A story told in fragments, dreams and excerpts Cicada Summer follows Husha through her days living with her grandfather Arthur and partner Nellie during the pandemic. Her mother has passed away and we experience her grief and healing process.

Husha finds the beginning of a book her mother was writing, hesitant to read it at first and unsure if it was meant for her to see, eventually Arthur, Nellie and her sit down to read it over several evenings.

As a reader it felt like I was gathering with them to listen to the reading of her mothers stories.

This book asked many questions and felt like an opportunity to reflect on love, life and the meaning of things alongside Husha.

I liked the use of cicadas throughout the story as a continuing symbol and multisensory experience; hearing their buzz, Husha holding them in her hand.

If you like books that make you contemplative and you can revisit to further analyze the meaning of the content then I recommended this.

Thank you NetGalley for the e-ARC.

I feel this book deserved a better reader than me, to pick up the subtleties, and all the emotions.
I fear I didnt understand it quite as I hoped, non the less I enjoyed it on a storytelling level.