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It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

32 reviews

vj_thompson's review

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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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mconroy9137's review

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funny 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

3.75

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beesin03's review

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funny reflective 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

4.25

definitely enjoyed and would 100% read again, but second hand embarrassment nearly made me DNF, but definitely worth finishing! i didn't love love the ending, but it was still great overall! i see why so many people recommend it! 
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frantically'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

5.0

So so good and definitely one of my 2023 highlights!

I'd started this once before and was so annoyed at Piper that I just stopped not even halfway through the first chapter but I saw the reviews and decided to give her second chance and now I absolutely love her ❤

Piper & Brendan are the epitome of the sunshine x grumpy trope and all of their scenes just gave me allll the gushy feelings. They try to fight against their attraction at first but it's soon clear that there's really no stopping it.

I loved how upfront Piper is about hating manual labor & loving shopping (a girl after my own heart), it's really the opposite of all the pick-me girls we have to suffer through. And Brendan's so happy to spoil her, ugh I just love these two!

The ending did feel a bit rushed and I would've loved a few more chapters of them together but I hope the second book will deliver on that!
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kyrstin_p1989's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense 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

4.0

Slow start but so worth it. Such a sweet romance with a good amount of spice thrown in. The major sex scenes are 🔥 I really came to love Piper over the course of the book and I loved Brendan and Hannah from the first page. I can’t wait to read more by this author. 
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ameliadidon's review

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lighthearted relaxing fast-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

she was everything. he was just ken.

no but seriously, i loved pipers character but i really didn’t like brendan and his possessive nature was such an ick for me. especially how much he sexualised every single interaction with piper. i did enjoy the story overall, though the ending was a bit disjointed.
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cwatson1234's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-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

3.25

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mhairi_reads's review

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
Spice: 🌶️🌶️ 
Tropes: Grumpy x Sunshine, small town romance, guy falls first, enemies-friends-lovers. 
POV: Third person 
 
We follow Piper - the “It Girl.’ Known for throwing the most outrageous parties and being a bit of a good time in Los Angeles. She was raised by her Mum and Step-Dad in Bel-Air with more money than sense. 
 
After throwing an impromptu party that ended in her being arrested her Step-Father cuts her off, sending her off to Westport for three months to live in her late Father’s pub and see what life is like for the majority of people. Cue my sexy bearded fisherman. 
 
Sea-Captain and king crab fisherman Brendan is a widowed fisherman who was born and raised in Westport. It’s all he’s ever known and that’s just how he likes it. He is a man who lives a strictly scheduled and routine life - after all strong routine is what keeps his crew and him safe on the water. He is content eating his fish and chips on a Monday night and spending is life out at see. That is until he meets Piper. She is from a different world and completely out of his league. So why is he so damned drawn to her? 
 
I have read a few Tessa Bailey books and I thought she might just not have been for me as an author. Then I read It Happened One Summer and fell in love with this quaint little fishing town. 
 
I didn’t know if I was going to get on with this book because I did take a few chapters to warm to Piper. But after she stripped off the fake exterior she was just a sweet girl who wanted to feel seen. 

I can be in a room full of people that I know and still not feel like I belong. 
 
Brendan on the other hand. I absolutely adored Brendan from the get go❤️. Rough round the edges, a real man’s man but a big teddy bear inside. What more could you want? 
 
I fell in love with the characters, the town and all the townies! It was just so wholesome. 
 
But I really want to pick up Hook, Line, and Sinker - RIGHT NOW!! I need Fox and Hannah’s story. Hannah was a sweetheart and I love me a bit of a player being tamed. 
⚠️ Content Warnings: Death of parent, death of spouse, death of a child (adult child), drowning.
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sarahsbookss's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

4.0

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lidia7's review

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funny hopeful 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

3.5

Did not expect so many sex scenes... Kind of took away from the story, the first part of the book before they started going at it like rabbits was way more entertaining to read. The story had depth, the romance was nice until it became ... too uncomfortable to read? It just cheapened the story and it became flat.  I could have cried if I lingered on it and my eyes welled with tears when 
the sisters chose to remodel No Name and how they approached the guilt and grief for their father.
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