This was far more telling than showing. I didn’t feel any chemistry and honestly think Liv is such a self-centered person. The author was too heavy-handed on telling me how to feel without allowing me to actually interpret a scene.

Such an emotional read. The characters are lovable and I kept on rooting for them the entire book. This story reminds me a little bit of Elin Hildenbrands 28 summers, but with a twist.

I’’d like to begin by saying thank you for the privilege of having had the opportunity to read “Seven Summers” by Paige Toon. It was truly a treat! Paige Toon built the story and introduced wonderful characters in a unique storyline. She captured my heart, and I found myself anxious to turn the pages throughout the story. This is a story about true love on many different levels. Love of family, love of friends and true love for your partner. Several twists and turns you don’t see coming. I recommend this book to all romance enthusiasts.
I’m very much looking forward to reading other books by Paige Toon! After you read this book I hope you agree.
Irene Geller

Seven Summers by Paige Toon

Summary:
Six summers to fall in love. One summer to change everything.

Liv and Finn meet six summers ago working in a bar on the rugged Cornish coastline, their futures full of promise. When a night of passion ends in devastating tragedy they are bound together inextricably. But Finn’s life is in LA with his band, and Liv’s is in Cornwall with her family – so they make a promise. Finn will return every year, and if they are single they will spend the summer together.

This summer Liv crosses paths with Tom – a mysterious new arrival in her hometown. As the wildflowers and heather come into bloom, they find themselves falling for one another. For the first time Liv can imagine a world where her heart isn’t broken every autumn. Now Liv must make an impossible choice. And when she discovers the shocking reason that Tom has left home, she’ll need to trust her heart even more . . .

Review: 3-star

When I get a book to review, I try my best to read and follow through with the review, this one was so close to becoming a DNF, but I kept going and started to enjoy it towards the end of the story. I felt disconnected from the characters for most of the story. The only reason it’s getting the 3 stars is that the story finishes strong and the editing is spot-on.

Conclusion:
Will I recommend this book to others? NO
Will I read other books by this Author? Unsure might give one more a try because you can’t judge an Author by just one book.

I received this book for my honest review.

I was drawn into the Seven Summers story almost immediately. I fell in love with the main characters Finn and Liv. The kind of love they shared went beyond time and distance. I rooted for their relationship through all the heartbreak they had to experience. Going on the journey with them was a bit of a rollercoaster. I felt the ending of the relationship with Tom felt a little abrupt, but it was tied up pretty nicely and the full story ended with a neat bow wrapped on top. I would recommend this book to any of my friends that love love.

I ended this book feeling really conflicted on things for a few reasons. The general premise that is that Finn and Liv meet one summer and have an unforgettable romance and agree to come back to each order next summer (and every summer) if they’re both unattached. As the title indicates the book follows their journey over the span of 7 years and utilizes a split timeframe to do so.

In full transparency I couldn’t truly get into the book until around 50%. I didn’t feel connected or invested in the characters and I just wanted to repeatedly yell for Liv to go to therapy and deal with her obvious trauma responses. But the final 50% was redeeming in my eyes. The characters grew and morphed even if certain things were glossed over. The interactions with Michael were a highlight throughout the book as well. I was a little disappointed at how much good stuff was tucked away in the epilogue. It felt too weighty to be dealt with so quickly even if I liked the direction it went. Overall a mixed bag for me but I’m glad I read it in the end. 3.5/5 ⭐️

4.5 ⭐️

This book has completely wrecked me. What a beautiful, heartbreaking story. It’s full of love, loss and grief, and I honestly could not get enough. I loved Michael, Liv, Tom, and Finn so much. I also loved the way it flipped between the different summers.

But that epilogue had me feeling all the feels. Oof. I’ll be thinking about these characters for quite some time.

This is the second book I’ve read by Paige Toon, and I think she’ll be an auto read author from now on. Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.

