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It happened with you by Tessa Bailey

18 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

5.0

TESSA GOD DAMM BAILEY. Gurlll. The way I was kicking my feet and giggling! First off Fox is every reasonable girl's dream. Kind, funny, hot, respectful, thoughtful, and strong? Sign me up! I loved Hannah in the last book and seeing her through Fox's eyes and her own perspective is even better. She's thoughtful and kind plus she's got great music taste. The banter and chemistry between the two of them was wafting off the page. I'm usually more into enemies to loves or something similar (which is why I loved Piper and Brendens book) but this friends to lovers? Top tier! I think this is the best Tessa book I've read out of the 5 so far. Kudos to you Tessa! 

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savvyrosereads's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Rating: 5/5 stars 
 
Hannah Bellinger has formed an unlikely friendship with Fox Thornton—but when she comes to stay with him while her production company films in Westport, the friendship might be about to blossom into something more…despite their own best efforts. 
 
I *adored* IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER, and this one was an absolutely worthy successor. I really loved the friends-to-lovers dynamic of Hannah and Fox, and appreciated the way their romance unfolded. In particular, I loved this take on the “player” trope and the subtle exploration of toxic masculinity, which wasn’t an angle I’ve seen before! 
 
I did have a few issues with pacing and this was a MUCH slower burn than I’m used to from TB (which is not necessarily a bad thing, just a noteworthy one). But all in all I had SO much fun with this, and with the duology as a whole! 
 
CW: Mentions of infidelity (not between the MCs) and sexism

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ka_ke's review against another edition

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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

I do love a good romance, especially one that gives the og supporting characters substance.  Is it predictable? Yes. Is it cheesy? Also yes. Will you love it? Absolutely. 

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alclvdl's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad 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

5.0


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kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

Sweet. Sentimental. Not a lot of spice but the parts that are spicy are exceptionally well written. Grumpy sunshine meets friends to lovers meets taboo sexual encounter. Exactly what you want a romcom novel to be.

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chloereadds's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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vixenreader's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

If you are frustrated by people with bad self esteem issues, then this book may not be for you. However, the chemistry between the leads, and the message, is really good. 

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now_booking's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I feel like it’s pretty much impossible not adore the characters in this series- even when they’re kind of out-of-touch like Piper in Book 1, or incredibly damaged by toxic masculinity and society’s hypersexualisation of handsome boys and men like with Fox, in this book, this author creates something angsty and beautifully broken out of characters that on the surface could be perceived as flaky and sort of vacuous.

The premise of this rom-com-ish but angsty romance is that from childhood, Fox has been told he will be a heartbreaker and a massive success in sexual exploits much like his ain’t ish father. As a result, feeing the need to live up to society’s expectations and also getting burned the one time he tried to buck that weight, he’s a commitment-phobic womanizer. A commitment-phobic womanizer who is best friends with sweet but lacking in confidence, Hannah. This genesis of this friendship is mentioned several times in this book but makes much more sense and makes this a richer read if you’ve read book 1 in this series (Piper’s book). Everybody loves Hannah and feels protective over her and Fox has been warned to keep his filthy reputation away from everyone’s favourite little sister (Hannah).

I liked that there was a lot of growth realised by both characters. Hannah finds her inner leading lady and begins to believe in herself and her worth, while Fox begins to heal from years of low self-worth and the damage being hypersexualised from a young age made on him. I think sometimes this was angstier and more love triangular than necessary- especially in situations where a single conversation would have solved the angst and would have fit in the narrative as Fox and Hannah have excellent communication and were quite open and honest with each other. I think another weakness of this was that even though we clearly knew and had affection for Piper and Brendan from the first novel, the supporting characters somehow didn’t pop as much as they did in the first book. That said, this was a really solid romance that took me on an emotional journey that felt deep and real and heartfelt and that really tackled a male main character’s emotions and society’s normalization of sexualisation of young boys and men with a lot of nuance and heart, and it’s not something I’ve read thematically before in a romance. Recommend if you’re looking for angst with some laughs.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Avon Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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siob___'s review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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arthur_ant18's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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