e-ALC, 05:35:53
Narrated by: Khaya Fraites and Raymond J. Lee
Release Date: June 30, 2026
Published by: Simon & Schuster Audio
Read from: June 17-18, 2026
Stand-alone
Source: Libro FM(I received this ALC from the publisher and Libro FM. This did nothing to influence my review.)
Content Warning: N/A
For Readers of: Audio, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Dual Narrators, Dual POV, Sparkly Covers, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Romance, YABetter Than the Movies meets Beach Read in this young adult rom-com about a girl whose heartbreak pact with her crush’s brother turns into something she never expected.
Andie has had a hard year. With her parents now divorced, it’s just her and her mom at their lake house for the summer. But Andie is trying to forget about that and focus on reuniting with Patrick, her long-time, will-they-won’t-they crush. Did Andie and Patrick have a disastrous attempt at a first kiss last August? Well, yes. That’s behind them, though. This summer will be all sunshine and fireworks—literal and otherwise.
Tommy is supposed to have the perfect summer with his girlfriend, Chloe, who’s staying with his family at Big Bear Lake. He’ll finally feel like he fits in with the lake crew—something his brother, Patrick, always seems to do with ease. This summer will be all about working on his writing and being blissfully coupled up with the girl who has the most gorgeous eyes he’s ever seen.
Then Patrick shows up to the lake with a girlfriend of his own in tow and Tommy gets spectacularly dumped via text. Suddenly, Andie and Tommy are weighed down by heartbreak instead of buoyed up by romance. But who can better help you weather a broken heart than someone in the same boat?
*MY THOUGHTS*
This was so cute! I loved it a lot more than I thought I would lol This was like 5 hours long, but I was invested. I wasn’t expecting to like it this much lol It was pretty basic, so it was strange. But even still, I did like it.
This was cute! I had some issues with like plot things (her parents situation made this so weird and confusing lol) but for the most part I thought it was cute. And I really need to start reading the synopsis of things because I had no idea where this was headed. I thought the *ahem* target was the original one if you know what I mean. It was weird but once things started going, I understood her reasoning lol I mean one of the quotes I wrote down was, “…first thing I see is a smile so full and bright that I feel lucky she’s aiming it at me.” But I do want to understand why tf these kids keep daring each other to kiss. Y’all need to keep your lips to yourself lol
This is called a rom com, but I don’t think I understood what that meant until I read it. This is the first time in a long time when I actually started laughing while reading LOL This had me tripping. I even laughed at that stupid ass nickname for “Patty” lol I laughed at this so much that my mom kept asking me what I was listening to. It was actually really funny and I was not expecting that for some reason.
The only reason I didn’t give this 5 stars was because I wanted there to be more “drama” between her and “Patty.” For the new man to be his bro and the fact the she ghosted him at one point, it was like none of that shit even happened. And I know, he brought someone, but I would think that would make him more like gloaty. But even still, it was ok.
I enjoyed this, weird no stakes romance lol I liked it so much more than I thought I would. It was a cute rom com that I will recommend for the rest of the summer. If you’re still looking for some summer reads, pick up this one today!
Overall, I give this
