Reading Under the Willow Tree

Summer He Came Home does exactly what it says on the tin, it is a very sweet and entertaining romance but offers no more than that. It is a book you can snuggle up with on a blustery winter's day and forget about life for a little while, and sometimes that is all you need.

There was a lot to like about this book. I really liked that the main character was a mother, and that she was a good and thoughtful mum. She always worries about her boy, which makes her a little uptight where the romance is concerned but that is the way it should be. Maggie is not always the easiest person to like. She has a lot to contend with and is always looked over her shoulder in case her past comes back to haunt
her. I cannot blame her for her caution or concerns given her situation.

I liked Cain immediately, I think he was supposed to be a bit of a bad boy but to be honest I never really thought that. He was so smitten with Maggie and determined to make it work with her. His interaction with Maggie's son was adorable and the love he clearly has for his friends was admirable. The romance was nice and I liked them together, but it didn't blow my mind.

I did think that it was a little bit boring in places and needed something to get it going but it wasn't a major problem. My only other complaint was that I felt the ending was very
rushed, Maggie has spent most of the novel keeping Cain at a distance but then suddenly she was ready to marry him, that didn't quite work for me. Also, the big relationship issue about the fact that Cain lives and has a career elsewhere was never resolved was a shame.

I would not rave about Summer He Came Home, it did not change my life, but for fans of the genre it is a very enjoyable read that I would recommend.