As someone who has read all the Off Campus and Briar U books, I’m new to the world of Avalon Bay. And while it’s obvious this isn’t the first book in the series, I appreciate that you can easily read it as a stand alone. However my interest is piqued and I’ll probably be reading the first two books soon.

We have Cassie and Tate, who meet under awkward circumstances - Cassie witnesses Tate getting FWB-dumped. Cassie, who is visiting Avalon Bay and her grandma for the summer, wants a summer fling. And when they meet, the attraction is mutual. And immediate. Cassie finds out Tate is the resident hookup king, so she sets her sights on him.

**Spoiler** We find out around the 38% mark that Cassie is a virgin, which makes her “flinging” a little strange to me, but different strokes for different folks, I guess.

Some of the banter between Cassie and Tate is too cheesy for my taste, but it wasn’t enough to ruin the story. And the twist in the third-act was obvious to me, but what I loved is how Cassie and Tate supported each other through the mess.

Elle Kennedy is no stranger to spice, but in my opinion the hottest scene was the window one…the tension was *perfection*. I thought it was better than any of the other scenes later on.

Overall the book was a quick and easy read and I’m so grateful to have received this ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the advanced copy of The Summer Girl in exchange for an honest review.

I love a good romance novel and this one did not disappoint! This is a book I can foresee reading over and over again. The story was written so well, and I could feel the emotions that were displayed by the characters. The Summer Girl has it all and more! Elle Kennedy does it again, she never fails to deliver!

📚 The Summer Girl
✍ Elle Kennedy
📖 Contemporary Romance
⭐4.25/5
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💭Soon-to-be college senior Cassie Soul hasn't spent an entire summer in Avalon Bay in over 10 years- not since her parents divorced and she and her mother moved to Boston. Now, she's back in the Bay visiting her father and spending time with her grandmother before she relocates up north as well. On her agenda for the summer? Laying by the pool, shopping with friends and finding the perfect no-strings-attached summer fling. On her first night back, she meets Tate Bartlett- a notorious hookup artist and town charmer. Quick to realize that he doesn't want to sacrifice a potential friendship with the gorgeous girl next door, Tate friend-zones Cassie but offers to become her wingman on the quest for her summer beau.

Soon though, Tate finds himself with a growing infatuation and wants another shot at a summer fling. As Tate and Cassie enjoy some summer heat, they'll have to tamper down their growing feelings and when their fling brings up long-buried Avalon Bay drama, their connection will be put to the test.
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🙏 Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the advanced copy of The Summer Girl in exchange for an honest review.
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🎯What I loved: This was my favorite Avalon Bay book to date- and it brought in a little bit of the Briar U/Off Campus universe! If you're a fan of Kennedy's hockey romances, you'll love Tate (think John Logan meets Hunter Davenport) and this steamy summer hookup to something more book. Cassie and Tate had a great back-and-forth relationship and both had their own storylines that were well developed. There was a perfect balance of steam, banter and external drama and I couldn't put The Summer Girl down.

🙅‍♀️What I didn't: I love that all of Elle Kennedy's book are written in dual POV. Tate was by far my favorite hero so far in the Avalon Bay series and my only wish was that we had gotten more Tate chapters. It felt really Cassie-heavy (not that I disliked her) but I wanted more of his perspective because I enjoyed his chapters so much.
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Read if you love:
*Dual POV
*hook-up to lovers
*small-town/summer love
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See also: Good Girl Complex & Bad Girl Reputation, Georgie, All Along, Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

The third book in the Avalon Bay series is so fun! A new character, Cassie is in town for the summer when she meets the ever charming Tate. It is an instant connection from the opening chapters, even though they learn their backgrounds are so different. Cassie is a rich college girl from Boston with divorced parents and a narcissistic mother. At least she gets to hang out with her grandma for the summer! Tate’s a townie and worker of three jobs on most weeks with parents who are disgustingly in love.

I really enjoyed this read! Cassie’s story was emotional and took on a really moving character arc. Tate and her are adorable and this is perfect for NA romance fans! Just frothy romance fun!

Wow this was a breath of fresh air! I haven’t read any of the Avalon series, but this book was great as a stand alone! I love Tate and Cassie’s story. This book was a total beach read and can’t wait to recommend it to friends in the summer!

