I’m not a TV person in general, and I am especially not a reality TV person. I went into the Hot Summer audiobook just wanting to check off a box on a reading challenge and not expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised and ended up really enjoying it. I really liked Cas and Ada, as well as all the other contestants (well, other than the one that we’re not supposed to). The spice was nice, and the pacing was great up until closer to the end, where it seemed to come off the rails a bit for me.

I didn’t love the premise behind the reason Cas was there, it didn’t really make sense to me, but suspension of disbelief and all that. There were also some phrases and things that were a bit repetitive, and I found myself wanting the author to shake that up a bit. Overall it was a cute story, though, and a good summer read (or listen, in my case).