A review by mags_readsbooks
The Summer Deal by Jill Shalvis

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

3.0

A light hearted summer read with found family, frienemy turned actual family, and childhood crushes turned roommates - all in just over 300 pages! While there is a more serious plot line of kidney failure/transplant malfunction - the book stayed pretty surface level with emotions for me, which made it an easy book to fly through in no time. 

I had a hard time liking one of the main characters (Kinsey) due to her lack of ability to let anyone in - it seemed her phobia of loving/being loved created 90% of the conflict in this book, rather than actual conflict. I’m not a fan of the “lack of communication” being the main trope in the book.