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Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay
3.0

This was a lovely summer read and it was really cool to see how the author tried to make the book more dyslexia friendly. 

I loved the summery island setting, and Sam’s predicament at the start of the book drew me in. 

While I liked Sam and Ben, and especially enjoyed their meet cute, I actually enjoyed the developing closeness of Sam and her much younger half brother, Tyler, a lot more. It was really sweet and I felt like you saw a lot more of Sam’s fun personality in this relationship than her romantic relationships. 

I found the repeated worry she had - he’s a reader and I hate reading we could never be compatible!! - a bit strange as a reason that you mightn’t date someone but perhaps that’s just a personal thing. 

I enjoyed reading the book but the writing wasn’t quite for me. At times I found it a little bit on the cringey side (bursting into dance was a hard read) but again I think that’s personal preference.

A final note - all of the food sounded incredible, and I loved the inclusion of the recipes at the end! 

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!