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A review by louiseb_reads
The Summer I First Saw You by Elizabeth O'Roark
4.0
Going in I was skeptical from the cover and description, but I was pleasantly surprised! Dual POV, slow burn, well-written smut, and some info is withheld for a good chunk of the book, so you’re curious to see what that info is.
I will say that the slow burn was just that- too slow. I felt like the tension wasn’t rising as much as the characters claimed it was? Idk, as a reader, things felt the same for too long, imo.
And I give the author credit- they broke some norms! I fully expected Harrison and Daisy to get caught (that’s what “always” happens with forbidden relationships like these) and I expected them to get engaged by the end because again, that’s what always happens. Ik an engagement is implied, but still. I appreciate that she didn’t make it as cliché as a lot of other romance books.
I will say that the slow burn was just that- too slow. I felt like the tension wasn’t rising as much as the characters claimed it was? Idk, as a reader, things felt the same for too long, imo.
And I give the author credit- they broke some norms! I fully expected Harrison and Daisy to get caught (that’s what “always” happens with forbidden relationships like these) and I expected them to get engaged by the end because again, that’s what always happens. Ik an engagement is implied, but still. I appreciate that she didn’t make it as cliché as a lot of other romance books.