Cute read with good bisexual representation.

I liked the story, I just had a few issues with it, which is why I did not finish this book.

From the get-go, you know the main character has a rough relationship with her Father, which is why she's spending the summer with him in the first place. But every time her Father and her have a moment, and he messes up one way or another. The character complains and gets angry about it, but then says that he's her Father, so she has to try again with him. And each time this has happened (which is about four or five times, before I dropped it) she just repeats the same cycle with him, and I just can't understand how she can stand being in the same room as him, and forgiving him each and every-time, if he did all these terrible things to her, and continues acting the way he does?

But, besides the Father-daughter issues (which is why I DNF'ed this book). The story was okay, the writing is good, but truthfully, it is like so many other books on the market such as 'Float' by Kate Marchant (I believe). But the only difference is that her step-family is mega rich, and she's bisexual.

Blunt, but true.

Rated: 2 stars

Thank you to netgallery for allowing me to read this book, in exchange for an honest review.

One aspect of this book that really had my attention was the characters. I loved learning a bit more about each of their backstories and what made them distinct, unique, individualistic characters. I also loved the romance between the two main characters and watching that relationship blossom throughout the story. There was a good mix of angst and romance and this story had me engaged the entire time.

The romance was suuuuper cute but all that miscommunication got really old really fast. Also, I felt like a lot of the space analogies were heavy-handed (plus, according to my reading buddy, a lot of them were inaccurate). Aside from my gripes, I still enjoyed the book and am looking forward to reading more from Morgan Lee Miller!

I received an ARC from Bold Strokes Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I'm not a regular reader of Young/New Adult, but I will read anything Morgan Lee Miller writes. The writing style is always so smooth, natural, and readable that it's easy to zip through.

It's obvious from the name, but this is a summer romance between a South Carolina islander and a "slocal" - and I love that word - who visits from Connecticut for a long stay with her father and his new celebrity chef wife. As a lifelong southerner, I've been to the South Carolina beaches many many times and Morgan totally nails the vibe, the heat, and what life must be like for the year-rounders having to deal with vacationers. She also totally nails the teen angst (stepbrothers, amiright?) and the sweetness of first love.

I also enjoyed the side stories of astronomy and also the restaurant biz. I appreciated the softening of the "wicked stepmother" in Remi's eyes to close that story arc. This epilogue will go down in history as one of my all-time favorites as well.

This was my first book from Morgan Lee Miller, but I have to say I have always had a soft spot for summer romance and this one was in my range of expectations.

The story was good, even if it was clear something was gonna happen really soon, but to be honest from this kind of story I'm not expecting something mind blowing.

The characters were well written and engaging and I liked the way they interacted in the story (though there were some explicit scene that made me wonder if this book can be considered a Young Adult).

Since the angst is always present in this kind of story, I think this is a good book for a nice and chill reading.

What a sweet book. I was really rooting for Remi and Harper. Their problems were realistic and the build up (and downfall) of their relationship was believable and relatable.
I felt a sense of dread at first when Remi didn’t disclose who her new stepfamily were, but the full circle arc made up for it. I was so proud of both girls for standing up for themselves and leaning into forgiveness. Not only towards each other and their family, but towards themselves too. The characters were so genuine you couldn’t help but love them.
The epilogue was such a great way to end the story. Overall, I think it was a well written and thought out. An enjoyable and heartwarming read.

Thanks to the publisher for providing an eARC of The Infinite Summer in exchange for an honest review!

I've been fooled by vaguely phrased close female friendships in the descriptions of "summer time disfunctional family romances" but this one was actually WLW (the lead is bi) and it was delightful! I normally hate skips forward at the end of books but think this one really added to the fluffy vibe of the romance and besides some occasional pacing issues, this was really enjoyable to read.

Remi is sent to spend the summer with her father and his new wife. She gets more than she bargained for with her new step family, new town, and new relationships.

I loved this book so much. It’s a very easy read with lovable characters and a wonderful storyline. Remi and Harper are both characters you root for whether they end up together or not. If you’re looking for a light heartwarming read amidst all the doom and gloom of the world right now, this is the perfect escape.

Thank you Netgalley, Morgan Lee Miller, and Bold Strokes Books for the eARC in exchange for an honest opinion. All words and thoughts are my own.

Remi hasn't been looking forward to spending summer with her father, but everything changes when she meets Harper Hebert. The only problem is that Harper's family owns a business that Remi's own family has a rivalry with...

I loved multiple things about this book — Harper and Remi's romance was believable and cute. The tension between the two in terms of the secret Remi was keeping from Harper was palpable. I really admired the choice Morgan Lee Miller made in deconstructing the evil stepmother trope and making Serena approachable and relatable. I only wished she had appeared in the book more.

Most of the characters were realistic and well-rounded, and even Remi's father was redeemable (at the beginning I must admit that I feared he would become the cliché villain). I did think that one character needed a little more development in my opinion — Theo. He was more of a caricature of the evil stepbrother, though when we found out his backstory I felt a little more sympathetic towards him. Despite this, I thought that if we had found out his own opinions on his family rather than Serena's view on it I could have, as a reader, connected with him more.

There is also one more thing I would like to touch on, which I think is a very big thing since this is being marketed as a young adult book — there are explicit sexual scenes within the book. Personally I think that books marketed as YA should be fade to black, but I can understand why this doesn't always occur. Still, I would like to make note of this in my review so that others who are perhaps hoping to avoid explicit sexual content know what to expect in this book.

Harper and Remi had such different personalities and worked so well together, and I loved Vera and Maggie too.

This f/f romance novel surpassed my expectations and I really loved the read. I would definitely read more from this author and would buy this book for myself when it's published!

There is something about Morgan Lee Miller’s writing that gets me every time. Despite seeing the obligatory conflict coming all the way from Europa, I enjoyed getting to know all the characters, except for Theo (duh). The Infinite Summer is so nerdy and I love that.

Remi Brenner dreams of becoming an astronaut, and enrolling in MIT’s aerospace program is her first step to realizing the dream. But her father threatened Remi to spend the summer with him and celebrity chef stepmother Serena DeLuca or else he wouldn’t pay for her college tuition. What started out as an involuntary trip to Gaslight Shores turns out to be a life-altering journey for Remi as she meets Harper Herbert, whose parents own the po’boy shop Acadian.

First of all, I love Remi’s obsession of space. Miller managed to tie Hawking’s A Brief History of Time, making it one of the nerdiest romance I have ever read. As someone who also studies space, it is endearing to see a main character relate her own life to the laws of the universe.

There is, however, a downside to this. The explanations of physics concepts tripped me up a few times as the characters’ understandings are slightly different from mine. I kept having to pause reading and search up scientific articles to double check on what I knew. In the end, that actually enhanced my experience as I never expected to end up learning more about physics and astronomy while reading YA romance.

I would call this story somewhat angsty. It was pretty clear what would be the conflict very early on in the story, and I dreaded that moment to come. The knowing kept me from fully enjoying the budding romance between Remi and Harper as I waited for the other shoe to drop. But they were cute and I love that we get to see those cute date moments they had. Oh, and the epilogue was quite a trip.

Apart from the romance, I also liked the bonding between Remi and Serena. I wasn’t expecting this to be part of the story and I’m so happy that we got to know more about her, too. In addition, Reagan Moore and Blair Bennett from Hammers, Strings, and Beautiful Things made an incredibly cute cameo. I’ve been saying this for a while, but I really need to pick up their book! It’s the only Miller book I have not yet read.

The Infinite Summer is best suited for readers who are science nerds and don’t mind teen conflicts. There were some small bumps plotwise toward the end, but all in all, Miller delivered yet another enjoyable story that made nerd me happy.

[content warnings: financial manipulation, bullying, divorce, underage drinking, semi-graphic sex]

An enjoyable Young Adult fiction. I thought Remi and Harper were very adorable and cute. They had great connection and chemistry . The setting was also amazing. I recommend 4 stars I recommend.

I received and ARC from the publisher Bold Strokes Books via NetGalley for my honest review.

When I was a teenager, I never read young-adult books. To be honest, I’m not even sure such a designation existed. I was the geek girl doing math and geometry proofs for fun. If I had known about ‘The Infinite Summer’ back then, I would have been on it like a duck on a June bug. Over the past year, I have been reading YA and it has been hit or miss -- either I find the protagonists whiney or the story implausible. Neither is the case here. The story is engaging but not overwrought nor convoluted. It is a story of a summer filled with choices, misunderstandings, understanding, and growth.

Remi Brenner has just finished high school and before heading off to MIT, she plans a summer of fun with her best friend, Brie. Unfortunately, her father has just told her that he will not pay for her education if she does not spend the summer with him and his new wife in South Carolina. They used to be so close – he was the one who taught her about astrology in the first place and now she doesn’t even know him. She has never met his wife, Serina nor her stepbrother, Theo. He is a manager of their new sandwich shop, Envie, where her father has volunteered to work over that summer.

Harper Hebert is the fourth generation to work at her family’s struggling po'boy shop, Arcadian. She wants to go to culinary school but there are none near Gaslight Shores. Besides, with her family struggling to keep the shop running, they need her help more than ever.

When Remi’s coworker, Aaron tells her of his favorite sandwich place, they secretly go there to check out the competition. It is no contest. The Arcadian’s limited but authentic po'boys are the best Remi has ever had. She vows to return to try out the rest of the menu and the cute girl who works there might even have flirted with her.

As the summer stretches on and Remi and Harper begin to spend time together, Remi knows that she should tell her that it’s her stepmother’s shop that is threatening Harper’s family’s livelihood. But she didn’t tell her right away and now she missed her opportunity. Besides, Remi is just in Gaslight Shores for the summer, and they are becoming friends. Remi doesn’t want to complicate things, but things sure are turning out that way. What will Harper think when she finds out the truth? Will the relationship they have built last for more than a summer?

Although this is primarily a story about a teenage relationship, it is so much more than that. It is about family – those we are born into, those we are pushed into, and those we choose to be in. It is about the ever-changing dynamics of living your life – what we let go of and what we cling to.

I had not read a book by Morgan Lee Miller before, but I am very glad to have found her. Her style is crisp and clean. The characters are interesting and not merely collections of stereotypical personality traits. The book continues at a steady rate but does not rush through the ending. I would highly recommend reading ‘The Infinite Summer’.

This was so cute! I really enjoyed this and read it in one sitting. Remi and Harper are adorable. It's a simple story and a little predictable but it's super sweet and charming and kept me invested the whole way through.

Both Remi and Harper are great characters but I did find myself particularly fond of Remi (even if she does make some bad calls) and found her fascinating. The dynamic between her and her family is also very interesting and I liked how that all played out. Remi and Harper are both eighteen and whilst Remi feels more mature than Harper they both come across as realistic eighteen-year-old girls about to step into adulthood and I really appreciated that as sometimes it's very hit or miss with this kind of book.

I loved the little epilogue so much and was so glad it was included. I wondered throughout the book if we were going to see anything past the summer and I'm thrilled that we did and delighted with what we got, I thought it fit so well.

I'm always here for cute sapphic YA contemporary stories and this is one of the best I have read in a while.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me an arc of this in exchange for an honest review.

This was a very cute young adult book. The relationship between Remi and Harper was adorable. Remi I felt was a little more mature than Harper even though they were the same age which was eighteen. The supporting characters helped to tell this story as well. I especially liked the Remi's dad and stepmother who were very supportive of her relationship with Harper. There was some drama, and angst but not so much that it distracted from the story which was you are never to young or old to find that one person that is the right one for you. I would definitely recommend this book to my friends and family, and I look forward to what this author writes next.

Who doesn't love a good summer romance YA? Although I read this in December, I felt instantly warmer and happier as I read this cute story of Remi finding love at the boardwalk before she starts college at MIT. I always like it when a YA has some kind of depth to it, and I felt that Remi's struggles with her father's new marriage filled that need. The romance between her and Harper also felt real, and I was genuinely rooting for them (although I do hate lying as a trope, ugh).

I definitely appreciate seeing more LGBTQ+ representation in young adult novels in the last few years. If you are a Sarah Dessen lover that wants something a little bit more current and relatable, this is a great pick.

(this also isn't a 100% "clean" romance, btw! I would say 16+ for one intimate scene)

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3.5⭐️ – Remi’s plans for the summer crash when her father blackmails her into visiting him and his extremely famous wife Serena in South Carolina. Despite the method he chose to get her to come or his attitude during the divorce, Remi hopes he’s still the man who taught her to love space and the stars, a shared love that set her on track to study at MIT and maybe, someday, become an astronaut. While rekindling the relationship and getting to know her new stepmother, Remi meets a local girl, Harper, who takes her breath away right from the start. When Remi finds out that her stepmother’s restaurant is putting Harper’s parents’ at risk, she decides not to tell Harper about her ties to Serena right away.

The first relationship the author focuses on is that between Remi and her dad. Remi is angry at him for not being the wonderful man she thought he was, her best friend while growing up. The way she deals with her conflicted feelings is surprisingly mature, even if I sometimes felt like she was giving in too easily. I’m definitely not judging, especially as she seems to be able to see the whole picture in a way I never could at her age, when I was struggling with the relationship with my own father.

