

Overall, really enjoyed this and I will be continuing on with the series. I think the twist was good, but I wish it would have been resolved a little differently. Jase and Sam were too cute! I did not see the twist coming at all! I knew the twist was going to involve Clay, but my mind was in a whole different area thinking about what may happen. Everyone played such a crucial role in this book, and was one reason I really loved it.I adored the romance! It also kept the book moving for me.until the twists.

I think Tim kept the story going in the first half of the book. I enjoyed what the Garrets bring to the story as a real family (with real love and real struggles). I am so glad I did.I love all of the characters in this story from Sam and Jase, to his entertaining siblings. I enjoyed it so much more than I thought, and honestly did not think I was going to finish this after the first few chapters.

I would recommend this book for ages 15+ who want to read a summer romance.įind out more about Huntley Fitzpatrick on his website.I am giving this 4.5 stars. A few questions were left unresolved and I would have liked the answers for them, but every reader will have to create their own answers. I liked the anticipated conflict but I think it happened too far into the book, and should have happened sooner. All of Jase's siblings were well developed and had distinct personalities. It was definitely a summer romance with depth. I loved the romance between Samantha and Jase – they were perfect for each other. Which family will she choose? Will she stick by her family or the Garretts? When the unthinkable happens, Samantha must make a decision. But she also has to deal with friendship problems with her friends Nan and Tim, juggle her two summer jobs, and learn to accept her mother's new boyfriend. Over the summer, Samantha becomes close with Jase and his family… almost becoming one of them. The two fall in love, but Samantha must keep it a secret from her strict mother, who doesn't want her daughter having anything to do with the Garretts. Their next door neighbors are the Garretts – a family with eight kids who live in a very chaotic and messy household.Īfter years of watching the Garretts from her bedroom window, Samantha finally meets one of them – Jase. Samantha lives with her local politician mother in their obsessively orderly house.