When Liv sees Finn that one summer her life changes. Her days are soon filled with Finn. When Liv gets devastating news Finn is the one there for her, linking her to him even more then they already were. When Finn has to leave Liv decides that they can’t have any contact for the rest of the year and if they are both single the following summer he’ll return to her. Every summer after Finn returns and their love affair continues until they both find other people. What follows is a story of lasting love, sacrifice, and healing.

Paige Toon is a master of tackling difficult subjects with grace and adding love stories that just pull at your heart stings. I really enjoyed this story and think Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this advanced copy.

When I read the summary of this book when requesting an advance copy of this book from NetGalley, for my honest review I was intrigued. I had never read a book by Paige Toon before and I was eager to read this one.

I can say I never wanted to put this book down. The writing draws you in the from the very first chapter and holds you through the very end. Liv’s story of love and loss and waiting for Finn each year is both exhilarating and all the feels of sadness. I could feel all the feels for Liv. When she met Tom, I was happy for her, but also skeptical of him at first. The heart wants what it wants and your mind can only reason with itself so much.

This book is a roller coaster of love, romance, happiest, tragic sadness and the struggle of just living, sometimes feeling as if you have no control of the outcome of your life.

After reading this story, I can’t wait to read other books by Paige Toon.

Once again, Paige Toon has hit me right in the feelers. I get really absorbed into the stories of the books I read and this one had my heart twisting in joy and agony all throughout. This story follows Olivia, a young woman who’s enjoying her summer break with friends, finding unexpected love with Fin, an old childhood friend, when tragedy strikes, changing her life forever. Every summer, Fin returns, and if they are both single, they spend what time they have , together. One summer, Olivia crosses paths with Tom, a man visiting trying to start fresh and clear his mind from his own troubles. Olivia then has to choose between the man who has seen her at her worst and helped her heal through her pain and a man who’s helped her move forward and past the pain.

This story was so beautiful. I found my own heart aching for Liv, for the two men in her life and all they have been through. This book reminds us that life is short and we should spend everyday in a way that brings us joy. To stop letting tragedy rule our lives and how to pick ourselves back up and live a beautiful life.

The only part I wish was different was I wish that the epilogue gave more time to absorb what has unfolded but that’s only because I wanted more of the story.

Thank you to Paige Toon and Net Galley for giving me this arc in exchange for an honest review.

2.5 stars, rounded to 3! I enjoyed the angst in this book and how it spanned several years but felt very frustrated by miscommunications between the characters and unanswered plot holes. The mental health and trauma that the main characters endured were not properly dealt with and that was pretty much the source of their problems, it was so difficult watching them fall into the same patterns summer after summer. Liv also got on my nerves-her general stagnancy as a character caused the plot to lag in the middle, and I found the ending to be quite underwhelming and the book to be altogether unmemorable :( Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review!

Seven Summers is a beautiful story about how you can still find happiness after tragedy. It's a story about true love and finding yourself. It was so easy to fall in love with Finn and Liv. Seven Summers made me smile, laugh, broke my heart and healed it again as I turned the pages.

Finn and Liv met while working in a bar six summers ago. One night of passion and a horrific tragedy have bound them together. Finn lives in LA and Liv resides in Cornwall. Finn vows to return every summer, and if they're both single they will spend his time in Cornwall together. This summer Liv meets Tom and they start a fun and passion filled relationship. One where Liv can picture a happy future for herself. As their relationship quickly becomes serious, Tom reveals why he left his life behind and moved to Cornwall. Liv must decide if she should follow her heart or her mind.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group for this ARC.

Liv, Finn, and Tom - what an emotional rollercoaster!

Liv feels like she has to put her life on hold to take care of her brother Michael, who has special needs, after the death of her parents. She lost her love for sculpting until she meets Finn. Finn is a summer fling with no strings attached. At the end of each summer, he leaves to go back to LA to fulfill his dreams and focus on his career. Liv and Finn share a lot of grief and trauma that makes their bond unbreakable, yet with so many cracks.

“Love is not enough.”

