466 reviews for:

Slow Burn Summer

Josie Silver

3.49 AVERAGE

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

This book doesn’t know what it wants to be. The cover, title it all sounds like a love story. But the love story doesn’t build. It just appears- which is really terrible considering the title. “He’s hot. He’s there. Oh, now I love him” Ge was described as physically always there for her, but it’s lacking all of the conversations between meeting and falling to be a slow burn. 
The book is split in far too many directions:the relationship between her and the author, her and her sister, her and her daughter, her and her old agent, her and the NEW agent…
The themes have such beautiful potential: the love of family, the journeys of grief. But it is not a slow burn romance. It’s too much wrapped up as a simple love story, and it did all of the aspects a disservice for that. 
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for the opportunity!

The drama was ELECTRIC! I was hooked on every word. 

When a woman goes back to her acting agency after years away, he asks her to be the fake author to a romance book. What could go wrong?

As a book lover, I was crying by the end! I mean I loved how awkward, kooky, and genuine this book is! The romance was great and palpable even from the beginning. I really just loved every aspect of the story, incredibly well done! 

I truly don't know what else to say because I loved it so much!
emotional inspiring 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
informative lighthearted medium-paced
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No

it was totally Fine; nothing upsetting, but nothing stellar either. i appreciated that i didn't fully expect all of the plot and was pleasantly surprised in parts, but also there wasn't a ton of depth to the main characters and thus nothing that helped me feel particularly attached to them.

audio-wise, there was nothing to denote when we were switching POVs, which made for a confusing listening experience.
funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated