Nantucket Blue follows Cricket Thompson who is planning on having the summer of her dreams. She's going to Nantucket with her best friend Jules, and she plans on making her crush Jay hers. Shortly before they are supposed to leave Jules' family suffer a tragedy that tears the two friends apart. Cricket still decides to spend the summer in Nantucket-but is stuck making beds and cleaning bathrooms to support her. Cricket also finds time to fall for someone that should be off limits.
Howland's weaves together a wonderful story of loss, love, friendship and finding who you are. I loved Cricket, she did not give up when her plans were messed up a few times in Nantucket. She got to experience so many things that she wouldn't be able to if her and Jules didn't have a falling out. All the characters were great in the story. I absolutely hated Jules who I know was going through a lot of family grief but that did not make it all right for her to be such a brat to everyone.
Make sure you check out Nantucket Blue if you're looking for a great young adult romance book.