One summer, Liv meets Tom. She has her heart broken over and over by Finn, but has a hard time giving her whole heart to Tom, until she realizes that even though she loves Finn too, he can’t give her the life she deserves. Unfortunately, Tom also has his own heart breaking secrets.

The end of the book leaves you with so many emotions and makes you think about life in a different manner. One day, the person you love the most in the world can be gone in the blink of an eye. Life is truly too short to live constricted. Liv and Michael have an amazing support system that they are essentially like family. Liv was such an inspiration throughout the whole story and came out stronger than ever in the end.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book. I did not enjoy this book at all. The writing was very choppy and the chapters read more like diary entries. The story was not flushed out enough in the beginning and while I really liked the concept and idea of this storyline, I just could not connect with the characters. They felt one dimensional and boring and the main character was annoying. There was just a lot missing from this book and it fell flat. The ending leaves something to be desired as well. Unfortunately was not the book I hoped it would be and it was just not for me.

What a ride!! Such an excellent read! I was so conflicted as to how this book was going to end - “Team Finn” or “Team Tom” - and it ended just as it was meant to end a heart wrenching, but AMAZING ❤️. This was my 2nd read of Paige Toon and I can see her easily becoming one of my favorite authors! She really knows how it wrap that lasso around your heart.

Thank you for the amazing opportunity to read this ARC Netgally! One of my favorites so far!!!

This book took me on an emotional bender, one that I wasn't prepared for. When you pick up this book---because you should---be sure to pick up a box of kleenex. Never have I hated/loved a love triangle more.

This story revolves around Liv, Tom and Finn. Three well-developed, scarred characters who you can't help but root for.

This story takes place over seven summers in an alternating "Then" and "Now" fashion. The first summer, Liv, a young, hopeful artist returning to her costal hometown, meets and falls in love with Finn, a musician from LA with a tortured past. Their romance is somehow both quick and slow at the same time and you can't help but want the two of them together.

Then Liv's life changes forever. But even then, Finn and Liv share an irrevocable bond. Every summer, if they're still single, they'll be together.

But you can't live life like that. Liv constantly feels like her life is on hold, waiting for Finn and wanting Finn.

Then Tom enters the picture... I want to gush about him and his story but it'll be too much of a spoiler so let me say this here. This love triangle is earned. The character's journeys are fullsome and simultaneously heartbreaking and healing.

This book is for those of us who love to read stories about characters who feel like they have lived, the complex layers of grief and love and stories that bring us full circle.

Full disclosure: I did get teary during this book.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Putnam for the advance reader's copy. Opinions are my own!

Heartwarming and real! I love books that span several years and this was no exception. Set over several summers, Paige Toon knows how to keep you invested and rooting for the MC's.

Wow! This book was a rollercoaster. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The characters were likeable and relatable. This story made me feel every emotion.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

I have adored Paige Toon since I was 13 years old (that's a whopping 17 years) and I have never met a book of hers I didn't like... that is, until this one came along. I don't know what it was about this book, but it just didn't read like the typical Paige Toon (in my opinon). If I didn't know any better I would speculate that a ghost writer wrote it for her. Because alllllll the rest of her novels are 5/5 star reads for me. And this one was barely a 1/5 stars because I almost "DNF"ed it. The only redeeming part of this book was the ending. I thought the epilogue was gripping and sweet, but the epilogue is also only about 15 pages or so. The rest of the book just didn't do it for me, and I'm so sorry about that. I absolutely hate writing a negative review for Ms. Toon because she's one of my very favorite authors. But I have to be honest about this book and my feelings towards it. So please, instead of picking this one up, pick up Lucy in the Sky or Pictures of Lily or *literally* any of her other books. Please please please! You won't regret diving into her world.

*Thank you to netgalley and the author for allowing me to read and review this novel.*

This book deserves 10/5 stars - I genuinely am so upset that I finished it because this was the best book I've read in a longgggg time! There were tears, actual laugh out louds and scenes that made my heart hurt. Tom <3333333 But also Finn <33333 this entire book!!!!!!!