A review by zikeyag
One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris

emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book was so good I could cry! 😩🥹 in fact I almost did. The author covered some tough topics, grief, trauma, forgiveness, just to name a few. The author really gave us all of Sara and much of Jacob. She allowed us into their minds so we could travel with them through their thought process. Sara and Jacob needed this summer in Savannah more than they could have imagined as it helped them in so many ways. 

I also enjoyed the supporting characters, Sylvia and Sara’s dad, Hosea. His verbal communication being only poems confused me in the beginning, but as the story went on I started to understand what he was communicating to everyone as if I was becoming a student too ☺️. & Sylvia ? Love her. She pushed Sara without forcing her. Gave her balance when she was teetering over the edge. 

Now Jacob, he had a lot to come to grips with as well. I applaud him for coming back to face it and challenge himself and not being scared of falling for Sara and her family. Sara’s family showed him what his family somewhat used to be and guided him back on the road to forgiveness. 

This book was a lot and I’m upset that I took so long to read it. I’m also grateful that my husband bought it for me, so I’ll forever have the physical copy to cherish. 
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