What a cover! I was so excited for A Wedding in the Lowcountry. While I wasn’t hooked as quickly as I hoped, it’s a story about second chances and about learning to lean on people around us. Keep reading this book review of A Wedding in the Lowcountry for my full thoughts.
Summary
Avila Rogers’ mother kicked her out of the house as a teenager when a one night stand left her pregnant. So when her mother passes away and Avila must return to Myrtle Beach to get her mother’s house ready to put on the market, her feelings are complicated, to say the least.
Things get even more complicated when she runs into her childhood friend, Trevor, who is now a professor at the nearby HBCU. Years ago when Trevor left Myrtle Beach to attend Hampton University, Avila felt abandoned, but it’s clear that their connection hasn’t faded… and may even be something more than the friendship they once shared.
As Trevor supports Avila in the wake of her mother’s passing, they have to deal with the feelings that they have for one another. Avila is wary of trusting others—she’s used to taking care of herself and her daughter, but could Trevor hold the key to opening her heart?
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
This is a whole series I wasn’t aware of, but you can definitely read A Wedding in the Lowcountry and enjoy it without reading the rest! For Avila she is faced with the prospect of going back home. Of having to face everything she left behind. I love a good story with a main character who has to look the past sparks in the face. The unresolved pasts which never stay closed. All the things we never said. So much of A Wedding in the Lowcountry is about Avila confronting her past. She is so scared of opening up her heart again, of realizing it could lead to heartbreak again.
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If you’re not interested in a character who’s so scared of moving forward, of being vulnerable again, then you might want to pass. A Wedding in the Lowcountry definitely felt more invested in Avila’s character development and her working through her own past. With flashbacks to the past and “he falls first”, A Wedding in the Lowcountry is devoted to character dynamics. Do we let our past experiences forever change who we are? Our capacity to love and be loved? It’s so easy to run when it gets hard, to keep pushing people away. It’s a much braver choice to let people in.
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