Welcome back to Avalon Bay! 🌊
The Summer Girl is the third installment of Elle Kennedy’s Avalon Bay series and in this book we follow Cassie and Tate while catching up with past characters. While this was a fun and quick read - it felt younger and less substantial than the first two books. Still a fun read and will definitely be reading any additional books in the series.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This is the first book of the Avalon Bay series that I have read, but it definitely can be a stand alone read.
In this book, Cassandra Soul is back for the summer in Avalon Bay, the small beach town that she grew up in, but left after her parents divorce. It's the summer before her senior year in college and she is ready to have a no strings attached fling. When she sees Tate, he definitely meets the criteria. He's gorgeous and has had more than his share of flings. However, after talking with his friend Makenzie, he decides being friends is probably what is best. It soon plays out, that while becoming friends is great, they both want more.
I liked that Elle Kennedy puts more into her story than just the romance between Cassie and Tate. The past of Cassie's family and the way her and Tate's family share a history kept it interesting. However, I really didn't like the first half of the book. The way Tate was portrayed, I just didn't like him. He was way too casual with girls and dropped the F bomb the first time he met Cassie's dad. This just isn't the guy that I would be oohing and ahhing over no matter what he looked like. After they got together, you started to see a softer, more romantic side to him, and I ended up liking him. I think he could have been eluded to as a player a little more subtly in the beginning, so people could actually like him.

Mark your calendars, you’ll want to RUN to the bookstore when this hits shelves. You have plenty of time to read the first two books in the series before then, but you don’t need to in order to read this one. I absolutely loved our MCs and could read three more books about what they tackle later in life. If you love a swoony romance, this is for you. This one does have some spice to it, fyi. I think my favorite part of this was, believe it or not, the conflict. It was believable. It made sense. I got it. I loved it and the resolutions. 100% just mark this one as to-read.

loved this romance between cassie and tate. enjoyed seeing the other members in the group. It was an interesting reveal with the mom at the hotel and that affair. Overall I enjoy these friends from the bay. I would love to read an alana or even a jordy book. I love these group of friends.

*ARC REVIEW*

3.5 stars

The Summer Girl is a dual POV friends to lovers. It takes place in a vacation town during the summer, so it is filled with activity and fun. Our FMC Cassie is back in town visiting her grandmother for the summer before the family sells their hotel. She quickly meets the MMC Tate who is quite the player. He gets frisky on the regular and is very charming. All Cassie wants this summer is a fling, but Tate friend zones her... until he regrets his choice.

We get to see Cassie and Tate's romantic journey, familial tension, and summer fun.

I personally found the story to be a little lackluster. Some of the details just felt choppy and Cassie to be a bit immature. I wanted to like her as she had some good character development but she continued to be off putting. I liked Tate as well but his character development towards the end confused me.

It is a quick and easy breezy read that was a nice escape. It didn't necessarily wow me but I recommend.

Tate and Cassie just wow. This book was so amazing and I think its my favorite in this entire series.

Cassie is such a sweetheart but she has had such a hard life. Her mom is truly awful and at the start of this book she estranged from her father, her step mom but I love how by the end of the book they are so there for her. And her grandma is so awesome.

Tate is well a bit of a fun guy but a not serious and player type of guy. He was why I read this book because I loved him in the other books. He has a great life but there are also things he doesn't see and know about and when those things come to light well it causes huge ripples in not just his life but Cassie and his parents. I just want to add that I LOVED his mother she was my absolutely favorite character in this book when I turned to the last page.

These two belong together but its also a road they travel that has many twists and turns and I loved that no matter what they always are friends and have each others backs. I loved this book so much. I would not call it light reading but it has drama, angst, love, friendship and so much more. Its definitely a very intense read with surprises along the way.

Thank you NetGalley for an arc of this book! I truly enjoyed the read. I could not put this book down! I loved the Summer atmosphere! The character development is amazing especially for the main Character Cassie. Learning to let go of toxic relationships even and also how to mend other relationships in her life. Tate is amazing! I love the relationship he has with his parents. I definitely recommend this book if you want to read a sweet/spicy summer romance that will make you swoon, laugh, and even get you in your feelings!

Thank you to NetGalley for an arc of The Summer Girl in exchange for an honest review. This review is wholly my own & may not be reproduced.

First – I LOVE the Avalon Bay series so I was super excited to get the opportunity to read an advance copy of The Summer Girl!

Tate & Cassie are just too adorable. Cassie is looking for a summer fling & Tate is all about flings. However, they both discover that they might be able to be something more, but will Avalon Bay’s secrets let them live happily ever after?

