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A review by jillkaarlela
Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Taylor Swift songs: “jump then fall (tv)”, “daylight”
Age rating: 17+ (3 brief spicy scenes, 1.5/5🌶️)
This book has a Portuguese heroine with severe dyslexia, and the physical copy is printed in a dyslexia-friendly style, adjusted to make it easier for people with dyslexia to read! So there’s a huge TW for the discussions of ableism she has faced (some things are truly heinous).
I also loved the focusing on her culture, especially her relationship with her grandmother and cooking!
We love a gender swap on the traditional reader-non reader trope, where he’s the reader (a hot motorcycle riding librarian) and she’s the non reader (has dyslexia). Ben is so incredibly sweet and protective of her, always making her feel special and loved and enough. I love how he reads romance books to her so he can share his love of reading and stories with her in a way that is accessible to her!! He is just so precious. I also love how she doesn’t have to tell him when he messed up (in forgetting about her accessibility needs) and he realizes it himself through actual self reflection and apologizes and makes it up to her. A true king for that.
They’re originally only in town for the summer, so they are only meant to have summer fling, but I loved seeing them slowly realize they can’t live without each other! Overall, this was a really cute, solid read! I love the neurodiversity representation!!
Side note: I’m confused bc the cover has short auburn hair with a clean shaven face, but the book says he has dark shoulder length hair and a trim beard throughout the whole novel
Age rating: 17+ (3 brief spicy scenes, 1.5/5🌶️)
This book has a Portuguese heroine with severe dyslexia, and the physical copy is printed in a dyslexia-friendly style, adjusted to make it easier for people with dyslexia to read! So there’s a huge TW for the discussions of ableism she has faced (some things are truly heinous).
I also loved the focusing on her culture, especially her relationship with her grandmother and cooking!
We love a gender swap on the traditional reader-non reader trope, where he’s the reader (a hot motorcycle riding librarian) and she’s the non reader (has dyslexia). Ben is so incredibly sweet and protective of her, always making her feel special and loved and enough. I love how he reads romance books to her so he can share his love of reading and stories with her in a way that is accessible to her!! He is just so precious. I also love how she doesn’t have to tell him when he messed up (in forgetting about her accessibility needs) and he realizes it himself through actual self reflection and apologizes and makes it up to her. A true king for that.
They’re originally only in town for the summer, so they are only meant to have summer fling, but I loved seeing them slowly realize they can’t live without each other! Overall, this was a really cute, solid read! I love the neurodiversity representation!!
Side note: I’m confused bc the cover has short auburn hair with a clean shaven face, but the book says he has dark shoulder length hair and a trim beard throughout the whole novel
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Sexual content