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khairun_atika's review against another edition
3.0
Summer romances are always fun to read, especially if it comes with coming-of-age elements.This book was not exactly heavy on that topic. Instead, it is simply an innocent story of boy and girl meeting while trying to escape the realities of their past, present and ultimately future. I did not find it a particularly engaging read, but I did appreciate the eventful moments of summer the characters shared - of bonding with their families, inspiring other people and meeting children at summer camps. That is what makes the book a good read, but the romance did not stand out much to me. It is still a rather pleasant read though.
wandereaderr's review against another edition
5.0
Robin Constantine always sucks me in. Her books are always so damn cute and just fun to read.
randomly_kait's review against another edition
5.0
You can check out this review and others over on my Blog at Randomly Kait
I've been having a tendency to fall into book reading slumps lately... And it kinda, sorta, really sucks. I'll pick up a book, read a few pages, then put it down and walk away from it. But when I picked this one up, I finished it in one sitting! It was glorious!
I thought the idea of this story was pretty interesting. It was new to me because I'd never read anything similar. I was a little bit hesitant, because I was having horrible thoughts like: WHAT IF THIS IS LIKE ME BEFORE YOU?!?! I CAN'T HANDLE THAT KIND OF HEARTBREAK!! I know, I know, I was just being over dramatic. There was nothing to worry about, this book was perfectly adorable.
I love, love, loved Bryan. He was just so sweet, and he didn't spend too much time feeling sorry for himself...
I liked Cassidy, too... But I found myself getting annoyed with her quite a bit because she was just so obsessed with her ex-boyfriend, Gavin. I mean, even when she knew she liked Bryan, she couldn't stop thinking about Gavin. I just wanted to shake her and yell "NO! You like Bryan, you go be with BRYAN! Gavin is a jerk face butt monkey, and you need to stay away from him." There was also a time that she handled something very poorly, and it made me cringe:
SPOILERS AHEAD
That was the time that she was going on a date with Bryan, and Gavin showed up, and she introduced Bryan as her ride... she could have at least introduced him as her friend.. I'm cringing just thinking about that.
END OF SPOILERS
Anywho, this book has some of the best relationships I've seen in a while. I loved Cass and Bryan together. Their relationship was super believable and adorable, and AGH! I just love them together.
The relationship she had with her family was great, they were always there to support each other. Even her mom and dad got along okay, even though they were divorced. And I especially loved her relationship with her half brother Hunter. He adored her, and I'm pretty sure that the feeling was mutual.
And her relationship with her friends-old and new. It was always entertaining.
I loved the descriptions of the beach, and the bed and breakfast... ah... I wanted to be there, I felt like I was there. It was so beautiful.
I was a bit unsure of the whole #wheelchairperk thing at first... but then I realized that my friends and I are always putting hashtags in front of things just to be silly. But I noticed that quite a few people were really annoyed at the fact that it was in there like that.
I've been having a tendency to fall into book reading slumps lately... And it kinda, sorta, really sucks. I'll pick up a book, read a few pages, then put it down and walk away from it. But when I picked this one up, I finished it in one sitting! It was glorious!
I thought the idea of this story was pretty interesting. It was new to me because I'd never read anything similar. I was a little bit hesitant, because I was having horrible thoughts like: WHAT IF THIS IS LIKE ME BEFORE YOU?!?! I CAN'T HANDLE THAT KIND OF HEARTBREAK!! I know, I know, I was just being over dramatic. There was nothing to worry about, this book was perfectly adorable.
I love, love, loved Bryan. He was just so sweet, and he didn't spend too much time feeling sorry for himself...
I liked Cassidy, too... But I found myself getting annoyed with her quite a bit because she was just so obsessed with her ex-boyfriend, Gavin. I mean, even when she knew she liked Bryan, she couldn't stop thinking about Gavin. I just wanted to shake her and yell "NO! You like Bryan, you go be with BRYAN! Gavin is a jerk face butt monkey, and you need to stay away from him." There was also a time that she handled something very poorly, and it made me cringe:
SPOILERS AHEAD
That was the time that she was going on a date with Bryan, and Gavin showed up, and she introduced Bryan as her ride... she could have at least introduced him as her friend.. I'm cringing just thinking about that.
END OF SPOILERS
Anywho, this book has some of the best relationships I've seen in a while. I loved Cass and Bryan together. Their relationship was super believable and adorable, and AGH! I just love them together.
The relationship she had with her family was great, they were always there to support each other. Even her mom and dad got along okay, even though they were divorced. And I especially loved her relationship with her half brother Hunter. He adored her, and I'm pretty sure that the feeling was mutual.
And her relationship with her friends-old and new. It was always entertaining.
I loved the descriptions of the beach, and the bed and breakfast... ah... I wanted to be there, I felt like I was there. It was so beautiful.
I was a bit unsure of the whole #wheelchairperk thing at first... but then I realized that my friends and I are always putting hashtags in front of things just to be silly. But I noticed that quite a few people were really annoyed at the fact that it was in there like that.
bookswrotemystory's review against another edition
3.0
This book was super cute. It reminded me a lot of Huntley Fitzpatrick's books. Summer in a coastal vacation town with the locals. I can't say that there was anything too groundbreaking here plot wise. Although it is always refreshing to see the issue of disabilities addressed in YA, especially when it comes to the male protagonist. Not something you see as often as you should. The story was easy to get absorbed in and I found myself not wanting to put it down until I had finished. Just the right tone for a light beach read. I will definitely be checking out the author's other books this summer.
serene216's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good book. Finished in one day. I gave it 3 stars because I thought the ending could have been better.
brianna_meshelle's review against another edition
4.0
4.5// reread for me. Love this book! Such an amazing contemporary story that has me in the mood for summer, surfing and the sun!
otherworldlyreader's review against another edition
4.0
Re-read review2017:
I loved this so much more the second time around! It’s just such a cute and light hearted read. Bryan is Adorable and I just love him and Cass together. I still recommend this for a nice light romantic read!
Original review 2016:
I was really leery to read this book at first because of the love interest being some-what restricted. Surprisingly, there were a lot of things that I ended up loving about this book. Bryan was so sweet and I loved how he didn't let his restrictions hold him back from living life and having a good attitude. I loved the small bits of humor in this book. I loved how Cass saw him for him and that in that aspect, the reader almost forgets about his restrictions. The romance was very sweet, making this a nice light summery read. =)
I loved this so much more the second time around! It’s just such a cute and light hearted read. Bryan is Adorable and I just love him and Cass together. I still recommend this for a nice light romantic read!
Original review 2016:
I was really leery to read this book at first because of the love interest being some-what restricted. Surprisingly, there were a lot of things that I ended up loving about this book. Bryan was so sweet and I loved how he didn't let his restrictions hold him back from living life and having a good attitude. I loved the small bits of humor in this book. I loved how Cass saw him for him and that in that aspect, the reader almost forgets about his restrictions. The romance was very sweet, making this a nice light summery read. =)