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Best friends have one week in paradise to fix their friendship or fall apart in this heart-stopping, utterly romantic new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and One Golden Summer.
Frankie and George have been best friends since they were eight years old. Both passionate, impulsive, and headstrong—they’ve always clashed . . . and come back together. Until now. It’s the eve of Frankie’s wedding weekend, and she doesn’t know where they stand or even if George will show up as her best man.
Then, at the start of the festivities, in walks George. For one glorious evening, surrounded by her loved ones, Frankie’s life is finally perfect. But it all comes crashing down when her fiancé dumps her the next morning, leaving only a note as an explanation.
Crushed and confused, Frankie returns to her family’s home to wallow. But George has a different idea and a plan for healing Frankie’s broken heart. He wants her to go on her honeymoon. With him. For one week, to the lush rainforests and misty beaches of Tofino.
Frankie agrees, seeing the trip for what it really is: one last chance to repair their friendship. Even if it means unearthing secrets and long buried feelings neither knows how to handle. Even if it means falling apart for good.
Frankie and George have been best friends since they were eight years old. Both passionate, impulsive, and headstrong—they’ve always clashed . . . and come back together. Until now. It’s the eve of Frankie’s wedding weekend, and she doesn’t know where they stand or even if George will show up as her best man.
Then, at the start of the festivities, in walks George. For one glorious evening, surrounded by her loved ones, Frankie’s life is finally perfect. But it all comes crashing down when her fiancé dumps her the next morning, leaving only a note as an explanation.
Crushed and confused, Frankie returns to her family’s home to wallow. But George has a different idea and a plan for healing Frankie’s broken heart. He wants her to go on her honeymoon. With him. For one week, to the lush rainforests and misty beaches of Tofino.
Frankie agrees, seeing the trip for what it really is: one last chance to repair their friendship. Even if it means unearthing secrets and long buried feelings neither knows how to handle. Even if it means falling apart for good.
416 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication May 5, 2026
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About the author
Carley Fortune
5 books34k followersCarley Fortune is the #1 New York Times and #1 Globe and Mail bestselling author of Every Summer After, Meet Me at the Lake, This Summer Will Be Different, and One Golden Summer. Her next book, Our Perfect Storm, comes out May 5, 2026.
Carley's books have sold more than three-million copies and have been translated into thirty languages. Every Summer After is in production as a TV series with Amazon Prime Video.
Carley spent her young life in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, and in Barry’s Bay, a tiny lakeside town in rural Ontario. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two sons. Follow her on Instagram @carleyfortune.
Carley's books have sold more than three-million copies and have been translated into thirty languages. Every Summer After is in production as a TV series with Amazon Prime Video.
Carley spent her young life in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, and in Barry’s Bay, a tiny lakeside town in rural Ontario. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two sons. Follow her on Instagram @carleyfortune.
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February 16, 2026
thank you so much to netgalley for providing this ARC!
i really thought i was going to love Our Perfect Storm. it has all the elements i usually enjoy, especially childhood friends to lovers, which is one of my absolute favourite tropes, and reading the synopsis literally made me giddy. i have loved the other books by this author, so i really thought it would be the same for this one, but it just didn’t fully hook me.
the concept is solid, and there are definitely emotional moments throughout, but the writing felt a bit disjointed at times. because of that, i struggled to form a strong connection with the characters. i understood what they were going through, but i didn’t always feel it. the best way i can put it, is that i feel like it was missing the ‘magic/sparkle’ that you usually get from a favourite romance.
both main characters came across as quite immature in different ways, especially our female lead (which i always hate to say). i appreciate flawed characters, but some of the choices and reactions made it harder for me to stay invested. instead of feeling swept up in their journey, i found myself feeling slightly detached.
the romance also took a while to click for me. i kept waiting for that shift where everything would fall into place emotionally, and it didn’t really happen until the very end. when it finally did, though, it was genuinely sweet and satisfying. those last moments showed the kind of tenderness and growth i had been hoping for all along.
