290 Pages (Paperback)Sourcebooks Fire
May 1, 2012
Source: ARC Tour
Format: ARC
{Teen} Book Scene Tour
The day Brigitta accidentally flings herself into the lap of a guy she's never met, her friend Natalie is convinced he's Trent Yves, egotistical heartthrob-in-hiding. When the boy, who calls himself Luke, is nearly eaten by a cougar, Brigitta finds herself saving his life, being swept into his spectacular embrace and wondering if she wants Natalie's fantasy to be true.Baby cougars! That is really all I have to say about this book... Okay, not really, but those cubs melted my heart and were way more prominent than I expected. Which was a good thing.
As the two spend the summer together raising orphaned cougar cubs, Brigitta still can't be sure of his true identity. But then again, since her grandparents' death, her father's sudden urge to give away all their possessions and become a shaman, and her own awkward transition from girlhood into a young woman, she isn't sure of anything. What is the truth? More importantly, can she accept it?
Brigitta lives in an... unconventional family. Her parents drink weird tea and talk to fairies and while she accepted it at first, she's really starting to resent it. Then the boy comes into the picture. But where does he keep running off too? Does she even want to know?
More than anything, I would say The Summer of No Regrets is a story of identity. Brigitta figuring out who she is, who her family really is, who Luke is and what all of that ultimately means. It was a cute story with an important message. I enjoyed it, I did, but my favorite part would have to be the cougar cubs Brigitta and Luke find. Yes, partly because they sounded adorable, but for another reason too. There are few things in this world that has the ability to dissolve any selfish feelings and make you face what is really going on. It happens sometimes with friends, or siblings, a child (I would imagine), but for Brigitta it is those cubs. They really push along her transformation and lead her on her path to discovery. That sounds so much like an english class, but it is true. The cubs play a huge (and adorable) role in both the plot and chrachter development.
Overall, I would recommend it. It is a story that has been told many times, but in a different way. Laced with celebrities, friends, wacky family, romance and cougar cubs, The Summer of No Regrets is a thoughtful and adorable read.
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