I loved, loved loved the first book in the series, The Boys of Summer so much. The intensity of the romance in it totally took me by surprise. So I was super excited to read the sequel. And when I found out the sequel would be about Sean, I was even more excited. There were times in the first book that I liked Sean even more than Toby. (I still loved Toby though)


An Endless Summer takes place three years after the first book left off and Amy is back from boarding school. I decided to try and have a clean slate for Amy and not let any of my feelings about her from the first book bleed into my reading of the second book and boy was I glad that I did that. I really liked Amy right off the bat as a new character. She is strong, super independent and she gets things done. This girl is NOT lazy. But holy cow, is she stubborn! I don't think I have ever seen someone have a harder time accepting help from others. Especially such cute and nice others like Sean. Let me tell you, if Sean wanted to help me, I certainly would not put up nearly as big of a fuss as Amy initially did.


Sean is great. Like I said, I liked him so much from the first book that really what I was looking for in this book was chemistry between him and Amy. I was kind of already on his side and I wanted to see if Amy would be a good match for him. Right away, you could see sparks between the two of them but it took forever for anything to actually happen! I wish something would have happened a little sooner because CJ Duggan writes romance AMAZINGLY! I can't get enough of it. The one hang up I had was Amy's age. I thought Tess was a bit young for the Onslow boys in the first book and Amy is a few years younger than Tess. So I thought she was a bit young for the upper 20s Sean. But she is so mature and independent that you can very easily set aside her actual age.


If you liked the Boys of Summer, you need to get your hands on a copy of An Endless Summer as well. You will not be disappointed! I am officially a fan of CJ Duggans writing. She can write a compelling story with a sizzling and very realistic romance. You will get sucked into the world that she created in minutes. This is an author to check out for sure.