Red Carpet Summer, by Melissa Ferguson, 2018, indie Ebook

Red Carpet Summer waited in my TBR pile till I finally read it as my last book of 2022. I read the first two chapters a couple of years ago, then got distracted by other books and set it aside.

The plot takes several twists and turns. In chapter one, the main character, Addie, is working at an orphanage in Africa. In chapter two, she’s suddenly back in her hometown U.S.A., with her ordinary but not spectacular friends and family.

This has already been a major switch, but the next thing you know, she’s hired by a pop-star American musician as an assistant, travelling around the country in a bus. Why settle for the mediocre? That’s Addie’s motto, though she doesn’t realize it at first.

She can’t understand herself. With the great friends and family she already has, why can’t she settle down? One reason is that she’s determined to make a difference in the world. To do her best for the children in the orphanage, and others in need of help–even her new famous musician friend.

For me, the story got more interesting once I got further into it. As a woman in my late sixties, this isn’t normally a book I would have chosen, but I got it free from the author and wanted to read one of her books. I would recommend it more as a Young Adult novel. But I liked the writing and wanted to find out what Addie’s choices would lead to in the end. Given the opportunity I would read more books by Melissa Ferguson.

To find out more about Melissa Ferguson and her books, visit www.mlferguson.com.