Since requesting this book, I have lost interest and will not be reviewing it.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this.

Aiden and Max Kingsman are identical twins with loving and supportive parents. They have a childhood best friend, Oliver Jones, who is so close that Aiden and Max want to make him their other brother. In fact, Aiden presides over little marriages between Max and Oliver to make him their official brother--when they are, like, in kindergarten. Their deep bond is encouraged by Aiden and Max's parents because they know that Oliver's home life is troubled. His parents fight a lot and Oliver seeks the peace and security of the Kingsman home until his parents finally divorce and Oliver moves away for middle school.

Fast-forward ten years.

Oliver's father has bought a little house in their old neighborhood so he could be nearer to his own extended family and to where Oliver lives. See, his dad had moved to San Diego, but, now that Oliver is an adult and entering his senior year at NYU, there's no legal impetus to force Oliver to spend his school breaks with him. Oliver loves his dad, but his extended family is a bit...in your face. Oliver's a shy guy, used to blending into the shadows after years of weathering his parents fighting. And, he thinks his dad's family, especially his beefy uncles, look at him sideways now that he's come out as gay. He's in the grocery in his old neighborhood when he runs into Max and Aiden, and they reconnect. It's a boon to Oliver, who is tired of his loud family and has few friends in the area. Plus, Oliver nursed a crush on Aiden...since forever.

Aiden is likewise excited to see Oliver. An introvert living in Max's outgoing shadow, he's never even dated a guy, though he's had years of wondering about it. And Oliver was a big part of those imaginings. This is a quandary, because Max and Aiden often come as a matched set, and Oliver and Aiden are getting closer while Max is somewhat oblivious. Until, well, Oliver can't take the pressure anymore and he seeks out Aiden one night on his own.

Seriously, these guys are so sweet together. Aiden is initially timid, but he feels safe with Oliver, his childhood love rediscovered. They still have a connection and the chemistry is intense. But, they are afraid to let anyone else know what is building between them in case it doesn't go right. When Max inevitably picks up on it he feels snubbed; he wants all of Aiden's attention and he sees Oliver as competition. Aiden needs to break out of Max's shadow in a way that doesn't damage their relationships if he doesn't want to lose Oliver. Because, well, Oliver's felt like he already ruined his parents' marriage and he won't be in the middle of the Kingsman twins' battle.

I seriously liked this one. It's tender and thoughtful, with strongly connected characters. It's not a menage--Max is straight--but there is no denying that Max, Aiden and Oliver share a lot of love. Aiden, while being his own man, is inextricably tied to Max, and Max--well, he has to learn to back off. It's hard for him to not be Aiden's guide, hero and protector, but he manages to move past his own needs so Aiden can find love with Oliver. Not that Oliver doesn't love Max, because he does--as a brother. There are some really special moments here with growing pains that gave me pause. I liked how Oliver talked with his parents, working on his relationships, as well as how he was honest about his needs with both Max and Aiden. This trio is all about love, and they work together to find the right balance for each of them. The ending is absolutely happy and might bring a tear or two.

3.5 Stars

I labored over exactly how to approach this review for Fourteen Summers by Quinn Anderson, primarily because I felt there was much to like about this novel. The story revolves around three boys—one identical set of twins, Aiden and Max Kingsman, and their best friend from childhood, Oliver. The story opens with the boys pretending to hold a marriage ceremony in the backyard, when they were still very young, and then picks up many years later when they are in college. Oliver had moved away fourteen summers before, and his parents had finally gotten divorced shortly after. This was actually a good thing since the two fought over everything that came up in their marriage, and Oliver felt both guilt and relief when that came to an end—except for the summer turnovers when his mother had to take him to his father for visitation. Honestly, the two adults (I use that term loosely) could barely tolerate being in the same room together.

This, then, is what shaped Oliver for most of his life, and the brief respite he’d experienced in his younger years spent with the Kingsman family were the best of his life. When the three stumbled upon each other in the grocery story, it’s as if time had never passed—except for the fact that Aiden and Oliver were now out to their families and friends, and increasingly aware of the attraction to each other that had started so long ago. But Max is very protective of Aiden—almost to the point of smothering him—when it comes to life choices and even friendships. Aiden is quiet and has sat back most of his life and allowed Max to make all the decisions, so when Oliver and Aiden realize they want to give dating a try it’s Max who feels angry and left out of the equation.

