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It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

33 reviews

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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bakerella's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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beckyyreadss's review

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? No

5.0

 I wanted to read this book because I have never read any of Tessa Bailey’s work and I am on a mission this year to explore new authors. My only thought when I finished this is WHY THE HELL HAVEN’T I READ TESSA BAILEY’S BOOK SOONER!  

This book has two points of views. The first point of view is Piper Bellinger is fashionable, influential and her reputation as a wild child in Los Angeles means the paparazzi are constantly on her heels. When a bad break up ends with too much champagne and an out-of-control rooftop party lands Piper in jail, her stepfather decides enough is enough and cuts her off, and sends Piper and her sister to learn some responsibility running their late father’s bar in Washington. Piper hadn’t even been in Westport for five minutes when she meets big, bearded sea captain Brendan, who thinks she won’t last a week outside of the glamourous life. So what if Piper can’t do math, and the idea of sleeping in a shabby apartment with bunk beds gives her hives. But how bad can it be? She’s determined to show her stepfather – and the gorgeous, grumpy local – that she’s more than a pretty face. The second point of view is Brendan Taggert and he lives and breathes Westport. Everywhere he goes, he keeps bumping into Piper. Brendan knows that Piper isn’t going to last long and can’t wait until she goes back to LA. Brendan is also dealing with issues of his own – his wife was a fisherman’s wife and the daughter of his former captain, who died seven years. He has no motivations to move on until he realises that Piper is more than a pretty face. As Piper reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in Westport, Piper starts to wonder if the cold, glamorous life she knew is what she truly wants. LA is calling her name, but Brendan – and this town full of memories – may have already caught her heart. This book is a contemporary romance adult fiction novel. 

I bloody love this book. It was amazing and had me hooked from the start. It was everything I loved in a book and more. I love the whole opposite attract scenario and this one was done brilliantly. Like Brendan being a complete control freak and having his own little routines and then Piper just being like I don’t know what to do or when to do it. I love Piper’s character development throughout the whole book. From the start where she expects like the BARE minimum from guys and still manages to get screwed over, to Brendan doing the bare minimum and Piper being like I don’t know how to react to this? I also love the enemies-to-lovers side of it with Brendan not wanting to go near her at first and then slowly wanting to spend more and more time with her. Piper is hilarious like some of the things she did that was I laughing and cringy at because I would have done the same thing just to try and fit in. I just don’t have anything to hate about this book, I was sat in work thinking about this book, I was sat with family thinking about this book. This book was living in my brain rent-free, completely rent-free. Like I wouldn’t shut the hell up about this book.  

This was the first Tessa Bailey book I bought and read and now I want to read all of her books. 
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bearystarry's review against another edition

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

4.0

I didn't really love the main character so I didn't enjoy it as much as I could have. Still a fun read, though. I'm more excited to follow Hannah in the sequel.
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hapalyn's review

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adventurous funny inspiring 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

5.0

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bootsmom3's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

4.0

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mspecht's review

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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

4.25

Kinda mad I never met a bearded grumpy fishing captain who wanted to spoil me in EVERY 👀 way when I lived in Washington…

Waiting for Ms. Bailey‘s nobel prize for dirty talk bc WHEW
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bookedandbusy's review

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funny 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

5.0

I loved this book. This is the first book I’ve read by Tessa Bailey, and I will definitely be reading more! 
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emmahe's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

I thought this was great! And genuinely surprising because I hated fix her up. It was an incredibly sweet big city girl moves to small town and I felt Bailey’s love for Alexis Rose and giving her a beautiful ending. I’m also excited to read the sequel about Hannah. My girlfriend convinced me to give this one a go because I was so vehemently against Bailey after my first foray into her books but I am literally so glad that I read this. It also had none of the miscommunication tropes that are a kill shot to my enjoyment when I’m reading a rom com. 
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ashleycmms'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? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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