What do readers think of Songs of Summer by Jane L. Rosen? Write your own review.

Songs of Summer had ups and downs. My favorite part of the book was the incorporation of music, especially the song titles for each chapter. That would have made it a 10 for me if the story line had not become a young adult beach read. Just when I would start to get into the characters the 30 and 50 year olds would begin behaving like 18 year olds. Mama Mia is one of my favorite musicals, and this story was obviously trying to copy the gist of the story. Like most sequels, in my opinion, it fell far short.

A note for authors - please be very careful when using something very sensitive and personal such as adoption for the story line. As an adoptive parent I did not feel the author knew enough about all of the emotional struggles for the child, the adoptive parents, and the birth parents. The "welcomed with open arms" and "happily ever after" scenarios depicted in the book usually do not happen as easily as was portrayed.

All in all, this is a good light summer beach read - not something to be taken too seriously.