Member Reviews
Char P, Reviewer
Getting a bit behind on some of my arcs so picked up this book publishing in June hoping for a fun summery read !! Kinda weird being the first goodreads reviewer for it hahaha
Going into this book, I initially had high hopes - with references to Emily Henry and Below Deck in the synopsis how could I not ? But overall, I felt very unsatisfied and did not particularly enjoy it at all.
The biggest thing for me was the boring, undeveloped characters. Hope and Adam are meant to have been in a relationship for many years before this summer yet they have no chemistry at all and honestly read like they've just met. Adam's whole character was very unlikable for me throughout this book even from the start - and Hope was not much better. All the characters interactions were just so dialogue heavy it sometimes felt more like I'm reading a tv show transcript rather than a book.
The comparison to Below Deck was very true and if you enjoy the show you'll probably find this an okay read. For me, I feel like the author was trying to replicate the pacing of the show which doesn't really work so much in a small amount of pages - the dramas and conflicts are rushed over so quickly it doesn't really give the reader much time to process them. Also with so many characters coming and going it's very easy to not get attached to this cast.
Also justice for Berry I feel like her character was just screwed over and brought into Adam and Hope's train wreck relationship. From the way this ended, I feel like the author could be setting up for a series ? I probably won't be continuing it but please give Berry something better than this lol
Thank you to Bonnier Books UK, Hot Key Books and NetGalley for this arc !!
*All opinions are my own !!*
Jessica B, Reviewer
This is literally the perfect summer read! Full of sizzling hot romance and spicy scenes. All the stunning holiday locations that featured sounded just beautiful. A really fun and easy to read book. Loved it.
