I love Elle Kennedy's books and this was no exception. The Summer Girl made its way to my top favorite in the Avalon Bay series, both because of the story itself and the characters (Tate in particular). I hope there is more to come from this series!

Thank you to @netgalley and @Stmartinspress for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you to @macmillian.audio for a free download of the audiobook.

This story follows Cassie and Tate. Cassie is visiting family for the summer and is looking for a summer fling. Insert Tate, the playboy house sitting next door, who actually wants something more than a fling. There is instant attraction, but the difference is priorities causes a will they/won’t they tension throughout the book.

The story was fun to read and listen too. I was a bit annoyed with Cassie’s character as she comes across as immature.

4 stars

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Elle Kennedy does it yet again. I can’t believe how long it took me to finally get to this.

She’s such a great author that you can just binge through. Can’t wait to see what she gives us next!

4.25 Stars for the third Avalon Bay book from Elle Kennedy. I’ll admit I started and stopped this one, as it just took me a couple of beats to connect with the story. Cassie and Tate were a great pairing, even if it took them a minute to figure that out. This friends to lovers story had so much going on, and once I was in I was all here for it!

This story had Cassie and Tate trying to each figure out what was next in life. There was also lots of family drama, some enjoyable and some just made me ragey for these two. All in all a very enjoyable read.

This is the perfect summer beach read for when you want to switch off and escape to another world. Elle Kennedy nails it again with this book. Filled with humour, romance and sprinkled with a little friends to lovers makes for a great read.

Elle Kennedy has become an instant read for me…her new series is perfect for Summer and I hope she continues to write more!

I loved that he fell first after warning her over and over not to fall for him. Their banter was immaculate and the tension was everything!

This book aggravated me.

The book is centered around Cassie, who is visiting family for the summer, in search of a short-term fling. The first guy she meets is Tate, your typical uncommitted playboy. They had an instant physical attraction to one another, but he friendzones her because he’s afraid she’ll become too attached. Blech.

For the majority of the book, Tate and Cassie both are making comments and inner dialogue about Cassie’s boobs. Either Tate is fantasizing about her big boobs or Cassie is discussing how big her boobs are. Before chapter 5, I was exhausted out about hearing how big Cassie’s boobs are. I felt like I was reading about shallow teenagers.

And the breakup at the end? I don’t want to give it all away, but it was ridiculous. How could she blame Cassie but not her own husband?? I get so sick of people blaming women for a man’s shortcomings. The misogyny was intense in this book and left my stomach feeling sour.

The only thing about this book I enjoyed was how ridiculous Cassie’s mom was😂

I received this book for free for an honest unbiased review from Netgalley.

I wish more books were this well written. Characters were witty and the setting fantastic.

Loving this series! I loved Cassie.
She heads to Avalon Bay and hopes to find a fling while she is taking care of business there but finds so much more. Family drama almost takes over the romance but the romance is strong in this one! I can’t wait to read the next one.
Thank you #StMartinsPress and #NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

This was a fun book! I enjoyed getting to know the characters. Perfect beach read! I love all of her books.

this book did not disappoint. What a fun story, entertaining from start to finish. Thank you for my copy in exchange for a review.

I love everything elle Kennedy writes. This is no different. Perfect summer romance story. Definitely recommend.

Elle Kennedy is one of my favorite authors, and this summer romance standalone was perfect! I absolutely loved the rival component, the bet aspect! It was all the angst and romance I love in a summer contemporary romance!

Elle Kennedy hits every time. This was yet another book by her I absolutely devoured!Lovely story with fabulous characters.

This was such a fun romcom story! Cassie returns home to Avalon Bay to spend her 21st birthday and hopefully have a summer fling. In walks Tate who may actually want more than a fling and more than a friendship. Usually it’s the other way around. Can Tate convince Cassie that he is serious? You should pick up the story and find out! 4.5 stars

I did enjoy the storyline of this book but some of the dialogue seemed unrealistic or immature for the age range of the characters.

Elle Kennedy is great and I am so glad I got to read this book. I’m partial to her off-campus series but this was a fun change.

I haven't read the first books in the series but appreciated that this could be read as a standalone book. I find for summer romances I really have to love the setting to get into the book - while this little beach hometown was cute, I didn't find myself loving it. I really liked Tate and Cassie both and loved the dual POV - but their relationship felt a little surface level for me. I would have loved to get MORE from them as a couple to really root for them. But a cute summer read for sure!

Thanks to Netgalley for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

DNF at 25% - I’ve enjoyed Elle Kennedy’s other books but personally I just couldn’t get into this one. Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This is the third book in the Avalon Bay series and I think it might be my favorite!

It’s a fun and spicy romance set in the beach town Avalon Bay. The book can be read as a standalone but characters from the other books do make appearances. Tate and Cassie’s chemistry was off the charts and their banter was filled with humor. I loved how Cassie was awkward and babbled in front of Tate in their first encounters and how protective Tate was of Cassie. I absolutely adored their relationship. If you’re looking for a fun summer romance to read to escape the cold, this is it!