This is one of those lovely novels you get the joy of reading. About embracing one’s inner true self and the journey of finding it and love.
It was beautifully written and I enjoyed it immensely.

Sapphic love,/ romance with a childhood crush come back. Very cute and sappy but also had some serious and fun moments about two girls falling in love.

This book was the cutest. Friends to frenemies to lovers. I found myself squealing with joy while reading this. I can’t wait to read more from the Endless Summer series. Truly put the biggest smile on my face. Thank you Netgalley and Sarah Nicholas for an arc.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I really enjoyed this book. I love cheesy and cute book and this was just perfect for me. I really enjoy light hear-ted story's.

This was another tough book to get through. The banter was sweet and there were endearing moments, but it was not enough to save the story. I went into this with rather low expectations based on the title and cheap cover design and I still walked away disappointed. Everything about this was flat, underdeveloped, weak, and dull. The one big thing of note was the underrepresented struggles of bisexual people, which was maddening to read about.

I hate that I waited so long to read this. I devoured it once I started reading. I really connected with it and will be recommending it to others who enjoy this genre.

Some of the elements were a bit to cheesy and tropey for me. However, the story is very fun and could really connect with a lot of Sapphic readers. I really enojeyed the whole summer vibe and what it is to be young and doing dumb things. While I couldn't tolerate Courtney at first, the author quickly works to develop her in a natural way.
The romance wasn't something that drove me crazy but it was very cute at times.
While the book doesn't bring anything new to the table, it's Sapphic and that's more than enough to make it new. Give it a read!

After multiple tries, I have decided not to finish this book. It is very unfortunate as I was looking forward to a cute contemporary story. I think I have made a mistake requesting this title and hoping that my love for LGBTQ+ books would carry me through this story as well. Sadly, I’m not a huge fan of contemporary romance, and this story was not working for me. It is well written but just not for me. I will not be reviewing it or giving it any stars, since I didn’t finish it.
Nevertheless, I am very grateful for having an opportunity to read this book.

tw: racism, homophobic slurs, use of word d*ke, internalized homophobia

Wow did I love this! I originally requested it because it sounded similar to another book I read years ago (I can't even remember what it is called now) plus that cover is so damn adorable. I knew instantly that I had to read this book and I'm so glad I did. My heart is still swooning from Courtney and Riya!

This book was so fun and summery. It took place at a summer camp and I love that. I went to summer camp (more of bible camp) years ago for quite a few years. I did enjoy it even though I have social anxiety. I wasn't keen on being outside a lot but I made some friends and overall had a great time. This book took me back to that and I pictured my own camp while I read this book.

But at the same time it covered some pretty important issues like internalized homophobia and forgiveness. I could feel the struggle Courtney dealt with and her biggest fears. My heart broke for her and I wanted to just hug her and tell her everything was going to be okay. While this book does deal with those topics, it's also awesome to have a proudly out MC, use of the word bisexual, diversity and so much more. Seeing all this made my heart so happy!

This book was so full of angst and the hate to love trope that I thought my heart was going to explode. I was just dying for them to do something, anything! Sarah Nicolas made me wait soooo daaaamn long for the payoff. I read this book in one day because I wanted to know what was going to happen and I couldn't just leave the book. I had to know! Had to, I tell you!

Overall, I adored the heck out of this book. It has that light summery vibe but with important issues teens of the LGBTQIA+ community deal with. I know I am going to hunt down the rest of her books because I really liked this one and I need that feeling of going back to summer camp! I wish there was a summer camp for adults. Wouldn't that be awesome? Anyway, I highly suggest you all pick this book up today.

PS. This looks like it's part of a series but you don't have to read it in order. They look to be stand alones in the same world of summer camp.

eeping her secret has so many factors I like in teen romances. It's based at summer camp. There are pranks. Riya and Courtney's romance started when they were young teens but Riya moved away. They shared a kiss that haunts them both. Riya is openly bi and Courtney only dates boys. Some say she's a heartbreaker, a player but deep down she's already met her match. These two girls are from different backgrounds. Courtney is a twin and privileged. She wants to dance but her mum doesn't see performing arts as a future. Riya is a scholarship kid. She lacks confidence when she first starts camp but soon finds her place. A friend to the jocks and an enemy to the queen bee.

This book is fun and sweet. It's an easy read and I enjoyed the ride. 4 stars out of 5.

