This was my first book by this author, It was pretty enjoyable. I would give this book a 3.5 star rating! It was a pretty Quick and easy read!

The final book in Summers Paradise Bay series is here and it's full of the snarky, witty, and hilarious hijinks I have come to expect from her. The Suite Life is Leo and Brianna's story, and at the beginning, I wasn't sure I was going to like either of them, much less root for them to get over themselves. Through the magic of good storytelling and some much-needed character development for playboy and lothario, Leo I eventually came around.
Brianna is so wrapped up in being successful while working full-time, raising her daughter, and studying for the bar I was worried she was going to miss what was right in front of her. Summers tells a delightful romance and just in time for summer's end.

Warning: this is the sort of novel that will immediately make you want to pack up and move to an island in the Caribbean. Preferably where there is a nice resort and a Leo (short for Leopold of all things) Davenport. So, yes. I did like this novel. Funny, sweet and a times a little sad. I will clarify and say that at some points I wasn't sure if I loved it. I've now read all of Melanie Summers' books in the Paradise Bay series and if I'm being honest - I liked the first one: The Honeymooner the best.

Characters:
A quick side note: I loved the way that all of the characters and couples from the other novels made their way into this one. Of course Leo, is the younger (and very irresponsible) brother of Pierce Davenport from the 2nd novel, so we saw plenty of Emma and Pierce with a few from the first novel as well.
Bree made for a pretty good heroine. A single mother, tough, badass lawyer in training, working hard at her job, she presented quite an admirable character. Her relationships with her daughter and her aunt provided lots of lovely moments and quite a few laughs as well.
Leo - charming and working to become more responsible. He made a great hero, although in the beginning he did come across as a bit one dimensional and could have been fleshed out further in my opinion. Having said that, he was sweet and did care for Bree (the ending!!!!!) which I did love.

Storyline, Plotting and Writing:
The Suite Life presented a pretty good storyline which moved at a very reasonable pace. I did love that it was kind of a bit of a role reversal/gender swap - in that, in several stories out there, it's the spoiled rich girl being forced out of her comfort zone to grow and become tougher. As for the writing - Melanie Summers always has a particular tone of writing which is open and quite funny to be honest. The novel is written in alternating dual perspectives from Leo and Bree, which I always enjoy. She does break the fourth wall occasionally in a conversational tone, which, if I'm being honest, I am a little unsure about. But that's simply a minor little complaint.

Overall:
Overall, I did enjoy this novel. It's pretty darned funny at points and I almost guarantee you will love Leo and Bree by the end of it. Was it my favourite novel of the year? Probably not, but it is a fantastic one to read perhaps by the side of the pool with an icy drink in hand.

Note: I was very generously gifted an ARC of this novel by the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

Having loved The Crown Jewels Romantic Comedy Series and then gone on to read the first two books in the Paradise Bay series, I couldn't resist getting stuck straight into The Suite Life. Like the other books I've mentioned, this is a very funny and light-hearted romance and once I started it, I just had to read the whole thing in one day. It's a good job that it was the weekend and I had two fewer children to worry about. With only the teenager and the pre-teen at home and with nothing but rain outside the window, I was more than happy to get lost in this caribeen set novel.
Melanie Summers seems to be very good at writing slightly spoilt male characters who are a little bit lost in the world that they are in. While the idea of a 'poor little rich boy' might not sound that enticing, there is something about the way that Leo appears in the book which just redeems him.
I loved the development of Leo's character as he accepted that the life he has been living possibly isn't the most fulfilling and that being rich might not be all that it's cracked up to be. For Brianna, it was more about learning to live and relax a bit and accepting that her highly driven way perhaps wasn't for everyone.
This is a comedy and yes it did make me chuckle away to myself. That's not to say that it has no depth. There's certainly far more here than laughter. It left me with a smile on my face, as well as just a little sadness that I'd reached the end already. I can't wait for the next book from the Kingdom of Avonia.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book by an author I had never heard of before. I have already ordered another title from Amazon.
The story is funny and really well written in a light style. It was laugh out loud funny all the way through and the supporting characters were excellent.
The story itself doesn’t get bogged down and moves at a really good pace. You really root for the 2 main people in the story and I am really looking forward to reading other novels by her. I hope they are half as good as this one.

I don't really know how I feel about this book. I feel like the main characters were my biggest issue although I felt that Brianna's family were also part of it.
They all just seemed so self-righteous, none of them seemed to care about anyone else and, although they all apologised to each other and made up in the end, I feel like it couldn't change the fact that they are all intrinsically selfish individuals.
As for Leo, I didn't feel like his sacrifice was all that great. Like, I know it was a big thing to do but it didn't seem like it fitted with the story or the way he and Brian a felt about each other but maybe that was just me.
I don't know if I'd read any more by this author as I worry that all of her characters will be written in this selfish, irredeemable vein but I may give it a try if I really liked the sound of the book, I suppose.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. 2stars.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read this book.
Like the second one in the series, (I haven't read the first), this book is highly enjoyable. Returning to the island was like coming back home to the quirky characters and ideal lifestyle.
The story was well written and more heartfelt than I predicted, and all the additional characters really enhanced the plot.
There was one quote that had me laughing out loud - 'Hey, you is the full-bummed man my mum was staring at on her 'puter.''
This book is a lot of fun, with some heart-squeezing moments added in.
4.5 stars

Fun and entertaining read.

The latest in the series, so nice to catch up with the characters from the previous books too.

Brianna is a hard working single mum. She works at the resort and studies ful time, focussed on making a better life for her and her young daughter. She does not want a man in her life.
Leo is spoilt by his mother. He has got to 27 and still never had a job. All that changes now his father threatens to disinherit him, and he has to gt a job and a place to live on his own. The job is at the resort with Brianna as her boss. She makes no secret of the fact she thinks he is useless, but this changes the more time they spend together. They both want such different things out of life, do they have a chance of getting together?

Looking forward to the next book in the series.

You will roll your eyes and laugh out loud at the story in this book. Definitely a fun pick me up type of read. Add it to your list!