According to Anna’s best friend, Frankie, twenty days in Zanzibar Bay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling, and if they meet one boy every day, there’s a pretty good chance Anna will find her first summer romance. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there’s something she hasn’t told Frankie–she’s already had her romance, and it was with Frankie’s older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago.

TWENTY BOY SUMMER explores what it truly means to love someone, what it means to grieve, and ultimately, how to make the most of every beautiful moment life has to offer.

My thoughts: In the interest of full disclosure, I judged this book based on cover and title alone last year after seeing it mentioned on many blogs. I didn't take the time to read about the book until after the Missouri debacle. Now I could kick myself for it, having read the book. Emotionally raw and open, this book is so much more than even the back of the book promises. This is one of those books, for me, that I see rather than read. The description and plot play perfectly together to create a movie that I was immediately drawn to and on the edge of my seat until the very end.