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A review by midge_x
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Spoilt, airhead, socialite Piper Bellinger is shipped off to the fishing town of Westport - her worst nightmare. Captain Brendan, who basically runs this town, thinks its a nightmare too. On Piper's first night in Westport the two butt heads and the spark is ignited and so an enemies to lovers story begins.
With BookTok raving about this book, I started it a little apprehensively. I quickly fell in love with the story and its characters. Only a little into the book I found myself desperately yearning for a grumpy crab boat Captain for myself, if not for his charm and whit, his dominant and spicy qualities.
With its sprinkling of smut this book not only brings romance and spice but actually made me laugh out loud. A delight from start to finish, the book finished too soon. Although the "Recharging Station" literally made me cringe, the storyline is ultimately a super cute small-town romance that
[Unfinished]
With BookTok raving about this book, I started it a little apprehensively. I quickly fell in love with the story and its characters. Only a little into the book I found myself desperately yearning for a grumpy crab boat Captain for myself, if not for his charm and whit, his dominant and spicy qualities.
With its sprinkling of smut this book not only brings romance and spice but actually made me laugh out loud. A delight from start to finish, the book finished too soon. Although the "Recharging Station" literally made me cringe, the storyline is ultimately a super cute small-town romance that
[Unfinished]
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug use