A fun summer read! Jenny Hale beautifully describes the town of Firefly Beach. I was immediately invested in Hallie's life and fell instantly in love with Ben. It was heart felt and I couldnt put it down!

This is a super easy to read book! It has a detailed story line which has some predictability but also some surprises. I really enjoyed reading this book and it would make a perfect holiday read.

Naww, this was such a lovely story! If you are a hopeless romantic who believes in happily ever after, this is the book for you. That is not to say that this is a super soppy book, there is plenty of real life going on here too.

Hallie gathers with her family to support her uncle Hank after the loss of his wife, Clara. With them is her life-long friend, Ben, who knows her incredibly well. As well as the loss of her aunt, Hallie is dealing with a few other major things, which none of her family and Ben know anything about.

There are quite a few things that tug at the heart here, but at the end of the day, it is all about love and family.

4.5 stars from me :)

Thanks so much for requesting me but it’s way past the dates so, I will read the book from the kobo site to catch up soon.

Take care and enjoy your summer!

I've always been drawn in my beautiful covers and this one makes me want to go to Firefly beach.

We meet Hallie the central character who is dealing with the death of her Aunt Clara and coming to terms with the grief.

Straight away the main guy in the picture is her best friend Ben. Seems platonic, but can guys and girls ever just be 'just friends'? I'm not so sure so intrigued to see how this plays out within the book.

As I thought - the will they/won't they scenario and not wanting to ruin a friendship happens.

A lovely setting at a beachside house, invites you into its fold of Firefly beach. For Hallie and her family it feels like home coming to her Aunts house. Hallie has to deal with heartbreak, love and learning to go after what she loves, finding her passion and essentially being happy. Her aunt Clara has left her a bucket list and she Hallie doesn't know why but each one reveals something different and pushes Hallie out of her comfort zone.

A lovely easy read which sometimes is all you want!

I had trouble connecting to this book. It didn’t always hold my interest and I found myself gravitating towards other things. It was a cute, predictable summer read. I didn't dislike it, I just didn't connect with it.

REVIEW: SUMMER AT FIREFLY BEACH BY JENNY HALE

Thank you @netgalley for this review copy! Why is no one talking about this book?! I read it in a few hours because it was so good I couldn’t put it down! I LOVED Ben and Hallie’s relationship so much😍 This was a sweet story with very likable characters. I’m rating Summer at Firefly Beach ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. The only reason it didn’t get a 5⭐️ was because I wanted to see more of Ben and Hallie’s relationship, but instead the book just ended.
Go grab yourself a copy you won’t regret it!!

The story of Hallie, at Firefly Beach after the death of her Aunt Clara.

As the book progresses, more is learnt about Hallie and what happened to cause her to end her engagement shortly before he wedding.
Her best friend Ben is supporting her, but will he ever be more than just her friend.

An enjoyable read in a great setting.

I hope there is another book so we can get the story of her sister, Sydney.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review. A great beach read! I really enjoyed this book and read it in a sitting! Hallie has to overcome the loss of her aunt. But in a gift left behind by her dear aunt she finds many ways to not only move on but find herself! A great read and I would absolutely recommend it!

This is a perfect summer read also a perfect chick lit book. This is my first read by Jenny Hale and it won't be the last. I found it to be a light read, I enjoyed it very much and loved the characters. I recommend this book to others and I can't wait to read more from this author.

This is a beautiful book and the characters will be with you long after you leave Firefly Beach. This is a novel full of romance, heart, and grace. The emotions are displayed across the pages and will captivate you.
Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you to Bookouture for my copy of this book and for letting me take part in this tour. I am a HUGE fan of Jenny's work and I love her Summer books as much as her Christmas ones. Its the perfect way to tell the changing of the seasons.

In this story, we follow Hallie Flynn as she tries to cope with the grief of losing her beloved Aunt Clara. But that's not all that Hallie is trying to cope with. I really liked Hallie. She has a big heart and is such a loving warm character. She has so much love to give. There were so many times I wanted Hallie to just open up to Ben or listen to him but she had to get there in her own way.

Ben is perfect. Oh man.. I fell hard and fast for him. It was clear to me that he has been in love with Hallie since they were children. He clearly adores her and would do absolutely anything for her. He just wants to make her happy. *Swoon* I just could not get enough of Ben.

Hallie also meets Gavin when she returns to Firefly Beach. He's been helping out her Uncle and keeping an eye on him since Clara passed. Gavin turns out to be a fantastic friend and mentor to Hallie. He is such a sweet man who has already been through so much. I'm glad they had each other to share their passions.

This book is the perfect beach read but if like me you were stuck in England where it's raining one minute and bright sunshine the next it's also perfect for that escape to the beach. Grab a copy and curl up with a nice cup of tea (or Wine! Wine is good) and just escape to the beauty of FireFly Beach!