Now, the three must figure out the difficult road ahead. Aiden knows only that he wants Oliver and will not let Max’s feelings stand in the way despite how much that may hurt his twin. Max is grappling with why he seems to be so jealous of his brother, and why he fears that without the leading role in their lives he may have nothing to fall back on. Oliver can’t stand that he is the reason his two best friends are fighting constantly, and resolves to remove himself from the situation even if that means losing the boy with whom he has fallen in love.

There were a lot of high points in this story, beginning with the tenderness Oliver has for both brothers and the way in which the three of them picked up as if never apart. If you have a friendship like that in your own life, then it won’t be hard to understand how these boys could go from not seeing one another to being in sync again so quickly. I happen to have such a friendship and immediately bought into this aspect of the book, finding it to be very realistic. I also felt the attraction between Aiden and Oliver to be very well done. It was based on pre-existing emotions, so it built quickly, but there was so much chemistry and history between these two that I felt it took off at just the right pace. I also understood the sibling rivalry and jealousy that Max experienced. Identical twins often finish each other’s thoughts and have a language all their own, as if they do indeed share their brain as well as their physical appearance, so the idea that Max knew what Aiden was feeling and how he was being thrown aside for Oliver was very well done, in my opinion.

However, while there were many good points about this book, I also felt that the issues Oliver and the twins had were settled too easily and much too rapidly. For the extent of the angst, anger and fear both Max and Oliver were experiencing, and the freedom to finally do things on his own initiative that Aiden was tasting, I felt the author chose to wrap up those emotional loose ends way too simply. This is the main issue that keeps me from giving this novel a five star rating. I felt so strongly about how things were smoothed over, without really acknowledging the deep-seated issues some of these characters had, that it was detrimental to the established realism the author had tried so hard to build into the story. I felt something more was needed before a happy ever after could be declared, and was disappointed it didn’t happen.

Fourteen Summers is a good coming of age story. It also highlights the first love trope with both sensitivity and a bit of whimsy, making it lovely to read. I think Quinn Anderson has a great gift for storytelling and hope to read more of her work. While I wasn’t completely satisfied with this novel, I can say it was still a compelling read, with tender and sweet moments that really made it shine.

Reviewed by Sammy

This was a cute story about a couple of twins and their best friend. The story really kicks off when the brothers are reunited with their childhood best friend durning a summertime grocery outing. They fall right back into the friendship they always had, something I really appreciated. I have a life long friendship that kind of went the same way. Finding that beloved friend all over again is something special, especially when you can pick up right where you left off and things are just as comfortable as they were before.

In this case though, one of those brothers and friend Oliver are both gay and have harbored crushes for YEARS.

I liked the story a lot, they way Max was feeling like he was in the middle of Oliver and Aiden, while at the same time, Oliver felt like he was coming between the brothers. Figuring out how to navigate the changes that were coming through, at the same time as the brothers, Max and Aiden, had to deal with long rooted issues of codependency, made for a good read.

ARC provided via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

I couldn't get into Fourteen Summers, so will not be reviewing this title rn, I might get back to it at a later Point in time and add my feedback then. (1 star rating only because NetGalley won't allow Reviews without rating)

I've really gotten to love LGBT+ books and I was really excited when I could finally squeeze in Fourteen Summers. It has been waiting on my kindle for way too long, to be honest. However, I wasn't sure if it was the right timing after all, since the last two LGBT+ novels I read were quite disappointing in my eyes. My concerns were ill-founded obviously. I really enjoyed the sweet story about twin brothers Aiden & Max and their best friend Oliver.

I can't remember a book whose prologue was as sweet as the one from Fourteen Summers. I couldn't stop smiling and the conversation between the three young boys was so adorable, I couldn't help but laugh at the kids' innocence and their pure hearts. This NA was certainly to a very good start.
Luckily, the story stayed as sweet as in the beginning - well at least until toward the middle of the book but let's focus on the good first.
Aiden, Max, and Oliver were all grown up from the start of chapter one which didn't make them less sweet in my eyes, although the guys would argue that grown men don't want to be called sweet. :D Anyways, I really like the characters and their personalities and even though they were so different from each other, they also complemented each other.

Besides the amazing prologue, Aiden and Oliver's attraction to one another and the following mutual advances were my favorite part of the story. The guys had some serious sparks flying, even I had butterflies in my stomach.
As their relationship grew into something serious very quickly, drama started to unfold which was a tad bit too much and slightly exaggerated in my opinion. Luckily, toward the end, the story turned back to its sweet and adorable roots before it finished with a super cheesy but nonetheless sweet epilogue.

