After the death of their older brother, Adam Moynihan and his brother Jeremy find themselves dealing with not only that loss, but also the separation of their parents. Their mom and dad couldn’t deal with the grief associated with Greg’s death and have decided to deal with it separately. Now Adam is staying with his dad every other weekend and he isn’t pleased. But when he visits his dad’s apartment for the first time, he meets Jolene, a girl who is also on the every other weekend plan with her dad. Jolene is witty, spunky, creative, and passionate, but unfortunately is stuck in the middle of a nasty relationship between her parents. But Adam and Jolene have found each other amid the chaos. Their friendship is sometimes the only thing holding Jolene together as she struggles to find the self confidence to pursue her dream. As Adam’s family begins to heal, Jolene worries what will happen to her friendship if he is no longer visiting the apartment twice a month. Through the bond they have built, Adam is able to help her through her worries and save her when she most needs saving. Can the future they have envisioned have a chance to become reality?
Every Other Weekend is a beautiful novel about the healing power of friendship and love. It reminds us that there is someone there for us, even when loneliness seems overwhelming. It is a novel that will touch the reader’s heart as they navigate the immediate friendship and growing love between Adam and Jolene. This story will have you wishing for a continued future for these two characters as they deal with the grief and tragedy that these two have already encountered. And most importantly it will fill the reader with hope in the belief that these two are well on their way to a beautiful life.
From Amazon:
Adam Moynihan’s life used to be awesome. Straight As, close friends and a home life so perfect that it could have been a TV show straight out of the 50s. Then his oldest brother died. Now his fun-loving mom cries constantly, he and his remaining brother can’t talk without fighting, and the father he always admired proved himself a coward by moving out when they needed him most.
Jolene Timber’s life is nothing like the movies she loves—not the happy ones anyway. As an aspiring director, she should know, because she’s been reimagining her life as a film ever since she was a kid. With her divorced parents at each other’s throats and using her as a pawn, no amount of mental reediting will give her the love she’s starving for.
Forced to spend every other weekend in the same apartment building, the boy who thinks forgiveness makes him weak and the girl who thinks love is for fools begin an unlikely friendship. The weekends he dreaded and she endured soon become the best part of their lives. But when one’s life begins to mend while the other’s spirals out of control, they realize that falling in love while surrounded by its demise means nothing is ever guaranteed.
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