This is a rom-com and I bet you can answer that question!!!! We know the formula!

Of the 3 Avalon Bay novels thus far, this was probably my favorite! I love the chemistry between Cassie & Tate.

Well written, cute & quirky. This is a definite Must Read, especially if you have been following this series!!!

I rated this 4 Stars

Thank you @stmartinspress for the e-arc of The Summer Girl!

Here’s what I loved about this book:
• summer at the beach
• Tate is so so swoony
• family relationships
• standing up for yourself
• bingeable read

This book was just so lovely. I could not put it down! I loved how Tate encouraged Cassie to stand up for herself and how she really grew into this stronger version of herself. She took control of her life and it was awesome!

★ ★ ★ ★ ★/5
Steam: open door
TW: cheating parent in the past, verbally harsh parent
Publishes on July 18

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review the ARC for "Summer Girl." I knew I was going to love the next book in the Avalon Bay Series because of how great a writer Elle Kennedy is! Mac, Gen, and now Cass are such amazing and uniques characters that fall in love in such heart wrenching ways. Cass is such a relatable character coming from divorced parents and being a people pleaser. Tate brings out her confidence, the story reminds me of Elle's previous book "The Dare," where Taylor and Conor have the same personalities but a different story line. The book definitely kept me hooked and I was able to read in about two days. A major plot twist occurs, that leaves you wondering. I know I will read another book in the series if we are given one. Overall highly recommend Summer Girl as a great beach read!

Thank you Netgalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I've read all of the novels in this series. First one I thought was ok, second one was better, but this one was my absolute favorite of the series. Usually by the third in a series, it gets repetitive or dull, but not for The Summer Girl.

Originally I assumed that this would be about Tate and Alana, I did have a little doubt since they didn't seem all that into each other when Wyatt liked her, but I thought this novel could turn that way. What was got was so much better. Cassie and Tate were a great match, and I loved watching them trying to resist each other to going all in.

I love how the book started out with Alana ending her situationship with Tate, and Cassie stuck listening to them so they wouldn't catch her eavesdropping. It was fun watching Tate, who was previously a playboy in the series, see Cassie and have that quick attraction. It was also nice to see him be self reflective and not wanting to pull Cassie into that and tried to resist.

I actually didn't see the third act coming, I had suspicions, but I was having too much fun reading about Cassie and Tate to put much thought into it. I also loved how Cassie was supportive of Tate throughout the book.

Overall, this was a cute, fun, and light read. I couldn't put this book down once I started, and really enjoyed it.

4.25 ⭐️

The Summer Girl is the third book in the Avalon Bay series. It’s definitely my second favourite out of the three, and was so good!!
I was unbelievably excited to read this and am so happy I was approved!
We meet Cassie, who is Lydia’s granddaughter. Lydia owned the Beacon hotel and sold it to Mackenzie in the first book of the series. Cassie is in town for the summer to support her grandmother through selling her home and the reopening of the hotel. While stranded at a party, Cassie meets Tate who is a playboy and in the friend group of the series. He’s been mentioned in the previous books as well. They hit it off, but fight their attraction wanting to keep their relationship as friends only as Cassie is leaving at the end of the summer and Tate has never been in a relationship, but along the way their attraction grows and they have a hard time fighting their chemistry.

I really enjoyed this! It brought me out of a slump which was great. I really liked Cassie and Tate’s characters and how well they complimented each other. They had a natural chemistry which was easy to read. I liked the slow build of their friendship to lovers, there is spice that fits into the storyline really well. It was awesome to see how the characters of the first two books were doing and catch up with them. This book really focuses on family and first loves and I enjoyed both themes. I found that the majority of Cassie and Tate’s relationship was smooth sailing and it made for a nice read. If you’re not invested I think it would be somewhat hard to get through as the story feels long. Both Cassie and Tate are very sweet and lovable. I didn’t see the problem at the end but I loved the ending. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the free preview in exchange for an honest review!

Undoubtedly my absolute hands down favourite from this series. I loved it so much. The characters were relatable and fun. And the set up made me love vicariously through them. Highly enjoyed it!

The summer books by Elle Kennedy are good. But they just don’t live up to her college books. However, will I keep reading? Yes.

This was probably my favorite book in the Avalon Bay series so far! The characters were multifaceted and the chemistry between the MCs was fantastic! I enjoyed how both Tate and Cassie had to learn how to articulate what they want in order to truly grow closer to others.