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A review by reader_fictions
The Summer Deal by Jill Shalvis
4.0
I loved The Summer Deal. This book has all the hallmarks of a favorite Jill Shalvis: touching friend and family relationships, people who are a bit broken figuring out how to be vulnerable and to love, and sweet romances.
The last couple of books in this series have been a bit too sad for me, but this one was like a warm hug from your found family. It centers on Kinsey and Brynn, half sisters due to Kinsey's dad's donating sperm, which Brynn's moms used to have a baby. Kinsey's dealing with kidney transplant rejection and has pushed everyone away basically all her life due to both parent issues and feeling like the best way to protect people is to stay away from them. Brynn's just out of a toxic relationship with a liar and no longer trusts herself enough to trust in others, and she has the bad habit of running away from problems.
I really just felt these people in my heart, and I completely invested in their story. It's a book that doesn't have much of a plot and truly is about the emotional journeys that Kinsey and Brynn are on, and, dammit, they made me feel things. Both Deck and Eli are wonderful love interests, and Mini the dog steals the show any time she's in a scene. *happy sighs*
The last couple of books in this series have been a bit too sad for me, but this one was like a warm hug from your found family. It centers on Kinsey and Brynn, half sisters due to Kinsey's dad's donating sperm, which Brynn's moms used to have a baby. Kinsey's dealing with kidney transplant rejection and has pushed everyone away basically all her life due to both parent issues and feeling like the best way to protect people is to stay away from them. Brynn's just out of a toxic relationship with a liar and no longer trusts herself enough to trust in others, and she has the bad habit of running away from problems.
I really just felt these people in my heart, and I completely invested in their story. It's a book that doesn't have much of a plot and truly is about the emotional journeys that Kinsey and Brynn are on, and, dammit, they made me feel things. Both Deck and Eli are wonderful love interests, and Mini the dog steals the show any time she's in a scene. *happy sighs*