I expected the book would be Hallie's journey to finding herself and so on, but, as I was quite disappointed to find out, it's actually mostly about romance (and we all know I am no fan of that), therefore I couldn't relate to some of the main themes and honestly I just didn't like the romance in general. If you're into books like that, you'll probably find the main characters adorable, but it's just not my cup of tea.
Regardless of that, I loved seeing Hallie becoming passionate about things that weren't important to her before. Themes like questioning her future and holding on to things that are familiar were also relevant.
So in conclusion, this book is nice to read, and while I loved some of it, it's still not my favourite genre. Definitely worth a read if you're into romance though, or if you're just searching for a light read.

I loved the family and friend relationships in the book. They were sweet and long standing. And seeing someone develop a new passion for life through a skill that could always support them is awesome. 
I did read the other reviews and while I'm not so sure about the lower ones I'm also not exactly aligned with those at the top either. This was not a bad book. It wasn't my norm, but I did enjoy it.

This was an enjoyable summer read!  I love a book where someone finds there creative passion!  To see her come to life through her photography and to be able to share that with someone else was great!  It was great how the family was able to pull together and pull their uncle out of his loneliness.  I don't think that enough people today think about others and how they might be dealing alone.

Took me a long time to get to this review because I kept coming back to this book to give it "one more" try multiple times! I've read and loved quite a few of this author's Christmas novels, but I just could not get on board with this one. I had a hard time connecting with the protagonist. She felt a little too fictionalized for my personal taste. I also couldn't relate with the story line. I kept rolling my eyes because of the "cutesy" vibes. I just felt this one wasn't for me. Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this. It was better than a typical beach read. I've read a bunch of heavy books lately and this was just what I needed to lighten up a bit. 
The cover is stunning, by the way.
This is my first Jennifer Hale book and the writing was beautiful. It took me a bit by surprise, in a good way.

The perfect beach read! I was surprised how many emotions I felt while reading this, it was exactly the type of book I needed to read. I will be recommending this to friends.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of "Summer at Firefly Beach" by Jenny Hale in exchange for an honest review. 

"Summer at Firefly Beach" by Jenny Hale is a perfect summer beach read. Hallie Flynn sets out to complete bucket list from her childhood that her beloved Aunt Clara has left for her before she can get her inheritance. The emotions and relationships from all the characters throughout the story were well developed. I love the sweet relationship between Hallie and her uncle and the friendship between Hallie and her best friend Ben. This story has it all - love, loss, mystery, family. I look forward to reading more work by Jenny Hale.

I enjoyed the book but found it to be quite predictable. I did enjoy that Hallie had to find herself to get to the point where she was able to get her inheritance from her Aunt Clara.

I am so glad that I got the opportunity to download and read this from NetGalley. I am a big fan of Jenny Hale's books and this one was a fantastic read.
I read this very quickly in almost one sitting, but it was finished within one day. Beautifully written with great characters and a fast paced plot that kept you wanting more. I adored the two main characters Hallie and Ben and how their special relationship from childhood developed. Aunt Clara although not alive she is forever present in the story and you feel like you get to really know her. Her believe in love and life is lovely and the way she writes letters to her family after she has passed to help support them in the future is lovely to read about.  Jenny captures all the right emotions throughout the story and I felt sad in parts then up-lifted and hopeful in others. I felt like I was right there literally following behind the characters as they moved from one scene to the next. 
Hallie goes on a journey of discovery with her bucket list and the change that happens to her is magical. There are some very romantic moments made even better by the setting which is described to perfection. When I finished reading I felt like I had juts finished watching a Nicolas Sparks film. 
A beautiful uplifting read full of love one of Jenny's best stories.

Sweet summer read that will leave you with all of the warm and fuzzies. Hallie heads back to Firefly Beach and her Aunt Clara's beach home. The excitement of summer becomes dim with Aunt Clara's death. She has left a bucket list in her will for Hallie to complete in order to receive her inheritance. 

Hallie's childhood friend, Ben, comes along for the journey. With many memories, emotions and lessons in the making, she discovers more than she ever imagined. The journey also reveals a painful past and Hallie isn't sure if she can complete the list. 

With the peaceful beach setting, sweet characters and life lessons involved this book will keep you afloat and filled with sweet dreams. It's a fast, easy read perfect for the pool, beach or cozy porch evening.

I was fortunate enough to receive a copy of Summer of Firefly Beach, by Jenny Hale! Thank you to Noelle Holten at Bookouture, and a big thank you to author, Jenny Hale.

This was such an enjoyable read. Hallie is a thoroughly likable character, and wholly worth rooting for. She has seen her share of grief in the previous few months, and I found myself just wanting her to have her happy ending. There were moments when I wanted to scream at her to JUST SAY IT OUT LOUD…TAKE THE RISK! But that’s not always life, right?We hold back out of fear and past heartaches.

The entire family is warm and cozy, and the atmosphere oozes comfort. Aunt Clara, although she has passed away, is still very much present. Even after her death, she is trying to support her loved ones, encourage them to make amends, repair relationships, and offer grace and forgiveness.

Summer at Firefly Beach was a fun summer read, capturing the feeling of sweet memories of time spent with friends and family on long summer days. It’s the feeling of wrapping myself up with a fuzzy blanket and settling on the couch to watch a Hallmark Christmas movie with my daughter in December. It’s heartwarming and sweet, and I smile when I think about it. What could be better than that?

