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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
*ARC*
Loved, loved, loved this book. It was so sweet, but super spicy. It definitely strays from Dana’s typical books, but we are here for it.
Noah is
Loved, loved, loved this book. It was so sweet, but super spicy. It definitely strays from Dana’s typical books, but we are here for it.
Noah is
Thank you Dana for this E-ARC in exchange for my honest review!
It’s not a surprise that I rated this 5 stars — Dana’s writing is so easy to read & I enjoy all of her books.
I absolutely LOVED this book, and I honestly think it’s my new favorite of Dana’s. This is a brothers best friend/second chance/friends to lovers/“you touch her, you die” romance with some AMAZING spicy scenes
It’s not a surprise that I rated this 5 stars — Dana’s writing is so easy to read & I enjoy all of her books.
I absolutely LOVED this book, and I honestly think it’s my new favorite of Dana’s. This is a brothers best friend/second chance/friends to lovers/“you touch her, you die” romance with some AMAZING spicy scenes
Dana Isaly has been one of my favorite romance authors ever since I got into this whole book blogging, reviewing, and influencing shindig in the middle of last summer, and “My Summer Fling” is just another example of why she captured my attention as a writer and why I’ve stayed so devoted to her as a reader and consumer. She knows what she likes, she knows what her readers like, she knows what she excels at, and the lady knows how to draw new readers in with time-honored tropes that she then turns up the flame on. The woman loves her spice, and we so dearly love her back for being so liberal with it.
This time it’s a second chance romance with a large dollop of best friend’s sister/brother’s best friend on the side. Normally, I’m a big fan of the latter and ambivalent to the former (I blame my lack of sentimentality when it comes to people). And yeah, I wasn’t a fan of that aspect of this book. The part of the plot that had to do with the second chance romance wasn’t vibing with me. I’ll be completely honest about that.
So how does a book where the main part of the plot earn 4 stars then? Well, it comes down to Dana’s writing style, her characterizations, and her amazing spicy scenes. She happened to hit one of my favorite buttons in the world when it comes to spice: dirty talk. I can’t get enough of it. Honestly, I couldn’t put this book down simply because I wanted to hear whatever dirty things were going to come out of Noah’s mouth next. This book would’ve been worth it for that alone. Heck, Dana could’ve gone even dirtier and I would’ve been even happier.
I also loved that Dana never resorted to full-on flashback or playback of what happened between Noah and Millie in the past. Readers aren’t stupid. We didn’t need to see what happened, and Dana knew that. She made a smart choice to keep us readers in the present by only alluding to what happened, giving us the bare bones so we could fill the picture in ourselves so we could stay in the story happening right in front of us just like Noah and Millie were trying to do. I hate flashbacks with all of my being, so I was relieved to see that I was just allowed to fill in the blanks myself, because I didn’t need to be told what happened. It was easy enough to surmise.
If you’re not familiar with Dana’s work, this is a great place to start. It’s a great summer read, just in time for the warmest part of the year.
This time it’s a second chance romance with a large dollop of best friend’s sister/brother’s best friend on the side. Normally, I’m a big fan of the latter and ambivalent to the former (I blame my lack of sentimentality when it comes to people). And yeah, I wasn’t a fan of that aspect of this book. The part of the plot that had to do with the second chance romance wasn’t vibing with me. I’ll be completely honest about that.
So how does a book where the main part of the plot earn 4 stars then? Well, it comes down to Dana’s writing style, her characterizations, and her amazing spicy scenes. She happened to hit one of my favorite buttons in the world when it comes to spice: dirty talk. I can’t get enough of it. Honestly, I couldn’t put this book down simply because I wanted to hear whatever dirty things were going to come out of Noah’s mouth next. This book would’ve been worth it for that alone. Heck, Dana could’ve gone even dirtier and I would’ve been even happier.
I also loved that Dana never resorted to full-on flashback or playback of what happened between Noah and Millie in the past. Readers aren’t stupid. We didn’t need to see what happened, and Dana knew that. She made a smart choice to keep us readers in the present by only alluding to what happened, giving us the bare bones so we could fill the picture in ourselves so we could stay in the story happening right in front of us just like Noah and Millie were trying to do. I hate flashbacks with all of my being, so I was relieved to see that I was just allowed to fill in the blanks myself, because I didn’t need to be told what happened. It was easy enough to surmise.
If you’re not familiar with Dana’s work, this is a great place to start. It’s a great summer read, just in time for the warmest part of the year.
DANA!!! This was so freaking amazing!!! Absolutely obsessed with Noah and Millie! I didn’t want the book to end and I’ll probably read it again in a few days. It was so good! The spice
ARC Review - I absolutely love Dana and all of her books. She does the dark stuff, she does the sweet stuff, and she does the SPICY stuff. This book was a great combination of sweet and spicy. Mille and Noah have a secret history together, and one summer of wedding planning together for her brother brings all of the past into the present. I love how they both grew throughout the story, and his letter to her made me cry. This story was beautifully written.
One of the few books I’ve finished in 1 day because I couldn’t stop reading!! I want moooore of Millie & Noah!
emotional
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