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Say You Still Love Me by K.A. Tucker
4.0

Full review at Wild and Wonderful Reads

Say You Still Love Me is a sweet and emotional second chance romance — a great summer read!

K.A. Tucker is such a captivating writer! I love how this story unfolds with the dual timelines: the childhood summer camp romance intertwined with the characters reuniting thirteen years later. I found the book hard to put down as more of their past comes to fruition, but at the same time, the pacing is a bit slow, as is the burn of the present-day rekindling.

The characters definitely made this book for me! Piper and Kyle come from different sides of the track, but neither want to be defined by their families. That really shapes the people they are at their cores, but inevitably, their backgrounds play a role in their relationship (both past and present), as do their experiences that one summer at Camp Wawa. The secondary characters, who are seen across both timelines, are also phenomenal.

Overall, I happily recommend Say You Still Love Me! I feel like this could be enjoyed by a wide audience because, in my opinion, the flashbacks read much like a YA and the steam level is relatively low, though it’s definitely emotion-filled!