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A review by bookphenomena_micky
The Summer I First Saw You: The Perfect Angsty, Age Gap, Forbidden Romance! by Elizabeth O'Roark
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Headlines:
Shallow to depth
Love language
Age gap
Wow, this book took me from an initial sense of 'why are these two like this' to a sucker of punch of feels by the end. Daisy came across as super fun but possibly shallow but the story peeled back layers and depth and boy, was I wrong. Harrison just seemed wrapped up in himself and his libido but this man was hiding his loss of self from everyone.
This was a very two-character centric story and I loved that focus on getting to know these two through alternate POV chapters. Daisy's longing for Harrison was sweet, then fire, then just lovely. She was holding all sorts of secrets and I did not see that big reveal coming.
Harrison, middle name denial, was somewhat hilarious. I enjoyed seeing him find a love for life again with Daisy's encouragement. Their joint love of surfing made me feel like I was there on the beach watching. When everything came to a crescendo with these two, it was explosive.
There was a serious story to unearth in this book and it lead to a most beautiful final section of the book. I had all the feels and I felt like I'd had such a journey with these two.
"There are a hundred people in the world who could detail my failures. It's hard to care when Harrison, the best of them, likes me regardless."
The Summer series is one I'd read any season of the year and I have loved these couples.
Thank you to Piatkus for the review copy.
Shallow to depth
Love language
Age gap
Wow, this book took me from an initial sense of 'why are these two like this' to a sucker of punch of feels by the end. Daisy came across as super fun but possibly shallow but the story peeled back layers and depth and boy, was I wrong. Harrison just seemed wrapped up in himself and his libido but this man was hiding his loss of self from everyone.
This was a very two-character centric story and I loved that focus on getting to know these two through alternate POV chapters. Daisy's longing for Harrison was sweet, then fire, then just lovely. She was holding all sorts of secrets and I did not see that big reveal coming.
Harrison, middle name denial, was somewhat hilarious. I enjoyed seeing him find a love for life again with Daisy's encouragement. Their joint love of surfing made me feel like I was there on the beach watching. When everything came to a crescendo with these two, it was explosive.
There was a serious story to unearth in this book and it lead to a most beautiful final section of the book. I had all the feels and I felt like I'd had such a journey with these two.
"There are a hundred people in the world who could detail my failures. It's hard to care when Harrison, the best of them, likes me regardless."
The Summer series is one I'd read any season of the year and I have loved these couples.
Thank you to Piatkus for the review copy.