Blog Tour Review, Truly, Madly, Amy

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Truly, Madly, Amy
Kerry Wilkinson

 

390 pages
Bookouture
published Jul 21, 2022

We all remember that one magical summer that changed our lives.

For Joe, it’s 1999. School is over, and with zero idea of what he’s meant to do for the rest of his life, he’s reluctantly accepted a job at the local summer camp. Anything to drown out the sharp grief of missing his dad and move on from what school calls his ‘anger problems’. But getting screamed at by hyperactive ten-year-olds is almost enough to make him quit on day one.

Almost.

Then he sees Amy Ashworth for the very first time, her black hair shining in the sun – and learns that nothing hits harder than first love.

She’s the only person he knows who reads for fun, or who’s seen Titanic fourteen times. But there’s another side to Amy. Soon, she’s the only person he’s ever been to a wild house party with, or kissed under the twinkling stars. It’s the happiest Joe has ever been… until the terrible day when what’s left of his family fractures into a million pieces.

Caught up in Amy’s whirlwind, Joe can’t bring himself to tell the truth about his life. Would his dad have wanted him to fight for the girl he loves, or protect his family, no matter what?

Only one thing is certain: this is the summer Joe will grow up. But when he looks back decades later, will he be ashamed of his choices? And will Amy still be by his side?

Heart-warming, hilarious, nostalgic, and bittersweet, Truly, Madly, Amy explores first loves, last chances, and the summers that shape us. Perfect for fans of David Nicholls, Mike Gayle, and anyone who remembers the carefree days of being just sixteen, when the world was full of possibility.

My Review

Honestly, I’m not sure I’ve ever read a coming-of-age story told from the male perspective.  I was so drawn into the story.  I felt what Joe Miller felt.  While I was never a counselor, I remember camp and he nailed it.  I loved that as the story progressed, he teased you with facts and yet didn’t tell anything before he was ready to.  What happened to his Dad.  What broke his Mom.  What trouble did he get into.  I love Joe and Amy and how they meshed.  And felt how he was torn between his two group of friends.  How he matured through the book.  How can you not love a boy that reads Little Woman to impress a girl?  And something you see so little of these days, the chapters had headings.

It is a heartwarming love story mixed in with a turning point in life.  I laughed and cried.  It seems like the perfect summer book to break up all of my thriller reads.

Sherry

Author Bio:

Kerry Wilkinson is from the English county of Somerset but has spent far too long living in the north. It’s there that he’s picked up possibly made-up regional words like ‘barm’ and ‘ginnel’. He pretends to know what they mean.

He’s also been busy since turning thirty: his Jessica Daniel crime series has sold more than a million copies in the UK; he has written a fantasy-adventure trilogy for young adults; a second crime series featuring private investigator Andrew Hunter and the standalone thriller, Down Among The Dead Men.

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