Sam’s family is broken. His mother went to live in Women’s
Land, leaving him with his father. His older brother is off at college, so Sam
is the one who receives the brunt of the split. With his mother gone, his
father quits his jobs, takes up new activities and decides to take his sons to
the beach for the summer.
On their first night there, Sam and his brother Jeff watch a
girl emerge from the sea and crawl on to the land. Written off as an alcohol
fueled dream, Sam can’t forget how odd it was, and it’s the light of day here
he meets the Girls.
Tall, blond, and beautiful, the girls hang out at the beach
and work at all of the shops along the beach. Kristle is the first girl they
meet at a restaurant. She seems to be attracted to Sam, much to his older
brother’s dismay. Sam isn’t sure about this attraction, but it seems the girls
all take notice of him. Sam takes notice of DeeDee.
As Sam and DeeDee start to get close, she quickly grows
distant. It has something to do with Kristle, and the other Girls. Somehow all
sisters, all connected by their mythology, and a curse that keeps them on that
beach.
September Girls is one of those haunting stick-with-you stories that will
keep you thinking for days. While the story is a slow build, readers will be
turning the pages to find out more about the Girls and their secrets. Just like
Sam, readers are unsure of what the girls are, of course there are some pretty
big clues early on.
September Girls reads like a hot day at the beach, complete with heat induced confusion, romance and mystery. Fans of fairy tales retold, like Francesca Lia Block and Margo Lanagon will enjoy this new spin on an old tale.
I"ll see you @ the library!
Katie (Now reading Jessica Darling's It List. So happy that there's another Jessica Darling book!)
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