title: The Summer Girl
author: Elle Kennedy
publisher: Avalon Bay
publication date: July 18, 2023
pages: 400
peppers: 3 of 5 (on this scale)
warnings:
- mean mothers
- alcohol
summary: Cassie is at her grandmother's house for the summer, hoping for a no-strings-attached fling. On her first night, she overhears Tate, getting dumped and decides he'd be a good candidate for flinging. Unfortunately for her, he thinks a platonic friendship is a smarter bet for them...for a while.
tropes:
- friends-to-lovers
- summer romance
- small town
- mean mother
- distant father
- uncaring stepmother
- cool grandmother
- little-kid twin sisters
what I liked: a lot about this book was fun to read. There are some twists and turns I really didn't expect.
what I didn’t like: The first part of the book didn't show the two main characters together enough. I'd like to have seen them spending more time together.
overall rating: 4 (of 5 stars)