I am in the minority with this latest book by Elle Kennedy. Every other sentence seems to drop the “F” bomb and this book is not for me. DNF at 35%. I gave it a chance and it was not winning me over. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release.

This book was so good and the chemistry between Tate and Cassie I was just soaking up every minute of it! And the ending just warmed my heart so much!

Cassandra is visiting Avalon Bay for the summer. She stays with her grandmother who was the previous owner of the famous Beacon hotel. She sold it to some of the girls we know from the previous novels, Mackenzie?! Anyway....
Cassie is on the lookout for a summer fling. It's the last summer before her senior year at college.
The first night she meets Tate, who turns out to be her neighbour for the summer. Sparks are flying, until Tate puts her in the friend zone. Advices by Mackenzie. Cassie is taken aback, but continues to look for her fling, with Tate as her wingman.
Of course things are not as simple as that.
This is a dual POV, friends to lovers story.
I read that some people expected some other character to be the heroine in this one. I don't have a problem with it being Cassie, as I don't know better. Have not read the first novels.
I liked Cassie as a character. I really did. She is sweet but not too naive. She is more than nice and I love that she babbles when she is nervous. She is one of these girls who have no idea that she is gorgeous.
That's a tiny minus for me, I find it cliched. She also doubts herself a lot. But she grows through the book.
The difficult relationship with her parents is also covered, which I lied. Her father married again and she feels abandoned. She loves her stepsisters, but I get the feeling that involves.
Her mother is a piece of work, text book narcissistic.

Wow. I loved the first one and this series just gets better and better! Her writing never disappoints and is so fast to read! Tate is the best bad boy and gentleman. Cassie is the good girl and confident women try to be! I was really surprised with the mother situation at the end. Her mother reminds of my own birth mother and it is a very toxic and abusive relationship. I’m so glad Tate immediately told her and helped her not just as a lover but as a compassionate friend and human being. Themes: friends to lovers, virgins, toxic/abusive relationships, summer lovin’

This is the perfect book for summer. I loved how Cassie and Tate’s relationship developed and I love the setting Avalon Bay.

The Summer Girl by Elle Kennedy

This book is my favorite book in this series not only because it has cameo scenes from the former characters from Avalon Bay but because of how it's about love not only romantic love but also self love and familial love I like how Tate builds up Cassie's confidence and how Cassie grows as the story goes.

I love how Tate's love for his family prevails even at the cost of his own happiness.

I love the plot twist I'm so affected by it it end up giving me a slight reading slump because I kind of knew what's going to happen next and I didn't want it to happen but I'm glad the transition of it was fast so I ended up finishing the whole book.


I can't wait for another great read thank you NetGalley and St. Martin

Cassie is visiting for a final summer in Avalon Bay when she comes across beautiful relationship-phobic Tate house sitting next door. The queen of New Adult has written a spicy no strings attached friends to lovers romance and I loved it so much!

Thank you to the publisher for providing a review copy.

𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘐 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘢𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘨𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘺, 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘣𝘺𝘦.

𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚 🎭: romcom
𝙋𝙖𝙘𝙚 🏃🏼‍♀️: fast
𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙚: 🌶️🌶️
𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 🖤: 20-something coeds and Netflix romcoms with more spice
𝙏𝙒 ⚠️: 🚫

This is the PERFECT summer beach read. I could have easily devoured it in one sitting but I wanted to savor every page. Tate and Cassie’s friendship/wingman/flirtationship/situationship was adorable and freaking HOT at times.

I swooned, my jaw dropped, I giggled, I cringed, and I most definitely said god DAYYUM that was hot. This book is exactly what I needed and is totally the book you must read on your next vacation. There are a few heavier emotional topics scattered throughout the story which made for a really well balanced read.

While this is the third book in the Avalon Bay series, like most of Elle Kennedy’s books, it can be read as a stand-alone with only minor spoilers of side characters. This is my favorite one in the series by far✨chefs kiss✨

👏🏼👏🏼 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙 to readers who enjoy romcoms with a dash of spice.

Elle Kennedy does it again! This is my new fave in the Avalon Bay series.

Tate is a respectful effboy who hits it off with virgin Cassie. They agree to a fling but of course it turns into more! Tate is pretty much a dream man, with no drawbacks that I can see. Their spicy scenes are fantastic.

I don’t think I’ve ever read a 3rd act scene that shocked me quite that much! Wow! I was happy at the resolution of that situation.

I loved the lesson about how what you think others think of you can differ wildly from the truth. Thanks for the reminder!

Great third instalment that I’ll definitely recommend. Have already started!

The Summer Girl is a great book to get you in the summer state of mind. It is the third in the series so always good to "catch up" with the characters. Elle does a wonderful setting the scene and developing the characters. A definite summer read!

The summer girl
5 ⭐️

Passion, Fun & Romance it nicely wraps up the novel!
By far my favorite Avalon Bay story ❤️!
Perfect beach read for when this book 📖 publishes on July 18 !
Go read the first two if you haven’t! It can definitely be read as a stand alone but it’s great to see the background characters and to see how the hotel comes along. Such a great plot and drama it definitely had some deep parent/child topics but in my opinion so believable and achieved beautifully. Highly recommend! Thank you NetGalley for the Arc. Perfect summer romance.

Leave it to mom to reveal a harrowing family secret once you reach adulthood.

This was good. I didn't love it. Generally, I am a fan of Kennedy's, and the characters are nice to spend time with. I was just bored a lot of the time.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

I haven’t read any of the other books in the Avalon Bay series, but I feel like you can read this as a stand-alone no problem.

The characters are quite likeable and I enjoyed reading about this cute little town called Avalon Bay. I also really enjoyed the relationships and banter with the characters.

****SPOILERS BEGIN****

Tate’s interactions with Cassie’s little sisters just warms my heart and the fact he gets along with everyone and everyone likes him makes this book that much more enjoyable.

The whole relationship with Tate and Cassie was also so cute and it just melted my heart at some points.

****SPOILERS END****

I really liked this book and I know I’ll be reading more Elle Kennedy books in the future. It had the right amount of spice, drama and cute romance-y stuff.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s publishing for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The third book in the Avalon Bay series did not disappoint! It has all of the fun, drama and sexiness of the first two. I really liked Cassie and Tate’s story, which is told in dual pov. There are several fun tropes included here: summer fling, player meets virgin, they were neighbors (forced proximity). There are several explicit open door scenes as is usual in Elle Kennedy books as well as a very steamy window scene. I really enjoyed seeing the couples from the first two books throughout this one. The big dramatic twist truly shocked me, an actual jaw dropping moment. I could’ve done with less reminders of how big Cassie’s boobs were. Overall this is another great installment for fans of the series and author!

While I have read several books by Elle Kennedy in the past, I hadn't read one from the Avalon series, but it didn't disappoint! The overall story follows Cassie, a girl visiting her grandmother who is selling the family hotel over the summer. In her attempt to be a "normal" summer girl, she is determined to have a summer fling, and her first attempt is her next-door neighbor, Tate. Golden-boy in his own right, Tate wants to do the right thing, and he sets out to help Cassie instead on her search for passion, but soon questions if anyone but him can do the job.

At first, the plot seems fairly superficial: It's summer, and everyone is looking to hook up. While my expectations for a deep plot were not high, Elle Kennedy somehow is able to lace a really interesting story into this romance through Cassie's family and surrounding community. It was truly this underlying story of Cassie navigating her parents lives after the haze of their divorce that kept me hooked with this story and wanting to read more. There was also a twist that I NEVER saw coming but, nevertheless, was incredibly plausible. I feel that its hard to be able to pull off a twist of that nature in a romance novel. Speaking of romance, Tate and Cassie definitely had chemistry! While their insta-love meeting felt a bit ridiculous at the start, they soon developed a good rapport. In fact, they had good flirting banter that had me chuckling at points especially when Tate is "helping" Cassie find a date. There were also multiple spice scenes that felt like maybe I shouldn't be reading due to the nature of their intimacy. Since its difficult to be discreet, I'll just say, the cutesie cover is deceiving, folks! The one drawback thought is that the constant back and forth of "Will they? Won't they?" dragged on a bit too long. At a certain point, it was no longer a good tension, but a frustrating strain. It could just be that I wanted to see them as a happy relationship that I struggled.