What I liked most about the story was the focus Quinn Anderson set in Fourteen Summers. The story was not about coming out as gay, dealing with the people's reaction or trying to get accepted. Both gay characters were accepted and loved by their friends and family members. The focus in the story was about the guys' friendship and the change in the friendship's dynamic as two of them fall madly and deeply in love with each other. The approach in this LGBT+ novel was really refreshing and excellently conveyed.

If you love reading LGBT+ novels, Fourteen Summers is definitely the book for you. 4 stars from me to Aiden, Max, & Oliver.

As a thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced readers copy I shall give an honest review of this novel. Fourteen Summers by Quinn Anderson was just what I needed this summer. It was cute, endearing, and brought back for me thoughts to my earliest relationships and the dynamics that change with siblings once you are in a relationship. What made this story unique was the fact that not only was it a story of siblings, but twins. I enjoyed their dynamic and personalities. The story revolves around identical twins Aiden and Max Kingsman who have returned home from college for the summer. The story tells their experiences as brothers and incidentally friends as well because they have never been fully apart from each other. Their childhood friend Oliver Jones comes into the picture and the story moves forward from there. Unknowing to Aiden or Max, Oliver is gay and has had a lifelong crush on Aiden. Their story starts fourteen years later as they are older and no longer the children they were maintaining their childhood friendship. I enjoyed the writing of this book and the pace of the story as well. I would recommend this novel to fans of M/M romance and contemporary romance. I highly support Quinn Anderson and look forward to her next novel. Check it out it is great!

Very, very sweet. If you’re in need of a feel good romance, Fourteen Summer is the book for you. All Quinn Anderson’s books have made me smile, but this one is pure HEA in the making from page one to the end.

Oliver and Aiden, friends from childhood, are destined to be together. Though they face a few hurdles, there’s no spoiler in telling you they’re gonna work it all out.

Aiden’s relationship with his (slightly older) twin brother Max was the more interesting part of the book for me. These two have lived in each other’s back pockets for far too long and their relationship is showing it’s strain now. They’ve got to work it out and Oliver’s return into their lives is the catalyst they need to get the job done.

So if you’re looking for a book without much drama, a few scorching hot sex scenes, and a sweet as heck story, then Fourteen Summers is going to hit all your buttons.

very good story.. interesting... had me curious and on the edge of my seat.. it was very well written and a lot of fun to read. i laughed a lot and i am glad i read it

A really sweet and cute love story about growing up and finding your own place in the world. And Oliver and Aiden are just adorable together.

Where should I start with this book. I really, really wanted to like this book better than I did. But I had a hard time with this book right from the beginning. The dialogue was my biggest issue!

This book is supposed to be set in New York. But... all the characters sometime during this book slipped in some kind of accent. It was weird and threw me a couple of times. All these characters are American. But here and there their dialogue changed with all of them. They seemed kinda British to me. Most Americans would not use certain words to describe certain things especially young college boys!
It’s kinda one of my pet peeves in books.
I hate that.

Another thing....The boys were in their 20’s. They were treated and acted like they were 12! The arcade scene was hard to read! Especially when Max was trying to get this girls name and number. They shake hands and she giggles! I get that the boys wanted to go down memory lane since they are all newly reunited again. And it could’ve been a good scene if Max didn’t act like a little kid.

That’s my other issue. I felt there was no balance with Max and his jealousy. He was a big old baby throwing a big old tantrum when it came to Oliver and Aiden. I also felt it went on way to long and took away from Oliver and Aiden’s story.

This story was super slow for me. I had to push myself to keep reading. I was so looking forward to reading this book. The cover along with the blurb had be excited. But sadly this book just didn’t do it for me.

There was something off about this book. Great concept and characters but they were supposed to be 20-year-olds and they spoke and acted like fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys. The dialog was young teens but the story was early 20's and they just didn't match up.