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Hallie is trying to follow her Aunts instructions she left for her to get her inheritance.   Her family and her best friend Ben go to Firefly Beach to check on her uncle and work on her list.   Her uncle is so hurt over the loss of his wife and is barely making it.  As a family they are all trying to heal.  Hallie and Ben have been friends most of their lives.  Ben is like family to all of them and wants to support any way he can. .  There is a suspicious person walking the property at different times.   Hallie meets a man on the beach thinking it is mystery .  He turns out just to be the hired painter for the house that her uncle hired.   While getting to know him ,  he reminds her how much she likes photography and it also assist on her aunts list.  Ben is a little jealous,  but in all fairness her hasn't told Hallie how he feels.  This book is full of surprises.   Hallie's Aunt left a lot of love for her family.

A great beach read - I'm a huge fan of Jenny Hale & her latest novel did not disappoint!
Stunning location & great characters.

I struggled with this one. It wasn't great, but it wasn't awful. It just sort of plodded along without much happening.

It started at a really awkward point - a character had died, but you sort if didn't feel anything about it. There was no effort made to make you care for her, and it sort of just launched into the story without any preamble at all. This meant I spent a fair while just really not even remotely interested or following what was going on. And for me, it didn't pick up from there. 

I just couldn't bring myself to care. I don't know why - there was nothing over the top awful about it, just bleh.

A heartwarming story bit of sad and a lot more of the happy.   Hallie returns home more than a little broken-hearted with a secret and a list.  As the book unfolds we see her develop a new talent and her family really come together.  This book was graciously provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review

The author calls this “the perfect feel-good summer romance”, and she is absolutely correct. From the start, it was easy to see where the romance was: between Ben and Hallie, though neither of them really knew or acknowledged it. Hallie has returned to her late Great Aunt’s beach side house because she and her family realize Hallie’s Great Uncle is not coping with the death of his wife very well.  Once she arrives, this is confirmed for Hallie, as it has been for her mother and sister. Her Great Aunt and Great Uncle had a once-in-a-lifetime marriage, perfect in every way.  Each had his/her own strengths, and together they compensated for and complimented each other, while creating a wonderful home for Hallie and her sister after their father deserted the family. Both sisters have fantastic memories of Great Uncle Hank, of their Great Aunt Clara and of the time spent at the beach side house.  As part of her inheritance, Aunt Cara left Hallie a list she had written years ago of things she wanted/needed to do in life, and now Hallie must complete the list before finding out what her inheritance is. Hallie really does not understand all this but is going to give it a try.  Her best friend from way back when, Ben, has come along to help the family out as necessary and to, well, just be there for Hallie when she needs him, as he always has.  The time spent at beach side house helping Uncle Hank and Hallie working on the list bring back memories while revealing some secrets and feelings they wish would remain forgotten and possibly unknown.

This is a real summertime romance.  The setting is the beach during the summer, when days bring as much summer-time enjoyment as possible.  The author has really created a wonderful backdrop for this romance.  I enjoyed watching Hallie and Ben as they stumbled around trying to figure out what was really there deep within themselves: their long grown and growing love and caring for each other. I could fell the chemistry between them from the start, even though it sort of was the type of chemistry you feel/see between good friends who have been together for a long, long time. In their cast, it has grown into something more. The other characters in the story, musty Hallie’s family, came across as truly genuine and caring.  I only wondered about Hallie’s mother, as I sometimes felt she did not really show a mother’s love for her daughter.  Ben was the all-around wonderful guy—though almost too fantastic to be realistic.  No one I know or have met anywhere is a Ben like the one in this story. I kept waiting for him to slip up somewhere.  The story is a good summer romance that will make any reader enjoy and feel good about, which is true for most of this author’s books.  It moves along at a steady pace, though is not so involved that a reader cannot take a few minutes every now and then to savor this beach life and the romance unfolding. I received this from NetGalley to read and review.

I was not disappointed – it hit all the notes I enjoy in a romance by the sea. Angst, family, pain, friendship, discovery, and, of course, love. I enjoyed the balance of general life relationships (friends, family) and the romance itself.

We’re aspects of the book unrealistic? Absolutely… but for an easy-to-digest escape it was perfect. I laughed. I cried. I cheered. I passed a few perfectly delightful hours and now want to escape to a quaint hideaway beach town myself.

If you’re looking for something light and engaging to toss in your beach tote this summer, this is it! Uplifting and charming – sweet as can be.

Published by Bookouture. I received a complimentary uncorrected advance reader copy via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Enjoyable summer read, heart warming and satisfying. I always enjoy a Jenny Hale novel (particularly her Christmas themed books) for the detailed relationships and the happy resolutions. I just need to forget reality! 
My quibbles with this novel are that the love interest was far too obvious from the very beginning, and I felt frustrated by the supposed naïveté and lack of awareness of the main character as she cuddled her Male best friend as “just friends”... 
and major life events seemed to happen extremely quickly and easily, I felt pacing was a little off.

Lovely feel good story. It was well written and flowed well. Easy to read and hard to put down. Perfect on these summer nights

In this book, Aunt Clara has died and Hallie gathers with her family to support her Uncle Hank at Firefly beach. Aunt Clara leaves letters for all the family and Hallie finds out that to get her letter, she has to complete a list of challenges she wrote when she was 12 ! Along with her life long friend she starts the challenges and in turn changes her life.
This is a lovely read about family , loss and love and keeps the reader enthralled. This book is the perfect summer read as you follow Hallie journey and the will they/ won’t they relationship of Ben and Hallie.
The book is extremely well written and the locations are beautifully described. The reader feels they are there with Hallie, a book I can definately recommend.
Thanks to Netgalley, Bookoutre and Jenny Hayle for giving me the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review