I really, really loved the first book in the series, Loving Summer. Falling for Summer takes place a few months after Loving Summer, but it is the first book in a spin off/companion series which focuses more on the Donovan Brothers. I'm not sure what the timeline will be of these two series, but I thought Falling for Summer worked great as a sequel to the first book. Even though this is the first book in the "Loving Summer: Donovan brothers" series, I would still read Loving Summer before reading Falling for Summer.

There were some things that I really liked about Falling for Summer and there were a few issues that I had with the book. Let's talk about the things that I liked first. I totally fell in love with the characters from Loving Summer. Summer is such a strong person and even though both of the Donovan Brothers are great, I am more partial to Drew. In this book, Summer's emotions are all over the place. I felt so bad for the girl. She is basically all alone, just turned 18 and having to handle a ton of stuff. All while she is still grieving from the loss of her aunt. I still love summer, she is growing up and trying to find out who she is. She kind of gets her skank on in Falling for Summer. (there are three guys in this book) I wasn't turned off to her by her actions though, I just wanted all the craziness around her to settle down so she could start her happily ever after. I am rooting for Drew. Another thing I really liked about this book was the strong anti-bullying message it portrayed.

Falling for Summer is a spicier version of Loving Summer and I loved every second of that aspect of the book. I didn't particularly like how quickly Summer flip flopped between guys, but like I said she was dealing with a lot so she was emotional and very vulnerable for most of the story. The writing also didn't seem as good as it did in the first book. It seemed more awkward and there were some grammar issues. Nothing too major, but I did notice it in the first half of the book. (I did not have an ARC version of this book) Then I kind of got swept up in the story and I wasn't looking as closely at grammar.

I enjoyed Falling for Summer because I loved the characters so much from Loving Summer, but overall I liked the first book, Loving Summer more than this one. I did enjoy Falling for Summer, and I do want to continue the series. I think fans of edgy new adult contemporaries will enjoy the Loving Summer and Donovan Brother series.