Wow! Okay, first and foremost, huge thank you to the publisher, Paige Toon herself, and NetGalley for an ARC of this beautiful and poignant love story in exchange for my honest opinions!

This story was way out of my comfort zone, but in a GREAT way. I've been reading mainly thrillers lately, and this was such a change, but I devoured it! I loved everything about this from the beach setting, to the complex and broken characters' development, to the subject of sculpturing and art expression. I also loved the time jumps. Usually, I get annoyed with time jumps, but this definitely worked for me!

We follow the present time, which is THIS SUMMER, and we are following a lady named Liv who works as a manager at a restaurant and bar on the beach called Seaglass. She also runs and manages 3 properties, as well as her home, Beach Cottage, and rents them out to people during the summer months. She has a brother with Down Syndrome named Michael. Her friends, Amy and Rach, live near. As the story goes along, when it flips back to the various summers ago, we follow Liv and her experiences with a male lead named Finn, and how they connect with each other over summers. In the present time, THIS SUMMER, we follow Liv and her experiences with the other male lead, named Tom. That is all I am saying about this because it is best to experience what happens in this book as you are reading it. This is one of those stories that is best to go into blind. I did not expect the ending at all, and I thoroughly sobbed throughout the entirety of the book. This had everything you could possibly imagine to pull at your heartstrings for a great romance. The spice was nice too! This was my first read by Paige Toon, and I do not want it to be my last!

5 STARS from me!

Liv is a talented sculptress but she has been dealt a difficult hand in life. Seven Summers chronicles 7 tumultuous summers (and beyond) in her life while moving between the past and the present to weave a story of love, loss and friendship. You will root for her all the way to the end. It is the perfect beach read for this summer! Release date May 21, 2024

Paige Toon does not disappoint with Seven Summers!

I want to thank #NetGalley #PaigeToon and #PenguinRandomHouse for allowing me to enjoy this novel as an ARC in return for my honest opinion.

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam/G.P. Putnam's Sons for this advance readers copy, in exchange for an honest review. Seven Summers is a story that alternates between past and present timelines, beginning with the summer when Liv and Finn first fall in love. However, with Liv living in the UK and Finn in the US, their love story is limited to a few weeks each summer when he visits. But, with this pattern causing continual heartbreak with each separation, Liv must make some choices about how she ultimately hopes to live her life.

This was an enjoyable, compulsively readable romance! I enjoyed the alternating timelines and looked forward to each switch back and forth. While the characters did get on my nerves a bit here and there, they were (for the most part) fun to spend time with! The beach setting for the majority of this book also added to the reading experience for me. Overall, this was a lighthearted book that was great to read!

I’d be interested in reading more of Paige Toon’s work and I’d definitely recommend this book to romance readers!

Right in time for summer, a hit-you-where-it-hurts novel about the right one at the wrong time and place. Argh, this one - wtf did I just finish???

This isn’t the easiest review to write.

I love an all-consuming beach read. However I didn’t love this one - far, far too much grief, and Liv’s attitude and behavior (as the MFC) grew repetitive (in my opinion). The level of loss and grieving in this, really detracted from my reading enjoyment - maybe I’m still a little sensitive after having lost too many relatives during the pandemic, but the amount of loss in this felt over the top.

I did enjoy the locale imagery, Michael’s character, and Liv’s artistry.

Well written, engaging, and one that most readers love, I just wasn’t the right reader for this one.



Thank you G.P. Putnam’s Sons and NetGalley for the DRC

This book has everything you need for a cute but emotional read. A great range of characters made it easy to want to read this book quickly to find out What Next? There were some predictable parts, some surprises and definitely a moment or 2 where you know something was done or said and you know you will need to know it later.
I would definitely recommend this book to people. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book left me on a rollercoaster of emotions. Paige how could you do this to me! It's this emotional, heartbreaking but beautiful romance, while also being a story of grieving, healing, and growth.

In the beginning the story is about Liv and Finn. I love Liv and Finn, they're adorable and sweet and everything feels sparkly and lovely, until this horrible thing happens and then it feels like they almost have a trauma bond. They start having a relationship only during the summers when Finn visits, since he lives in LA. But eventually something happens, and this ends.

The story is told in dual timelines, and I did enjoy how it went from each summer, to current time. Current time there is no Liv and Finn, so enter Tom. Please know that I hate love triangles, but this book didn't feel like a love triangle which made me really love it. I loved Finn and I loved Tom, and I think they each served a really important part in Liv's life. I really liked the side characters, especially Michael who was an absolute delight! Overall I loved this story, and where it ended up. I loved seeing Liv heal and process her grief and just come in to her own. It was really beautiful.

