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It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

16 reviews

bookthief7's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Alcohol, Child death, Classism, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

mabellene's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Classism, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy

ambercunningham's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book is a tad overhyped IMO. I just didn’t care for Piper or Brendon much at all. The spice is good and it’s a quick and easy read, but the sequel is 10x better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Classism, Confinement, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death

caitlinemccann's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Gaslighting

vj_thompson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Cute rom-com book. The characters were lovable. I forgot how much I love Tessa Bailey’s writing!! I thought the relationship moved very fast and the small internal battles were resolved quickly. Overall, a cute summer read 💕

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Cursing, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Child death, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Drug use, and Vomit

sirenricobooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Slow start but so worth it. Such a sweet romance with a good amount of spice thrown in. The major sex scenes are 🔥 I really came to love Piper over the course of the book and I loved Brendan and Hannah from the first page. I can’t wait to read more by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Classism

mhairi_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 

Spice: 🌶️🌶️ 

Tropes: Grumpy x Sunshine, small town romance, guy falls first, enemies-friends-lovers. 

POV: Third person 

 

We follow Piper - the “It Girl.’ Known for throwing the most outrageous parties and being a bit of a good time in Los Angeles. She was raised by her Mum and Step-Dad in Bel-Air with more money than sense. 

 

After throwing an impromptu party that ended in her being arrested her Step-Father cuts her off, sending her off to Westport for three months to live in her late Father’s pub and see what life is like for the majority of people. Cue my sexy bearded fisherman. 

 

Sea-Captain and king crab fisherman Brendan is a widowed fisherman who was born and raised in Westport. It’s all he’s ever known and that’s just how he likes it. He is a man who lives a strictly scheduled and routine life - after all strong routine is what keeps his crew and him safe on the water. He is content eating his fish and chips on a Monday night and spending is life out at see. That is until he meets Piper. She is from a different world and completely out of his league. So why is he so damned drawn to her? 

 

I have read a few Tessa Bailey books and I thought she might just not have been for me as an author. Then I read It Happened One Summer and fell in love with this quaint little fishing town. 

 

I didn’t know if I was going to get on with this book because I did take a few chapters to warm to Piper. But after she stripped off the fake exterior she was just a sweet girl who wanted to feel seen. 

I can be in a room full of people that I know and still not feel like I belong. 

 

Brendan on the other hand. I absolutely adored Brendan from the get go❤️. Rough round the edges, a real man’s man but a big teddy bear inside. What more could you want? 

 

I fell in love with the characters, the town and all the townies! It was just so wholesome. 

 

But I really want to pick up Hook, Line, and Sinker - RIGHT NOW!! I need Fox and Hannah’s story. Hannah was a sweetheart and I love me a bit of a player being tamed. 

⚠️ Content Warnings: Death of parent, death of spouse, death of a child (adult child), drowning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Death

Moderate: Classism, Medical content, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, and Child death

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism, Death of parent, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Grief

cady_sass's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Everyone in this book needs t h e r a p y 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Injury/Injury detail