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It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

4 reviews

blackveilbeccy's review

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Tropes: Grumpy-sunshine opposites attract romance between a rich influencer (FMC) and a grumpy deep sea fisherman.

At first I really did not like the FMC and found her selfish and vapid, but her personal growth and character development were both very deep. The MMC was someone I liked from the start - his stoic, practical, routine-driven personality was appealing.  I did not buy the InstaLove here, but the relationship gradually became more believable as it unfolded.

The sexual content in this was absolutely gratuitous and took a lot away from the story. I skimmed / skipped it all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Cursing, Alcohol, Death, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

vj_thompson's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Cute rom-com book. The characters were lovable. I forgot how much I love Tessa Bailey’s writing!! I thought the relationship moved very fast and the small internal battles were resolved quickly. Overall, a cute summer read 💕

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Cursing, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Child death, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Drug use, and Vomit

xriekex's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-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

3.5

Good beach read, Sometimes a bit too kitschy for my liking, especially in word choice. Story was fine, nothing too dramatic. I liked the wild-child trope and how the main characters choice of words (even in thoughts) changed as she changed with her environment

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

now_booking's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was a solid 4-star, movie-worthy rom-com and I highly enjoyed it and recommended it. The spicy bits are fiery hot, but also emotional and fun. The emotional bits were absolutely swoony and the sort to fill your soul with “awwws.” The central themes of being true to yourself, accepting yourself as you are but also being open to change and to adapting and to growth were lovely and heartfelt. The premise of a party girl socialite, Piper, being sent away to a rural community as an unprepared heiress to a rural bar, and there meeting the gruff townie fisherman with quick judgement and little patience, was very much on the Hallmark movies spectrum of plausibility, but I absolutely loved it and with the other great qualities of this book in spice, emotion and heart, I HIGHLY recommend this romance and am eagerly awaiting Hannah and Fox’s book!

I received an advanced copy of this novel from Avon Books through NetGalley.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Sexism

Minor: Vomit