A review by karaisreading
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

5.0

it happened one summer is one of the BEST romance novels i have read.
ever.

6 stars.
i can't even fathom that this book is real. i don't think i can survive 5 months until fox and hannah's book comes out...especially not after that sneak peek bonus scene at the end. but we'll get there when we get there.

i don't think i've loved two characters more. and i KNOW i say that a lot, but this time i really, honestly mean it. piper touched the inside corners of my heart. she is such a relatable character, one of my favourite characters ever. i loved LOVED HOW MUCH SHE GREW without ever compromising the things that made piper piper.

Spoiler(when hannah said piper lost her piper sparkle...my heart just broke. when brendan found out...i cried. i can't even explain how much i felt for this book, but it cannot be healthy. i adore it.)


i don't think i've ever recalled a time when i was fully into a book as much as this one. i was consumed with the thoughts of brendan, piper, hannah, westport, piper...smut...spicy...fishermen...
AND I DON'T EVEN LIKE FISH. BUT NOW I DO.
bro this is such a good summer read but SUCH A GOOD READ IN GENERAL.

guys i literally lost my mind laughing at the beginning with the whole instagram thing. something about it was so charming and endearing.
i lost my mind when brendan realized he loved piper.
i lost my heart when piper realized she loved brendan.

overall this was one of the best romance books i've read, ever. the communication. the build-up. the smut, the tension, the love....it's one of the best things. i am moving into more tessa bailey RIGHT NOW and hopefully i can read hook, line, sinker soon. i would sell my left kidney to read it right now.