This book was cute. It features heavily on family, friendship, and first love and that is not a bad thing.
Aiden and Max are two very different people. They might look alike but they have personalities that are very opposite. They are also a little co-dependent on each other. Which makes things difficult for both of them when their best friend Oliver reenters the picture.
Oliver is kind, he's caring, and he's back in town after his parents messily divorced years ago. When he meets back up with the twins his summer begins looking up. Especially when he gets a chance to spend time with Aiden, the boy he's never gotten over.
Aiden and Oliver click. They're good to and for each other. And it is so sweet watching them fall in love. Despite the years that separated them you could still fel the connection they had when they were kids.
Max is jealous. Not because he wants Oliver, but because he no longer has Aiden at his side. While nothing can break the bonds of being a twin, the two have to rewrite their relationship. After so long of it just being the three of them it's hard for them to figure things out.
Quinn Anderson explores the relationships between all three characters and the story unfolds to tell one that is about love, family, and friendship. Something that is needed today because people get swept up in so many other things. So to able to read a book that is all about exploring changing relationships it's great.
These characters are real and deal with real life issues. It was sweet, caring, and was a joy to read.

Fourteen Summers had a really intriguing description, but the book exceeded my expectations! There was just enough angst to keep me hooked without feeling overwhelmed by the drama. Each of the characters was well-drawn, and the plot flowed naturally from the character development. I'll be recommending this to people who like romance or stories about family.

This is my first Quinn Anderson book and it was a pleasant surprise.

Aiden & Max Kingsman are identical twins but couldn't be more different from one another. When they were little they had a best friend named Olive,r but sadly Oliver went away and now he's back and the dynamics have changed.

1) Because both Aiden and Oliver our open and out of the closed

2) Max is no longer needed and the three muskateers have now changed

3) Both Aiden and Oliver's secret crushes have come to light so they can act on them now in the present.

This was heartbreakingly sweet. I adored all the characters and I can't wait for more. Fingers crossed we get Max's story.

I will definitely try more from this author.

I've read a few Quinn Anderson books the past few months and this one had a different feel than the ones I've read. This one was so sweet and precious, I loved it so much! I'm a sucker for childhood friends who get separated and then find each other again in adulthood only to find out they've been in love with each other since they were kids. Aiden and Max were adorable as twins. They had their problems. I really liked Max a lot. I loved his personality. I wish we could have seen more of Max's story...maybe we will? Who knows. Aiden and Oliver were a cute couple. Super cute read!

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Erica – ☆☆☆☆☆
Fourteen Summers is a coming-of-age tale that encompasses many different types of relationships – romantic, familial, and friendship. The focus easily shifts, yet manages to weave all these types of relationships into a sense of belonging you only get from family.

It starts off fourteen years in the past, with three little boys. A pair of twins try to draw their best friend into their welcoming family. It was a heart-tugging yet lighthearted, warm and fuzzy, humorous scene that set the perfect stage for the novel to come.

As identical twins, Aiden and Max have always had a built-in support system, best friend, and constant companion, perhaps causing an unhealthy codependency. They were both devastated when their childhood best friend moved away, but they had each other.

Oliver wanted nothing but a warm and welcoming family that didn't fight with one another, after growing up amidst a bickering set of parents who ultimately divorced, and a rowdy, obnoxious yet loving extended family. He loved his best friends, but was jealous of not only their connection as twins, but of their loving parents as well. Oliver just wanted to be part of their family instead of his own.

Fourteen years later... after a decade apart, a chance meeting in the grocery store sets off a chain of events that tests the binds of different types of relationships, acting as both the angst of conflict and the catalyst of change.

While on the outside looking in, Aiden and Oliver seem almost too perfect in juxtaposition to those around them, especially with Max. Max is jealous, used to being the alpha of his brother and their friend, and he can't handle being the third-wheel. I understood Max, and I think it helped being inside his head during his narration, but I do fear readers not empathizing with him, maybe finding him obnoxious or frustrating. But no character should be perfect, and Max was used to show how Aiden and Oliver are far from perfect themselves. Perception is reality, and Max's perception helps paint a full picture within the novel.

The novel was sweet and warm, yet had its moments when it became highly emotional. There was also a yummy decadence of a longtime crush evolving into something more adult. The realism was shown via Max's interactions, as he was able to force the reader to step out of the warm and fuzzy romance and angst and show a different type of relationship, that of twin brothers and of best friends.

I highly recommend Fourteen Summers. While this is listed as MM romance, I do believe it would be appropriate for mid-to-older teens, (however, it is not fade-to-black sexual situations) as all three boys are barely 20 and experiencing coming-of-age growth as the novel progresses.


Sarah – ☆☆☆☆
This is a sweet and very innocent feeling story. While there is a central romance, it is more a coming of age story about twins growing into an adult relationship. The characters are college age, but living at home with parents for the summer makes them all seem much younger.

