A review by mellabella
The Summer We Got Free by Mia McKenzie

4.0

I loved this book. It did start off fairly slow. But once the characters developed, and the secrets started coming out... It was hard to put down. Ava, her husband Paul, her mother Regina, father George, and sister Sandra all live in the same house. This has been the family house for many years. The book alternates between the 50's and the 70's (which is the books present time). The family is haunted by the murder of Ava's twin Geo 17 years earlier. They have all been shells of their selves. George and Sandra were not living their true lives before then. George being in the closet. Sandra living in her sisters shadow and invisible to everyone. Then Paul's sister Helena comes looking for him after many years. Her visit is the catalyst for changes in the household. The book deals with grief, repression, racism, and over zealous religious figures... As well as hypocrisy within certain people who deem themselves Christian. It's also a love story and, slightly paranormal. This was her debut and I would love to see if she writes anything else.