The only issue I had with this book honestly is the epilogue. You can't have an epilogue that includes so much content that is absolutely integral to the main story. It didn't work for me. The actual epilogue should have started at 'seven summers later'. If most of the epilogue had been included in the main story, this would have easily been 5 stars for me. Because I really did love the story. But the epilogue was too long and too short at the same time.

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putman for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Oi, @paigetoonauthor, you always get me all angsty and emotional with your writing! This newest novel does that and then some to my wretched soul.

I loved this story so much. One love, lost love, new love, one love. Gosh I loved it. I read the last 1/2 of it this morning. I thought about it when I wasn’t reading it and these characters will surely stay with me.

Paige Toon has become a go-to author for me. I’ve been so excited to have her books available in the US now. Such a sweet blessing! I’ve always gotten her books on Kindle but having paper copies is so fun!

Oh, this book came out in December and is the perfect read. Thanks to @netgalley @putnambooks for the ARC. A rare 5 stars from me!

Paige Toon captivates the readers from the very first page. “Seven Summers” is filled with laughter, heartbreak, love and hope. As one who has experienced a lot of pain in life, it was comforting to read Liv’s story about learning how to find true purpose in life after tragedy hits. I did not want to put this book down when I began. If you love a good romance, I would highly recommend “Seven Summers” by Paige Toon!

While it seems like a second (or seventh) chance romance, "Seven Summers" actually felt more like a women's fiction or literary fiction fit over a straight-up romance. The love story is definitely more of a subplot on main character Liv's journey.

This book was hard for me, personally, to get into at the start. I think because I couldn't really vibe with back-and-forth timelines. I'm a chronological girl through and through! However, I can't take away that "Seven Summers" is objectively well-written using compelling language.

CW: Grief, Death of a Parent

Seven Summers is heartbreaking and lovely, unexpected and fulfilling. Paige Toon brings you on a journey over seven magical and difficult summers with Liv and Finn as they decide whether to choose one another year after year. Present day, when Liv meets a mysterious stranger who is artistic, stable and secure, she has to decide if she’s going to start new or allow Finn to seep back in. Full of grief, connection, artistic imagery and love, Seven Summers will stay with you long after you put the book down.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Wow, what a rollercoaster of emotions that this book has taken me on. I feel absolutely exhausted from the tears and my heart being broken so many times by this book, and yet I could not put it down. This book has a great of loss and grief related to the loss of parents.

For me, this story especially hit home as a parent of a disabled child that always worries what the impact will be on her sibling after we as the parents are gone.

Seven summers is about Liv and Finn who fall in love one summer when Liv loses her parents in a car accident. Liv had plans to move away after the summer to pursue sculping but stays in town to take care her disabled brother. Finn moved to LA to live with his dad after his mom committed suicide he was a child. He visits his half brothers and grandparents each summer. However, he says, “I will return next summer. And I’m not asking you to wait for me. But if we are both still single…” Liv insists that they do not keep in touch throughout the year because it’s too hard.

Every summer Finn returns (specifically on the anniversary of Liv’s parents death), they pick up where they left off “completely in love” and try support one another through the grief that weighs on each of them. However, Finn cannot stay because it’s too sad to live there and Liv cannot leave her brother. So the rollercoaster of heart break continues as Finn returns to LA and they are both destroyed…until Finn meets someone. Liv decides to be open when Tom comes along…but what happens when Finn comes back for the summer.

A huge thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Putnam for allowing me an advanced digital copy of this books. I thoroughly enjoyed this heart-wrenching story. I will be definitely checking out this authors other books. Don’t hesitate to get this one on publish day 5/21/2024 💔

I have a book hangover from the engaging story of Olivia Arterton and her life of love, grief and learning to live again after just graduating from the Edinburgh College of Art. Her small, coastal hometown of Cornwall isn’t exactly where she thought she would end up with her degree in sculpture but life doesn’t always take us where we want but it brings to where we need to be. I loved cheering for Liv and her happiness and healing.

Whoa, what to even say! It's been a minute since I've read something that has torn my heart up in this way. A special type of romance that I felt deep in my bones. I had never read anything by Paige Toon but I'll have to after reading this. What a rollercoaster. A really authentic and emotional romance with wonderfully developed characters. Be prepared, it's not an easy breezy beach read, but if you're looking for something a bit deeper and heartfelt, this story is the one.

Thank you, NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for the ARC. I so appreciate getting the opportunity to read

Have you ever read other peoples' reviews and wondered if you even read the same book? This is where I am at after finishing Seven Summers by Paige Toon. When I started reading it, it felt like it was going to be an enjoyable "beach read." I was enjoying the story of Liv and Finn, but was confused when the timeline jumped and we started hearing about Tom. It intrigued me enough to want to keep reading to see how the timelines were going to come together. There were times when it felt bogged down with details, and then all of a sudden it was the epilogue. I did not like the way the epilogue was written. I've never read such a long epilogue. It felt very rushed and each section jumped in time more than just one year, but not consistently with how much time.