*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I don’t read a lot of F/F books but the synopsis really pulled me in. It was cute and an easy read. Riya is starting a summer camp and soon after she gets there she sees her childhood best friend Courtney. Courtney broke her heart four years ago by not talking to her anymore after a mind-blowing kiss.

I immediately loved Riya! She was so adorable and very open about who she was. She was an open bi character who never hid herself. She was easy to love. Now, I had to warm up to Courtney. I couldn’t figure out what her problem was at first. Once we got a bit more of perspective, it comes out that she’s scared something is wrong with her because of her feelings for Riya.

This book tackled the pressure of being what people want you to be. I can understand Courtney’s hesitation, but it did get kind of annoying. I hated that her first thought was to either ignore Riya or make snide remarks to her. Every time it seemed like somebody would find out about them she would push to Riya to the side. Now Riya wasn’t perfect either, she did push Courtney to come out before she was ready. It was a lot of back and forth and have a bit of useless drama. But this was about teenage girls so what can you expect?

Now I did enjoy the romance between them. It was so sugary sweet!! You could tell that they really liked each other and you wanted nothing more than an HEA for these girls.

Also, the best character of this book was Courtney’s brother Colt! He was always there to listen to their problems. Not only listen but he did a lot of background work to help them out as well. He was so supportive of both girls and was an absolute angel!

The last bit of the book had to be my favorite. I was smiling like an idiot and I wanted more. Overall, While it wasn’t a favorite of mine, this was a very cute story and I really enjoyed it!

Keeping Her Secret is my first lesbian YA romance, and I liked it. Riya and Courtney have a history. They used to be childhood friends who grew apart after an awkward kiss at thirteen. Now, four years later, they end up in the same Summer Camp (and the same room). Courtney, who flirts recklessly with boys now, has never forgotten Riya's kiss, and struggles to deal with her sexuality. Riya, on the other hand, is still attracted to Courtney but tries to keep a distance.

Keeping Her Secret was a fast read, so extra points for that. The writing style is very similar to a mainstream romance novel (adult) with a lot of focus on the characters' feelings. The entire story takes place at the Summer Camp with a fixed set of characters. My favorite side characters were Colt and Dee, and the others did a good job of moving the story along. While the story was tropey, the romance played out well.

Overall, KHS was a quick, fluffy summer read that I enjoyed.

Note: ARC provided by Entangled Publishing for an honest Review.

I ended up losing interest on this book and at this point I don't think I'll read it

Keeping her Secret certainly has its own allure. I can’t help but be swayed by the pull of Riya and Courtney’s chemistry. But, I admit there are certain parts that bothered me that dissuade me from rating this book any higher.

The story follows Riya Johnson, who is a new member of this summer camp, Courtney Chastain frequently goes to every year. She’s her former childhood best friend that broke her heart after running away when their first kiss happened.

Keeping Her Secret employed norm tropes that are usually only reserved for f/m pairings, such as childhood best friends to lovers, and second chance romance. Nicolas truly know how to write a fiery banter and romance. I love the buildup and reconnecting between. I swooned hard.

What left a sour taste in my mind; however, is this particular part:

Riya was beautiful in such a rare kind of way. She’d inherited her mother’s thick, dark hair and incredible bone structure and her father’s quiet strength. Her lush lips demanded an attention. White men like Courtney’s father would call her “exotic,” a word Colt said was meant to be complimentary and dehumanizing at the same time. But it was somewhat true, Riya’s kind of beauty was captivating and untouchable.


I don’t know how to interpret this scene, the only thing that I get was Courtney who is a white girl somewhat agrees that Riya is beautiful in an exotic way. Being a minority in the US that only favors white type of beauty standard, “exotic” is never a compliment. Exotic is not a synonym of beautiful. No matter what the intent of that person is. It’s a word meant to alienate poc. This scene serves no purpose, if the white character debunked and disagree with the sentiment I would’ve found it acceptable. This is largely the reason I find a difficult time connecting with white LGBTQ+ books, the lazy inclusion and lack of are frankly dismaying.

Though, in a bright side, I like that both camps never made each other’s sexuality about themselves. Even if they are, they learned how unfair that is.

Aside from the exotic comment, even if I want to rate this book higher I wouldn’t. The last bits dragged too much for my liking. If you want another cutesy read that got WLW of colors right, go pick up Tell Me Again How A Crush Should Feel.