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Sunkissed
by Kasie West
I am going to say the biggest thank you ever here to NetGalley and the publishers over at Delacorte Press for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. If you don’t know, Kasie West is an autobuy author for me. I’ve read every single Kasie West book that has come out and any time I see that she’s coming out with a new one it’s instantly in my cart. She’s a YA Contemporary/Romance author who does a great job of making characters realistic even in unrealistic settings. Sunkissed is about a girl named Avery who is being forced to attend a family summer camp with her parents and her social media loving sister. But being in the middle of nowhere with no WiFi and no cell reception sounds like the worst summer ever. Until Avery meets Brooks, a summer staffer her age who is definitely off limits. Sunkissed comes out on May 4th and is available for pre-order now.
This almost seems like a book perfectly made for me. I love Avery and her sister Lauren. Kasie West does a great job of making two sibling characters actually feel like siblings. The love and the hate and the resentment that can sometimes building between siblings was so realistic. I also really enjoyed the male main character. I feel like Brooks seems like a genuine 18 year old guy who doesn’t always know the right way forward but does his best. And his banter with Avery was so cute. The setting was also perfect for me. I am a mountain child and so reading about the characters in the woods, on the mountains, exploring and doing all the summer camp things was amazing. I can perfectly picture the camp and the surrounding lake and woods. It was done so well.
The book was solidly at a 4.5 star range up until the last 35% or so. I felt like some of the things that happened at the end of the book were a little too clean or wrapped up a little too well. I feel like life is a little more messy than what we got here and I kind of wish that some things were left without a resolution. Which is not what I normally say. Normally I don’t like open endings but when everything is tied up in a neat little bow it doesn’t feel realistic. Maybe if we had gotten a little more time with all the loose ends before it got wrapped up it would have felt less forced.
But this is a really great summer read if you’re someone who likes to read with the seasons. It’s got a summer camp, family bonding, romance, a band competition, and best friend drama. There’s something for everyone.
This almost seems like a book perfectly made for me. I love Avery and her sister Lauren. Kasie West does a great job of making two sibling characters actually feel like siblings. The love and the hate and the resentment that can sometimes building between siblings was so realistic. I also really enjoyed the male main character. I feel like Brooks seems like a genuine 18 year old guy who doesn’t always know the right way forward but does his best. And his banter with Avery was so cute. The setting was also perfect for me. I am a mountain child and so reading about the characters in the woods, on the mountains, exploring and doing all the summer camp things was amazing. I can perfectly picture the camp and the surrounding lake and woods. It was done so well.
The book was solidly at a 4.5 star range up until the last 35% or so. I felt like some of the things that happened at the end of the book were a little too clean or wrapped up a little too well. I feel like life is a little more messy than what we got here and I kind of wish that some things were left without a resolution. Which is not what I normally say. Normally I don’t like open endings but when everything is tied up in a neat little bow it doesn’t feel realistic. Maybe if we had gotten a little more time with all the loose ends before it got wrapped up it would have felt less forced.
But this is a really great summer read if you’re someone who likes to read with the seasons. It’s got a summer camp, family bonding, romance, a band competition, and best friend drama. There’s something for everyone.