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4.0

I read the entire book in one day, so it’s safe to say that I wanted to keep reading and was enjoying it overall. The book totally gives off summer vibes and I would recommend it as a young adult summer/beach read. I do have to say the entire book I hated the main characters nickname, Belly lol. I wish the author would have reserved the nickname, Belly, for just her mom or maybe when the boys were teasing her, not all throughout the book and for every character. Even though Belly had multiple possible love interests in the book, it was obvious from the beginning to me somehow Belly would end up with Conrad. However, I do wish there were more interaction between them two where it made more sense they would end up together. I felt like a lot of it was just Belly’s thoughts about Conrad & pining for him from afar while he was away in his room, at work, etc. where they didn’t actually interact. To me, when you really think about it, it probably would have made more sense for Belly to end up with Jeremiah or Cam since they actually interacted with her and made it more obvious they were interested in her. I did feel like Belly whined a lot throughout the book, however, she was a teenager so I did feel like the whining and the way she thought or acted to try to make Conrad jealous was accurate to the immaturity to teenagers. I hated the character of Taylor; she was just annoying to me. I liked the characters of Jeremiah, Cam, Laurel, & Susannah. I felt like Steven was a typical big brother character.