I never completely warmed up to Remi, and since the story is told from her POV exclusively, it didn’t touch me as much as I hoped. There’s a lot I can forgive from teenagers that would highly irritate me with adults, but it doesn’t mean that I didn’t roll my eyes a lot at Remi’s procrastinating in telling Harper the truth. She is extremely smart, and I get that, and still very young at the same time, all the more so as she’s foregone a lot of teenage experiences by focusing on her studies. She had a boyfriend for a couple of months but has never been to a party, for example. So yes, she’s a bit pompous at times and can be really condescending, but I guess that comes from being a clever eighteen-year-old? Hopefully, she’ll learn from this summer. The ending gives hope for that.

Harper on the other hand is immediately likeable. She’s not perfect, she can be a little unfair, but she’s sweet and funny and encouraging without being patronising. I had absolutely no problem believing in the chemistry between Remi and Harper. In fact, the connection the two characters feel and the longing, especially in the last chapters, is what I most enjoyed reading this book.

Serena is another interesting character, a superstar whose neighbours are no other than Reagan and Blair from Hammers, Strings, and Beautiful Things. Serena is a lot less shallow and snotty than Remi expected, unlike her son Theo.

I liked the setting, the summer atmosphere, the stargazing, all the talk of food. I wasn’t blown away by this book, but I still recommend it. There are quite a few very sweet scenes and I already mentioned the chemistry.

<i>I received a copy from the publisher and I am voluntarily leaving a review.</i>

I’m not really a fan of YA books but I haven’t read anything from Ms. MILLER so I wanted to give it a try with an open mind. Remi and Harper has a sweet story to tell, I loved how they became each other’s comfort zone, I also loved the setting of the book in low country South Carolina. It makes me want to visit there this summer. I’m still not a fan of YA books but I enjoyed the author’s writing style and dialogue. I will be reading more from her.

Oh, to be young again! The Infinite Summer by Morgan Lee Miller brought back a lot of nostalgic memories of my own youth, especially that summer between high school and college. Part of this is due to the author setting the story in an area close to where I grew up. While the town of Gaslight Shores, South Carolina is fictional, I recognize bits and pieces of real life places in the coastal towns of South Carolina, especially around Charleston and Myrtle Beach (the Myrtle Beach of my youth anyway). The author did an exceptional job of creating a fictional town that is very true to life for this area.

This is a YA tale of two young women who meet after high school in the vacation town of Gaslight Shores, the perfect place for a summer love story. It’s also a first-love story with all the angst, passion, and adoration we’ve all felt at this age. Add in secrets kept that should be shared, family troubles because of divorce as well as economic problems that could affect the future and you have a truly entertaining book.

The author did a wonderful job with the setting, the characters and the story itself, but I have to say the best part of this novel, for me, is the ending. The way this book ends is the way I want all romance stories to end. To say any more would be giving away too much, so I’ll let you read to understand what I’m talking about.

This novel is not only an entertaining and enjoyable read, it also took me back to my own youth and that really fun summer after high school. I hope it does the same for you.

I received an ARC from NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.

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I decided to start the book at 8pm before I had to go to bed. It was almost 11pm when I forced myself to put it down, only to pick it back up at 6am when I woke up, making myself late to work to finish it!
This read was so amazing and just…ah!! Remi and Harper were so adorable together and I just got swept up in their beautiful summer romance hoping that something more will come of it.
Morgan is a fantastic writer and I can’t wait to read more from her. Great job!

I really enjoyed reading this YA, summer romance. I started in the evening and got so caught up that I didn't put it down until I finished after 1am. It is a typical YA romance. Remi Brenner comes to a small South Carolina coastal town to spend the summer with her dad and new to her step-mother. She's just finished high school and is starting MIT in the fall. While there she works in step-mom's (Serena) sandwich shop. Harper Hebert's family runs a competing business that has been in the family for decades. Her dream is to go to culinary school but with the family business failing that might not be possible. Of course the two meet.

There is a genuine sweetness in this; friendship, trust, wondering if the other person is attracted, holding pinkies, first kisses. Of course there are going to be obstacles too, some caused by others, and some by not being completely honest. The other story I was just as invested in was Remi dealing with her parents divorce and coming to meet Serena who her dad behaves differently with. Serena turns out to be a gem and I wish for more scenes with her. Her dad comes off at first insensitive but the author allows for him to show support and grow (a little). Remi is bright and geeks on and on about the stars. I enjoyed some of the star and time discussions but it eventually it felt a little too much.

Kudos for including a wonderful epilogue. It gives more closure than a typical YA romance. Overall I really enjoyed the story and felt connected to the characters. I like that both were good kids and trying to communicate well with each other while dealing with new feelings and their family realities. There is some language and intimacy (not graphic) making this appropriate for high school/14 yrs. and up. Thank you NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.