they both definitely wonder what all the kissing and stuff means here and there, neither of them obsess over it or try to force a definition on it. They do what makes them feel happy, and it's so nice.

What cost it a 'heart' for me is that I really wanted more of them. I feel like a few areas could have been fleshed out a little more, especially when it comes to the secondary characters. Kate's best friend and sister are really distinct and great, and I kept wanting to see a little more of them in the story. It's definitely a minor thing, but something I feel the story could really use.

Overall, I'm so glad I read this, and it makes an excellent, quick summer read.

Originally posted at I Heart YA Fiction: http://www.iheartyafiction.blogspot.com/2014/07/review-summer-i-found-you-by-jolene.html