Monday, March 2, 2020

"Barefoot Memories" by Taylor Bennett -- Book Review



About the Book
What if the biggest decision of your life wasn’t yours to make?
With the New Year upon her, Olive Galloway is determined to put the past behind her and uncover the new future waiting for her in her island home. However, her best friend Jazz seems dangerously close to giving up on her alcoholic mom—as well as her own dreams. Together with an unlikely ally, Olive helps Jazz regain her confidence and enter a high-stakes race, but there’s still trouble on the horizon. Their friend Brander is due to come home from a whirlwind music tour on the mainland, but he’s holding tight to a secret that could change their friendship forever.
Offered the chance to fulfill all of her wildest dreams with a single word, Olive realizes that she could be headed back to the mainland sooner than she’d imagined. Caught up in a whirl of possibility, Olive struggles to decide between returning home to fulfill her childhood wish or building a new life in Hawaii. The choice could change her life forever.

My Thoughts


"Barefoot Memories" is the third full length book in the Tradewind series. It would be best to read the first two books and novella before reading this book as you will get a better understanding of what is going on. There are good biblical truths woven through the story and we see the characters working to do what God wants them to do. I enjoyed being able to spend time with Olive, Jazz, Brander, and the rest of the characters again. I found the book to be well written with realistic characters and emotions. I am a little sad that we won't get to hang out with Olive any more, but I did like the ending of the book/series. Maybe Taylor Bennett will do another novella so we can get a peek into their lives again. I look forward to seeing what else Taylor Bennett comes out with in the future.




About the Author

Taylor Bennett is the seventeen-year-old author of contemporary YA fiction. Homeschooled since kindergarten, she is a proud homebody who suffers from the rare–yet always severe–case of wanderlust.

Although she dreams of traveling to many different places, her favorite destination thus far (aside from her charming hometown in Oregon) is Lahaina, Hawaii. Taylor was so enamored with this tropical town that she became determined to write about it, hence her debut novel, Porch Swing Girl, the first in a series of books set in Hawaii.

A lover of literature since birth, Taylor found her love of writing fueled under the instruction of Andrew Pudewa and the other teachers at the Institute for Excellence in Writing, where she now works as an editor for their magazine.

When she isn’t writing, Taylor enjoys cooking, drawing, and taking long walks in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest.



"Barefoot Memories" is available in paperback:
  • Series: Tradewind (Book 4)
  • Paperback: 308 pages
  • Publisher: Mountain Brook Ink (February 13, 2020)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 194395979X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1943959792
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches

and in Kindle edition:
  • File Size: 2639 KB
  • Print Length: 393 pages
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: Mountain Brook Ink (March 1, 2020)
  • Publication Date: March 1, 2020
  • Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B083Z115Q3


I got a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and given voluntarily. No compensation was received for my review.

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