Series: Falling for Summer #6
Author: Becky Monson
Publisher: Independently Published
Genre: Romcom, Contemporary Fiction,
Source: Kindle Unlimited
My Review:
One Happy Summer is the first book I have read by Becky Monson. It is book six in the Falling for Summer series. Even though I read them out of order, I still recommend reading them in order, although this one seemed the least connected of them all.
Briggs is home and helping his mom run her bookstore because his business venture failed. Presley is on the island because she ran away from her life and is hiding out.
Read for:
🌞opposites attract
🌞summer bucket list
🌞Notting Hill references
🌞Briggs quirkiness
🌞the epilogue
While I am glad I read the book, it was my least favorite of the series. I didn't find the story as engaging or memorable as the other books. It might be because I listened to all of them but I read this one. However, I didn't enjoy the make-out scenes and I don't feel like their relationship was fleshed out well. I could have done with less internal dialogue and more discussions between the main characters.
content warning: mild cussing and overly descriptive kissing scenes involving tongues, previous loss of a parent, and parental issues
★★★/5
Synopsis (Goodreads):
Running away from my disastrous career to an island off the Florida coast wasn't part of my summer plans,
but life hasn't been cooperative lately, anyway. At least here, I can
hide away and figure out how to untangle the mess I've gotten myself
into.
One thing is certain: my A-list status and title of
America's Sweetheart are long gone, and they're probably never coming
back. I'll just remain on this island until the worst of it blows over.
Until the gossip magazines move on to another juicy topic. Until the
paparazzi lose interest.
The problem is, I'm feeling pretty bored
and lonely. Sneaking into town and grabbing a book to keep me occupied
turns out not to be my best move. Because what I absolutely don't need
is Briggs Dalton, the man who runs the shop. He's handsome and funny,
and I can’t stop thinking about him.
Briggs believes that despite the chaos that is my life, I can still have a fun summer, and he's determined to prove it to me.
Maybe, just maybe, this summer could turn out to be a happy one after all.
Becky Monson wrote a fun Christmas-y romance that I really liked: How to Ruin the Holidays. And her book Love Songs Sucks was so funny. Have you managed to read all the books in this series now? They're all checked out so I had to put them on hold at my library...and now I have to wait for them to come in.
ReplyDeleteLark, yes, I completed the series! It was a good series. I will try other books by Becky, this was just my least favorite of the series.
DeleteJust like its title would suggest, just to look at these books they make one happy. :)
ReplyDeleteRissi, I enjoyed them, they were great for summer!
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