title: Burnout Summer
author: Jenna Ramirez
publisher: Saturday Books
publication date: May 12, 2026
pages: 352
peppers: 3 (on this scale)
warnings:
- smoking
- vomit
- drinking alcohol
summary: When Camille "Cam" Luna has the worst day of her life-- first getting fired then spending the night in jail for disturbing the peace--she calls one of her four best college friends. Even though it's been five years since college, she knows Danny will be there for her. In fact, he convinces her to come live on his couch and work at his restaurant until she figures out what to do with her life. She sees the time in his beachside life as the perfect opportunity to reset and plan a path forward that will help her pay off college and credit card debt and get her life back on track.
tropes:
- friends-to-lovers
- just this once
- what will our friends think
- happy-go-lucky makes it big
- golden retriever (both the guy and an actual dog)
- need to sort out my life
what I liked:
- great friendships
- restaurant talk
- cute town
- Esme, the cranky bartender
what I didn’t like:
- Cam seems a little too young for 25
overall rating: 4 (of 5 stars)
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