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The Summer Girl
by Elle Kennedy
“I’m waiting for your orders,” is the gravelly response. “Tell me what you want.”
The first 40% I wasn’t really loving much. Cassie had a lot of vanity issues (self-confidence issues stemming from trauma, I know, but it was a little annoying in the way it was described) or rich people issues and Tate was a dude. You know, a dude’s dude and it was a little meh. HOWEVER…
She chuckles. “Have you forgotten my most important rule of life, dear? Always leave the house dressed as if you’re going to—”
“—be murdered,” I finish, rolling my eyes. “Oh, I remember.”
After 40% I started enjoying it and read it pretty quickly! Cassie got a little more real for me and Tate started to become a book boyfriend instead of a dude’s dude. There were moments where I was smiling like a lunatic at my screen and I’d check myself and think, dang girl, you’re lucky you’re not in public, because you’re being creepy 😂 But, there were still a ton of things that annoyed me. I’m *conflicted*.
“Good girl,” he encourages when I set the phone down. “Now take your left hand and hold onto the ledge. Hold yourself steady.”
The smexy times? Hawt. Very. Their chemistry was really great so I appreciated that, even if it was very insta attraction. But, yes to the spice, it showed up ready to roll.
“You turned down a sugar mama? Oh, Tate.”
I glower at her. “I’m not for sale.”
“You’re literally putting yourself up for sale in an auction!”
I liked seeing the characters from books 1 & 2, seeing a little more of their relationships, and how the Beacon was coming along!
“Let’s hear it again,” yells Evan. “Louder this time! What are we gonna do?”
“Murder,” the two non-Hartley team members recite. Thoroughly unenthused.
“And who are we gonna murder?” shouts Cooper.
“Your girlfriends.”
“Hey, assholes,” Genevieve calls. “We’re right here, you know.”
I also loved her Grandma and I was so worried she was going to die the entire book 😅
“All good,” I lie. Because that’s what I do. I plaster on sunny smiles and pretend the attacks on my appearance, my father, my entire life have zero effect on me.
And the villain of Avalon Bay goes to none other than Victoria “Tori” Soul. GOD. She was a complete narcissistic bitch. The constant degradation and belittling of Cassie, her obsessive need for status and money, her treatment of Cassie’s dad and Nia. GAH. BITCH.
I liked her dad, Nia, and the twins! Oop, can’t forget stinky Pierre either 😂 Tate’s family was great, even if the reveal at the end threw me since I don’t like that topic, and I loved their love of boats. I dunno why, it’s not like I’m a boat person 🤷♀️ but it is what it is.
Thank you so much to the author and St. Martin's Press for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review! Let's once again pretend like this review was posted before the release date 😅