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This is about secrets, sisters, aging, forgiveness and love. I enjoyed all the characters, even the troubled ones. The damage even well-meaning parents can cause, the misunderstandings, and the need for forgiveness are explored, as is the cost of carrying guilt. The novel also documented the heartbreak in caring for a parent with Alzheimer's. I also loved the bits of bird trivia that related to the story. Thanks to Edelweiss+ for the ARC. 4.5/5

💙📚BOOK REVIEW IS UP📚💙

⭐️⭐️THAT LAST CAROLINA SUMMER BY KAREN WHITE⭐️⭐️

⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️

⭐️Wonderful characters

⭐️Great family drama

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Reading & enjoying Karen White‘s new novel. I love the bird info at the beginning of each chapter. KW has developed a love of birds after her husband gave her a bird feeder. 😂 now she has 15!
This book is also inspired by the recent deaths of both her parents, at least one of whom had rapidly declining dementia.
Depicted here is a Brown- Headed Cowbird.
🩷 🐦 🧠🩷

Phoebe left home years ago because of family drama and a missing girl, but since her mother is now diagnosed with Alzheimer‘s she returns home.

The drama still hadn‘t gone away in all those years, though. In fact, the drama with her sister had gotten worse. 5/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

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FULL REVIEW WILL BE ON JULY 22.

Phoebe left home years ago because of family drama and a missing girl but returns home.

The drama still hadn‘t gone away in all those years, though. In fact it has gotten worse.

Explores family dynamics, relationships, and facing your past. 5/5

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

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That Last Carolina Summer by Karen White

Coming July 22, 2025

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