3.98 AVERAGE


I wish it had more of Felix + Lucy and less of Bridget + Lucy. Although their friendship was important to the story. I just wish I could see more of why Lucy + Felix fell in love with each more each passing summer. But overall I did enjoy the book.


I loved that Felix underlined this quote from Great Expectations to describe his feelings for Lucy: "I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be."

Loved this quote on friendship: Our friendship is how I learned to compromise. It's how I learned that the families we make are as significant as the ones we're born into. It's how I learned that the greatest loves are not always romances.
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: No
emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

I thought this was a great beach read! I don’t know why I avoided her books for so long (still haven’t read the first one because i saw some reviews that weren’t stoked). However, I might give it a chance. I will definitely read her newest book! 

This one gave me adult version of TSITP x Happy Place x Just For The Summer vibes. I wanted to keep reading. At first, I was really iffy about Felix & Lucy because there wasn’t a lot of depth. The depth was there eventually and I liked it! 

“I THOUGHT YOU KNEW, FROM THE MOMENT WE KISSED ON THE BEACH I THOUGHT YOU KNEW” vibes hahah 😅 

Also the speech she gave at that one part … it made me think about Rainey (hi rainey 💛). And also, I really loved the beach house, the flowers, the beachy island vibes, and the romance. Smut was a little exaggerated/not needed in some parts but whatever it was a fun read haha
emotional lighthearted 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: Yes
adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mrsgiblets's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 40%

I got bad vibes from this book. I did not like it. Maybe I’ll pick it up again another time. 
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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
adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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