e-Audio, 07:13:10
Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
Release Date: April 8, 2025
Published by: Books on Tape
Read from: April 9-10, 2025
Stand-alone
Source: PRH Audio (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review.)
Content Warning: Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic Relationship, Grief, Abandonment
For Readers Interested In: Audio, Romance, Enemies to Lovers, 2sLGBTQ+, Sparkly Covers, Summer Lovin, Most AnticipatedA sapphic rival-to-lovers story about two counselors who find an unexpected romance during a summer they will never forget! Perfect for fans of Auriane Desombre”s beloved debut I Think I Love You.
Ivy Raines needs camp for an escape like she did as a child. After going through a very public breakup with her first girlfriend and teen TV show mega star, she wants nothing more than a summer of sunshine, friends and s’mores as newest counselor.
But when she signs up to run the camp’s musical production she soon finds herself in a rivalry she didn’t see coming with the co-director, Rynn. She’s bossy and thinks she knows everything because she’s been most experienced counselor. Worse, it’s a girl Ivy had a falling out with when she was younger. It’s the last thing Ivy needs while going through a breakup but as tension between them builds, sparks begin to fly brighter than a campfire.
As the days get hotter, will Ivy discover she can still have the summer escape she needed after all…in the way her heart has always wanted?
*MY THOUGHTS*
This was cute, but it was just that. Add on to the fact that y’all know enemies to lovers isn’t exactly my jam, so I was kind of going through it. But it did have its redeeming qualities, like the fact that it was sapphic and set during the summer. And that was enough for me lmao
Ok so this is really tough for me because y’all know I’m not a fan of enemies to lovers. But y’all know I AM a fan of summer and romances set in the summer and even moreso when it’s sapphic. And this book has all of those things. So I gave it a shot. Just in case. And lo and behold I actually liked them. There was so much more to this than what I was thinking. I’m actually glad I gave it a shot.
The plot was ok, but it did drag in some places. It was dragging because it was so repetitive. There’s only so many different ways you can say how much you’re trying to stay out of the limelight and don’t want anyone to recognize you. It was the same thing over and over and it got to be annoying. Especially with the fact that she wasn’t even saying what happened between the two of them. It was just weird.
The romance was cute, but some things were iffy. Like why in the world would the love interest ever make a move on that attraction when she was doing things like this? And there was really nothing that made me think, “you know what? She changed. I can see that she really loved her.” I hate this part of enemies to lovers romances because I never know if its me or them. I think there needs to be a more clear picture of them changing and the love interest needs to not be so immediately forgiving if that makes sense.
I did like the storyline tho. Again, I will read and love anything that has to do with summers and romance. And this should have been a slam dunk for me. The execution just didn’t work for me. But again, this could be a me thing, so give it a try!
Overall, I give this
