First of all I could hardly put this down, but I didn’t want to finish because I loved this book.

A good but heart wrenching beach read. The story takes course over seven summers. Liv and Finn had an instant connection. There were many happy moments and times where I had to put the book down because my heart was ripped apart.

Written beautifully and will definitely will check out Paige’s other books.

Thanks NetGalley and Penguin for this ARC!

Liv and Finn have been in a complicated relationship for six summers.
Liv lives in Cornwall and Finn lives in LA, but returns to Cornwall each summer. And if they’re both single in the summer, they resume a relationship, breaking up again each time he leaves. It’s now the seventh summer, and change is in the air.


✅ set in Cornwall
✅ set in the present and the past
🌶️: mostly off page

This book is absolutely gorgeous and devastating. A must-read!

This is a well written story about surviving loss and finding love. The FMC is Olivia, an aspiring sculptress, who remains in her small hometown in Cornwall following a family tragedy. She takes a summer job at a local restaurant/bar, which is where she meets Finn. He lives in LA and is in Cornwall for the summer, temporarily filling in as the lead singer in a band that plays at Seaglass, the restaurant where Liv works. Given the distance between their home bases, Liv and Finn try to resist their attraction, but eventually give in. Finn and Liv have both suffered serious losses and have a lot of emotional baggage to work through.

Unfortunately, they each have family or professional obligations that prevent them from moving to where the other one lives. However, Finn has some family ties in Cornwall and they agree to get together again next summer, if they are both still single. This goes on for six summers – six years of painful separations before reuniting for a few weeks or months—until one of them is no longer single.

This was an interesting concept for a love story, but the pacing was too slow for me. After three or four summers, I was ready for the plot to advance and the characters to move on to some kind of resolution. The story has sections that alternate between the present—when Liv has the potential for a meaningful, new relationship—and sections on each of the previous summers since Finn and Liv met. This is not my favorite kind of structure for a story but the author made it work.

The extended epilogue was a clever touch, providing a look at brief look at the characters’ lives at several points in the future. #SevenSummers was too angsty for my taste, but anyone who enjoys that will like the book even more than I did.

Thanks to #NetGalley and Penguin Group of @PutnamBooks for the ARC.

Thank you to Net Galley for an advanced reader copy.

This book should come with a trigger warn as its deals with several instances of grief, illness, and loss - not just one tragedy as described in the blurb. Some might be sensitive to these topics.

Overall the concept was interesting in that the book follows the protagonist, Liv, over a decade, and shows how her circumstances shape her thoughts, development, and growth. We see her grow into her career, as well as mature in her views of companionship. I found the first half of the book slow, but the second half seemed more compelling. The ending seems to quickly wrap everything up in a neat bow which was a bit predictable. Other than that I found the dialogue engaging, and tertiary characters like Liv’s brother provided genuine laughs.

I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The sweetest love story coming out of so much pain. Liv and Finn's story will make you do the ugly cry. Wasn't expecting to love this book as I do. Highly recommend!

I’ve been dying to read Seven Summers and can honestly say that it exceeded my expectations! This is only my 3rd PT book, but I am, yet again, astounded at her ability to craft the most beautifully heartbreaking story.

This book broke my heart in all the best and worst ways, pieced it back together again, then repeated the cycle. I fell so deeply in love with these characters that it’s going to take me a while to recover from this one, but it’s definitely one that will stay with me forever. Thank you NetGalley & GP Putnam for the ARC, and thank you, Paige Toon, for creating another masterpiece!

4.5!

Wow! What an emotional rollercoaster (in the best way)! This book follows Liv and Finns love story. My heart was so torn at times as I loved the characters she introduced. The way it worked out kind of destroyed me but also felt right.

This was my first Paige Toon book but adding her others to my TBR after this one!

Thank you Netgalley and Putnam Books for the eARC of this book!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
This story will break your heart and repair it at least twice. This story is about love, loss, and fate. I loved Liv and her brother, Michael and how they drive each other crazy. Finn was probably my favorite character, but I always love a story with a musician as a main character, The accompanying playlist is just icing on the cake. Just a warning to those crazy people that don't read epilogues-so much happens in this epilogue that the events would be enough for an entire follow up book. Do yourself a favor and do not skip this one or you wont even really know how the book ends.

This book was outstanding ! 5 stars ⭐️. Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam / P. G Putnams sons for providing me with a digital reviewer copy in exchange for my review! This is the best book I’ve read in a long time. This book made me feel very possible emotion . Very well written . Will recommend !
This book was so heartfelt and will be a best seller during the summer !
In my opinion, Paige Toons best to date!

This will be the romance of the summer for sure! I loved Liv's story! It was devastatingly wonderful and heartbreaking! A rollercoaster of emotions -but good ones! Light and a quick read.

This book was a rollercoaster of emotions. A heartbreaking story about loss, love and finding one’s way. The ending was a surprise for me but felt a bit rushed. Thank you Netgalley and Penguin for the advanced copy!

I loved this book so much more then I expected! I went in not knowing much and totally fell in love with Paige Toon’s writing and the romance she created. But it isn’t just a romance it has such good friendships and really is touching. I am not usually a love triangle fan but the way this was done with out giving too much away didn’t bother me at all and I actually found myself rooting for both Finn and Tom at times. Liv is so relatable and easy to connect with. I loved the alternating summers - even if it was a bit jarring at times I think it worked. Will be purchasing a copy for myself and our library!

absolutely adored this story. i laughed, i cried & i was fully invested in these characters. would definitely recommend!

Liz and Finn meet on the Cornish coastline, but Finn's home is in the United States, they agree to meet every summer as long as they are single. will this be the year they don't meet?

Absolutely 5⭐️ read!! I was not ready for the heart wrenching roller coaster of emotions I was about to experience! Story goes from past and present of several summers and two amazing love stories! I will cherish this book forever!

Thank you NetGalley!

Surely a good beach read and atmospheric with the summer cottage setting, but it reminded me so much of Emily Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation, I had a hard time getting into the story with the more flowery writing style. The pact was a cute touch!

I got the got of being able to read this early. And I have to say it was an incredible read. I got so sucked into Liv and her story. Definitely hits you in the feels. I loved how well the author wrote this book. Will happily recommend this to others!

I've discovered Page Toon recently and find her writing voice to be honest, raw and pleasing. She takes on some hard topics in this book (as she has done in other's she has written) so be forewarned to browse the topics that may be sensitive. to some readers.
Liv and Finn have this "pact" that they maintain for 7 summers; no contact throughout the year and each summer if they are both single, they will resume their intimate relationship. The author does create a nice slow burn between these two and at times it's a little frustrating to know how much each of them cares for the other but their time is so short-lived.
My heart broke for this couple in so many ways but the raw, emotional story was written so well that I could actually feel the pain coming from both of them.
Just when you think Liv has moved on, there's even more twists to the story.
I can only say that if you go into this as blindly as possible, your heart will soar, fall and then fly once more.... it's beautiful and I really recommend this one!

I'm so sorry but I really struggled with this book. I had a hard time getting into the story and a harder time really caring at all about Liv. I wanted to enjoy this book but I just don't think it was the right timing for me. I'm certain a lot of people out there will enjoy this story but it just wasn't for me.

Thank you netgalley for the review copy.

This was a nice diversion from my usual heavier reads . It took a while to get in to the groove with the alternating summers but once I did it was hard to put down.

Thank you to net galley for the advanced reader copy .