I received a digital ARC of this book thanks to the publisher and NetGalley.

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC of Seven Summers. I suspect this book will be a hit for Summer reading season. Grab your tissues and settle in because you won’t want to put this book down. Seven Summers is the story of Liv, living in Cornwall England. Paige Toon does a masterful job of revealing just what we need to know to keep us guessing how Liv’s story will unfold. Go ahead and preorder Seven Summers or put it on your library holds list now.

ARC REVIEW

Seven Summers
By Paige Toon

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Publishing date: 5/21/24

I accidentally read this one early. I thought it was publishing in March, but it's actually May....but OH MY GOD IM GLAD I READ IT EARLY!!!!

I'm calling it now - this is going to be one of the best romance titles of 2024. IT IS SO FREAKING GOOD. It has everything I love in a romance and so much more.

I felt all the emotions for the characters. I cried, felt happiness, grief, frustration...all the feelings! I was so sucked in the entire time. I haven't felt such a strong desire to keep reading in a long time. I didn't want to stop!

I adored both sides to the love stories.  I had no idea how the book was going to end, but I honestly think it was perfect. It's such a beautiful story.

Ah, I loved it so much. This will definitely be a top 2024 book for me. And it will be one I buy to add to my bookshelf after it's released.

Get this pre ordered NOW. And then come back and tell me how much you loved it please!

Thank you, @putnambooks and @netgalley, for the chance to read this early! Thank you, @paigetoonauthor, for this beautiful book!!

Goodreads blurb:

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 . . .

I'm not even sure how to start this review, but I loved this book. I'm broken and I almost cried many times, so you are all in trouble. This book was heartwrenching and beautiful at the same time. Liv and Finn went to high school together and reconnected the summer they were 22. They flirted all summer and got together at the end when tragedy strikes Liv. Finn was planning on returning to LA and had to go back. They agree to meet the following summer if they are both still single. This continues for a few years until Finn meets someone else, but is willing to give her up for Liv, but she won't let him. They are both unwilling to make the move. He offers, but she won't let him. Liv meets Tom and falls in love. Finn shows up and she lets him go. Unfortunately, Tom had a hereditary heart condition and Liv loses him way too soon. They were trying IVF, which failed multiple times and Liv was heartbroken. Finn helps her pick up the pieces and they finally end up together. This story was well written and I am now a huge fan of this author.

I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Get ready for Seven Summers to steal the spotlight as this summer's must-read beach companion! Dive into the whirlwind romance of Liv and Finn, who meet while slinging drinks at a Cornwall bar in their twenties. Sparks fly instantly, but it's the classic tale of right person, wrong time, with Finn living it up in L.A. and big career dreams on both their horizons. A tragic twist at the end of that summer cements their connection, and with a pact to revisit their romance if they're both single the next year, their epic love story takes off through six summers. But, ah, the plot thickens when Liv finds herself torn between Finn and Tom, a swoon-worthy tourist ready to sweep her off her feet in Cornwall.

This book is an absolute page-turner, keeping me glued to it every chance I got. The storytelling is like a perfectly mixed cocktail, smoothly transitioning between past summers and the present. I was completely transported to the dreamy, sun-soaked Cornish seaside, a welcome escape from the dreary Michigan winter. The characters are a delightful bunch, and Liv steals the show as an incredibly likable protagonist. The love stories are the stuff of dreams, with enough chemistry to keep you guessing about Liv's romantic fate.

But hold on tight! Seven Summers is no light and breezy beach read—it's a heartstring-tugging romance that'll have you reaching for the tissues.

If I had one tiny quibble, it would be that the ending left me wanting a bit more. After the rollercoaster ride of emotions, a little extra closure would have been the cherry on top.

I'm officially a huge Paige Toon fan! I would highly recommend this author's books if you've enjoyed Colleen Hoover's writing in the past, but are looking to move on from that. SEVEN SUMMERS was both an endearing and realistic romance -- I ate it up!

If I could give this seven stars for seven summers, I would. I went into this thinking it would be a light summer read but it ended up being SO much more. I’ve loved every single book Paige has created but this one is officially my new favourite. I can’t get this story out of my mind. Stunning work. Thank you Paige and Net Galley for the advanced copy.

(I cried so hard while reading this book that my boyfriend came running as he heard me sobbing from two rooms away - a clear sign of incredible story telling!!)