Hallie is left reeling after the loss of her beloved Aunt Clara. She returns to her favorite place in the world, her aunt’s cottage at Firefly Beach, to grieve with her family. Luckily, Hallie has her childhood best friend, Ben, with her to help adjust to a world without Clara and work on the bucket list she must complete before she can receive her inheritance. But the summer turns out different than she could ever have imagined.

I had a hard time connecting with Hallie, the main character in this book. I found her to be dramatic and repetitive over a recent “trauma” she experienced. This continued until the trauma was actually reveled. After that disclosure, I had a much easier time rooting for Hallie. I did love Uncle Hank and would love to read another book about his and Aunt Clara’s love story and history.

The storyline was a tad predictable but overall Summer at Firefly Beach is a quick and sweet summer read.

A lovely, heartwarming tale of a family knitting back together after their grief.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed this story, it starts off with a family grieving for the loss of a special person in all their lives, Aunt Clara. Aunt Clara had a way of touching everyone’s lives and after she is gone it doesn’t change.

This story is a lovely tale of a grieving family learning how to move on, to grow with each other, help those family members in need and bring each character hope while they come to turns with the loss of an amazing family member.

Hale’s ability to write a romance novel with a creative story line continues with this lovely novel. An enjoyable summer read!

What an absolutely adorable book!! I’m a sucker for this romance trope and it delivered! This story is so much more than the perfect summer romance. It is packed with healing, forgiveness, family, friendship, and taking risks. It’s about finding what truly makes you happy, not what is “perfect”. It’s about being vulnerable and opening up to different possibilities and alternatives to the life you imagined. This book was light and I loved all of it!! Could I please get myself a best friend like Ben?! Great work Jenny Hale!

*Book provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review*

When Hallie Flynn’s great aunt Clara dies, she leaves her a bucket list to complete. Hallie wrote this list herself as a child. Hallie and her whole family are heart-broken when Clara dies. They all return to Firefly beach, where they go every year and also take care of her great uncle Hank.

The group includes Sydney, her sister, and Sydney’s son Robby, her mama and her best friend Ben. They have been friends since childhood and he is part of the family. Back in her favourite place, Hallie starts completing her list. It’s not easy and there are a lot of ups and downs on the way.
Ben is always there for her and understands her so well. They seemed like the perfect couple from the beginning, but he has a girlfriend and she had someone too. The sparks between them were flying, even though they didn’t always see it. And then there is also Gavin Wilson, a very talented photographer living in town.

Hallie is also hiding a secret, which adds a lot to the drama and the storyline.

I absolutely loved the location in this book. Jenny Hale captured it beautifully and with so much detail. I also think that the family atmosphere she created is wonderful. I felt like being one of them.

This is a beautiful and fantastic story, perfect for summer. There were moments when I wanted to shake Hallie, because I just didn’t understand her actions and thoughts. I still liked her as a character though. Ben was my fave, I think I fell in love with him a little bit. He was adorable with Robbie and he is just so caring and sweet. All the characters played an important part in this story and I think they were all very well lined out.

This story covers grief, loss, but also friendship, family and love. Just lovely!!!

I didn't love this book. It didn't hold my attention, nor did I find the characters engaging. Overall I would not recommend it.

It was the perfect kickoff to my Summer reading, with characters I found myself rooting for the whole way through. A great escapist story, with a satisfying ending...would recommend for your beach bag, your getaway...any place you have a moment and want to kick back and relax.

I am a massive fan of Jenny Hale's novels - just look at the absolutely STUNNING cover of this book? How could you not be a massive fan? With Jenny Hale's novels, you know exactly what you're going to get; a story full of heart and promise from beginning to end, and 'Summer at Firefly Beach' ticked those boxes.

Personally, I did find the storyline a little bit samey in terms of the bucket list and completing it for someone who had passed away. I appreciated the warmth behind the premise, and I thought the way that the author told Clara's and Hallie's stories was incredibly tender to read, I just didn't feel that excitement which surrounded something new.

That said, 'Summer at Firefly Beach' is loaded with romance and tender notions between several characters. At times I felt like I just wanted to give Hallie a huge hug as her grief for her Aunt Clara was so, so emotional. Beautiful emotional if that makes sense and doesn't make me sound like a complete weirdo!

So, did I enjoy it despite several reservations? Yes. Yes I definitely did, and it was the feel-good, uplifting factor which turned it around for me. 'Summer at Firefly Beach' is a spirited, warm novel which really hugged me from the inside out and made me feel as though I was able to escape into the lives of the characters in the book. For me, I may have found that the book had a similar premise to other books I have read, however none of those books had had a Jenny Hale spin put on them in the only way that she knows how. A beautiful, enchanting read.