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Serious subject, but enrobed in a rom-com movie plot. Maggie May, the main protagonist, has quite a weekend on Fire Island. The musical themes as chapter titles were very engaging and had me humming. Great time of year for a heartwarming read! I needed that!

Maggie found out she was adopted when she was in elementary school, but was in such a loving family, she had no interest in finding her birth mother. Both of her parents, who were older, died by the time Maggie was only 30. This wonderful novel is about Maggie's search for her birth mother. It was a delight, I finished in one day. Loved getting to go on this journey with Maggie. Highly recommend.

Songs of Summer centers on Maggie's journey to meet her birth mother after her parents pass away. She discovers that her birth mother is spending time on Fire Island, and takes the chance to try to meet her. At a crossroads with her new fiancé (but long time best friend) Jason, Maggie also realizes that what brought her comfort in the past may not make her happy in the future.

This was a heartwarming and fun read, and I loved exploring Fire Island through the eyes of the book's characters. Maggie is the owner of her parents' old record store, and music is a big part of her life. As such, I enjoyed how song titles were woven into the story and tied to each big part of Maggie's journey toward self-discovery. Though the ending was predictable, it was quite sweet and comforting. This was an enjoyable beach read!

This one has many of my favorite elements: a summer setting, romance, family, and weddings. Bonus points for Fire Island—now I want to visit!

Maggie Mae Wheeler (yes, she's named after the Rod Stewart song) is 30 and has a marriage proposal pending from her long-time best friend. Before she answers, she wants to seek out her birth mother. Maggie has just tracked her down, thanks to a genealogy site. She learns that her mother will be at a wedding on Fire Island.

Maggie finds crazy family dynamics but meets a fascinating man, Matt, who loves music as much as she does. As the situation becomes increasingly complicated, Maggie is torn between her new family and her life back in Ohio.

I loved that each chapter had a song title, and there was a playlist for this book. It was very fun! I adored this book and will definitely read more from this author.

I loved this book. It's not the type of book I am typically drawn too and was pleasantly surprised. Maggie, adopted young, but wasn't told she was adopted until she was older. She sets out on a mission to meet her birth mother. Along the way she meets the family she didn't know she had (they don't know that she is part of their family) and finds drama between her birth mother and mother's sister, learns of long ago hurts and secrets, starts to appreciate the man who is her "father", grows up a bit and even finds more about a bit of maybe romance. Overall good writing, good story, not just fluff, unexpected depth. A very pleasant surprise.

Songs of Summer, by Jane L. Rosen is a cleverly written, easy read. I was quickly engaged in the story line. The use of song titles for the chapter names set the stage beautifully. The story moved quickly and the characters were likeable right down to the person you may have thought was meant to be the villain. I would recommend this book to my friends.

Songs of Summer is an enjoyable novel about tangled family relationships and love. It's set on Fire Island, off the shore of Long Island, and deals with adoption and finding one's birthmother at the age of 30. The extended family dynamics are complex, adding to the action. Riffing on the book title and the fact that Maggie, the main character owns a record store, each chapter is a track number (like on a record) and is titled with words from a popular song.

Music from the 1970's, 80's and later runs creatively throughout the story. Maggie, Bea, and Jason are well-rounded characters, while humor and a twist or two color the mostly predictable plot.

Some of the characters here appear in Rosen's earlier novel, On Fire Island, and for this reader were less well defined and harder to keep straight. It's a coming-into-your-own beach book and could be fun for a book group wanting something lighter.

This romance novel had a lot going for it: clever "tracts" of music instead of chapter names, witty conversations (especially regarding music), an introduction (for me) to Fire Island. Overall, a charming book with maybe too much being sorted out: girl looking for birth mother, finding also birth father (who didn't know he was a father), two platonic relationships - but wait, one has side benefits and a secret engagement, the other one's parents are marrying, a rich bitch sister with problems, our heroine discovering she's Jewish by birth and attempting to embrace it, false identifies...etc. At times the mist-mash was a little too much. This would be a good beach read.