Just when Love meets her half-sister in LA, her dad calls to burst her blissful summer bubble. Her mother, whose identity was kept a mystery her entire life, is in Martha's Vineyard. Love has to cut her trip short and book it home. Unfortunately, what she finds isn't her mother, but a whole world turned upside down. For one thing, Love's boyfriend Charlie has traded in his fishing pole for a pair of stiff khakis to please his equally stiff and overbearing parents. Meanwhile, her ex professes to still have feelings for her. Thankfully she has her friends and Dad to rely on. But even Dad doesn't have all the answers. Only one woman can clear things up, a woman who's never known Love. Has she come back to stay? Maybe ignorance was bliss.
Love continues on her journey of finding out more about herself and her family. When she gets back on Martha's Vineyard, she discovers that her mother has left, leaving her a letter and a promise to return at the end of the summer. Meanwhile, summer's just getting started. Soon she's seeing a whole new side of Charlie, chatting with Jacob again, and wishing she knew where life was taking her. But, slowly, she's beginning to figure things out. LABOR OF LOVE is the fifth book in Emily Franklin's series about a girl searching for answers about life, love, and herself. Reading about Love's adventures is like settling down to a long letter from your best friend. Reviewed by: Jennifer Rummel
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