As for characters, I really appreciated that the book was dual POV. I got to see both Tate and Cassie's thoughts on the same event which was fun to compare. While I really enjoyed Cassie's narrative and found her likable and relatable, I really loved her best friend. She was funny, wild, and the perfect balance to the book. I honestly wished she could have been in it more. That is all to say that the supporting characters are just a well done as the main characters. This could be due to the fact that other characters from the Avalon series pop up that it feels so fleshed out. While it isn't necessary to read the other books in the series, their inclusion made me want to snag the next one!
Overall, this was the perfect beach read. It has a good blend of romance (watch out for those spicy scenes, ya'll!), drama, and heartfelt goodness. I would recommend it to anyone who is wanting a light read that packs some kick.

This was my first Elle Kennedy book and I know this was part of a series. I haven’t read book 1&2 so I think I was at a disadvantage and I would recommend you read the first 2 books in the series because I just felt at times a little lost. Aside from that I enjoyed the book and I plan to reread after I finish the first 2

Confession - I hadn’t read books 1&2 in the series but heard wonderful things about book 2 so I wanted to check this out.
It was good! I liked the characters a lot and the writing kept my attention allowing me to read it in just a few sittings. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the family drama, but that’s ok! It didn’t take away too much from the book.
I say overall 3.5⭐️ And I’ll check out books 1&2

The Summer Girl is another brilliant story from Elle Kennedy in the Avalon Bay series. It's witty, funny, sexy, emotional, and heartbreakingly beautiful. Set in a small town, this slow-burn romance is exactly what I needed without even knowing it! The setting, the characters, the storyline....everything about it is perfect!

I adored Cassie. She's strong, resilient, and knows what she wants. She has scars that run deep and have plagued her since childhood. But it takes a lot for her to face those scars and work to heal them. Tate is the golden boy of Avalon Bay. He's honest, hard-working, completely swoon-worthy, charismatic, and sexy as hecl. He and Cassie have chemistry right out of the gate and I loved watching their connection grow as the book progressed. Tate and Cassie were so fun and I found myself laughing out loud at their smart, witty dialogue. I loved them together!

Kennedy built Tate and Cassie's story at the perfect pace. And, just when you think you know what's going to happen...*BAM*.....she drops an unexpected bombshell and takes the story in another direction. It's raw and real and will break your heart. But in the end, Tate and Cassie get a beautiful HEA that will make your heart smile. I really adored The Summer Girl and really hope there will be more books coming down the pike set in Avalon Bay. 5 stars

This was such a fun summer read.
Cassandra is staying in a small boating town with her grandmother to say goodbye to a family business and the end of an era. About to go into her senior year of college, Cassie is determined to have a passionate fling during her summer break. When she runs into Tate, a local who is known for having flings but treating women right, it seems like fate.

I loved the characters. Tate is so sweet and funny and Cassie was very relatable. I loved their friendship and loved how they interacted when they finally got together. Fun side characters and family drama made the story complete. It is part of an interconnected series, which I have not read, but now I very much want to go back to see how things went for the other characters. They made an appearance in this book but I never felt lost.

Thank you Netgalley for an arc copy in exchange for an honest review.

Book releases July 18

𝐁 𝐎 𝐎 𝐊 𝐑 𝐄 𝐕 𝐈 𝐄 𝐖

4.2/5⭐️ Summer Girl (Avalon Bay series)- Elle Kennedy

𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒:

In terms of (smutty) romance- Elle Kennedy tops the list. I was so excited to get this ARC- especially because her books are understated in the fact that the drama/plot is not insanely over the top just to get a response, it’s usually about relatable people with relatable problems.

This story by her definitely felt more in depth than the briar u and off campus series I’ve read by her (we traded in the hockey players for some beach town locals) dealing with some serious family issues, body image issues, etc.

She writes such lovable male leads and the universes she’s made up for these series are so fun to read about . I think my favorite thing about her books is that she references the same places and we get to learn about different supporting characters in the other series books.

Now I am going to do the thing I always do when I read the first Elle book in a series and binge the rest to get more of the characters I just met.

Keep your eye out for this (book 3 of avalon bay series, although her series don’t need to be read in order necessarily) pub date July 18!


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