Identical twins Aiden and Max are complete opposites but have been inseparable since childhood. Aiden’s interest in Oliver marks the first serious relationship for either brother and it hurts Max more than either of them expected.

This story is as much about the two families as it is about the two boys. Even as a small child, Oliver was aware of the differences between Aiden and Max’s warm and happy parents and his own home where arguments and grudges were normal.

This is a slow and thoughtful story. It is a coming of age story about three boys who are finding themselves and working to make their childhood relationships work as adults. The romance is sweet (with a tiny bit of heat) but for me it was the boys’ relationships with their siblings, parents, and friends that were most meaningful.


Avid Reader – ☆☆☆☆
M/M Coming of Age
Triggers: Divorce, Fighting

Aiden and Max are identical twins. They do everything together. They were fortunate to make a very good friend while they were just little, Oliver. They have the sweetest relationship together and watching them hang out and be friends was a very sweet way to start the story.

Fast forward 14 years and the boys are just entering their twenties. Reconnecting is something they all needed. Oliver's home life was less than stellar when he was little, and it still is a little rocky now that he's more grown up. Oliver wanted to have the happy home life that his best friends had. While Oliver wasn't exactly jealous of Aiden and Max's home life, it became Oliver's goal to have a family like that.

Aiden and Oliver had crushes on each other when they were little. But because they were little, neither really knew what they were feeling or if they should do anything about it. When they are reunited, those old feelings come back to the surface. But now that those two have a connection that is deepening, how will Aiden and Max cope with the changes in their own relationship?

This story has such a great dynamic. It is about family, love, friendship, and acceptance. I really enjoyed seeing the boys figure out what they wanted personally and from each other. The family dynamic is not overdone and overall, this is a great coming of age story.


Ruthie – ☆☆☆
This is a very sweet coming of age novel involving three best friends. Two, identical twins Aiden and Max, have been together literally their whole lives, and have caring, loving professional parents. Oliver met them as a young boy but moved away when his always arguing parents finally divorced. As a boy, he loved the calm and happiness of their home, as well as having a crush on Aiden. Fast forward to age 20 and they meet up again as Oliver's dad has moved back to the area.

Now we deal with three young men who kind of want to recapture the innocence and fun of their boyhood, yet Aiden and Oliver are clearly attracted to each other. Max suddenly feels that he is losing his twin, and everyone's emotions go into overdrive. We hear the story from all three perspectives, and I enjoyed the fact they all learned from each other and had a new, adult view on what happened in their past, and maybe the direction of their futures.

4 Stars

This was such a sweet and funny story. I loved that we not only got Aiden and Oliver’s POV’s, but Max’s, Aiden’s twin bother’s, as well. Max was freaking hilarious, and stole every scene he was in and I’m really hoping that we’ll get to see more of him in the future.

I loved Aiden and Oliver and this was a great second chances story. Two, three including Max, childhood best friends who are separated when Oliver’s parents divorce and they move away, meet again at the age of 20. Can these three young men re-kindle the friendship they once had and will love blossom between Aiden and Oliver?

The story was well-written and enjoyable. I loved all three of these young men and Oliver and Aiden were sweet and sexy together. Quinn Anderson has definitely become one of my auto-buy authors and I can’t wait to see what she has in store for us next. Very recommendable!

*copy provided by author/publisher via NetGalley for my reading pleasure, a review was not a requirement*

After nearly 35% I chose not to finish this book due to lack of engagement. Oliver's story became repetitive. Switching between three different narratives was jarring to the progression of the plot. The dialogue was pedestrian.

4 Stars!

Fourteen Summers is told from three perspectives, Oliver, Aiden and his twin brother Max, who truly stole the show.

I really liked Oliver and Aiden, they were definitely made for each other, and while this was a bit insta-lovey, it didn't feel rushed, after all, they'd both been crushing on the other when they were younger. They were both quiet and introverted, and a bit overdramatic. The fight at the end of the book, although longtime coming, was a bit over the top and it made me want to strangle them both.

Now Max, I adored. He was fun and extroverted (and I really hope this isn't the last we've seen of him, he also needs a HEA, after all) and I just couldn't get enough of him.

This was such a feel-good book and just another sample of why Quinn Anderson is one of my favorite authors at the moment. It wasn't a romance perse, as much as it was a story about friendship and family with some romantic undertones.

Very recommendable!

*** Copy provided to the reviewer via NetGalley for my reading pleasure, a review wasn't a requirement. ***