overall, it was an enjoyable read, just not as impactful as i expected. i just felt like i was always at arm’s length from the story. if childhood friends to lovers is your thing, it might still work really well for you, it just didn’t completely land for me.
i really thought i was going to love Our Perfect Storm. it has all the elements i usually enjoy, especially childhood friends to lovers, which is one of my absolute favourite tropes, and reading the synopsis literally made me giddy. i have loved the other books by this author, so i really thought it would be the same for this one, but it just didn’t fully hook me.
the concept is solid, and there are definitely emotional moments throughout, but the writing felt a bit disjointed at times. because of that, i struggled to form a strong connection with the characters. i understood what they were going through, but i didn’t always feel it. the best way i can put it, is that i feel like it was missing the ‘magic/sparkle’ that you usually get from a favourite romance.
both main characters came across as quite immature in different ways, especially our female lead (which i always hate to say). i appreciate flawed characters, but some of the choices and reactions made it harder for me to stay invested. instead of feeling swept up in their journey, i found myself feeling slightly detached.
the romance also took a while to click for me. i kept waiting for that shift where everything would fall into place emotionally, and it didn’t really happen until the very end. when it finally did, though, it was genuinely sweet and satisfying. those last moments showed the kind of tenderness and growth i had been hoping for all along.
overall, it was an enjoyable read, just not as impactful as i expected. i just felt like i was always at arm’s length from the story. if childhood friends to lovers is your thing, it might still work really well for you, it just didn’t completely land for me.
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August 28, 2025FRIENDS TO LOVERS STAN WE WON!!🤸🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️🤭🤭🤭
Also the cover is gorgeous, I’m in love!💜
Also the cover is gorgeous, I’m in love!💜
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December 17, 2025A Carly Fortune book with winter vibes and no "summer" in the title? Take my money. I was convinced the world would end in fire or ice before we got this. My frostbitten heart is ready.
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August 28, 2025Yay! We have a cover & a purple one at that 💜
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September 4, 2025a title without the word summer? 👀👀
these covers will always eat 💜
these covers will always eat 💜
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Frankie and George have been best friends since childhood, but over the years they’ve slowly begun to drift apart—so much so that Frankie isn’t even sure George will show up to her wedding as her best man. When Frankie is unexpectedly left by her fiancé the day before the ceremony, she is absolutely crushed. Lost and unsure of what comes next, she returns to her parents’ house with no plan and a broken heart.
George, determined not to let her fall apart alone, tells her they will go on her honeymoon trip to Tofino together. He’ll spend the week helping her heal, reminding her who she is beyond the life that just unraveled. Frankie agrees, hoping this trip might also be the chance they need to reconnect and save their long-fractured friendship.
This. Book.
I was so excited when I learned this story would be set in Tofino—my most favourite place on Earth—and Carley Fortune captured it perfectly. The lush rainforest, the misty beaches, the moody weather that seeps into your bones, even the Toki Doki food truck (which has since closed, and I will never be over it 😭). The setting isn’t just a backdrop; it feels alive, echoing the grief, longing, and emotional uncertainty Frankie is moving through. Tofino becomes a place of reckoning, healing, and quiet transformation.
What I wasn’t expecting was how deeply I would fall in love with George and Frankie. Their connection feels intimate in the way only long-standing friendships can—built on shared memories, inside jokes, and a deep understanding that doesn’t need constant explanation. The chemistry between them is undeniable, rooted in familiarity rather than fantasy. The yearning, the restraint, the history between them had me completely undone. I might even love them more than Percy and Sam, which is something I truly never thought I would say.
I also really appreciated how honest this book is about the messiness of real life. It explores how complicated it can be to become a young mother, to have your career dreams altered or cut short, and to grieve the version of your life you once imagined. It acknowledges how disorienting it can be to reach your 30s without clear answers, and how waiting for the “perfect timing” often means waiting forever. These themes felt deeply human and handled with so much care and compassion.
Despite the emotional depth, this book was incredibly easy and enchanting to read. Carley Fortune’s writing is tender, immersive, and quietly devastating in the best way. I devoured this in a single afternoon, unable to put it down, and found myself thinking about Frankie and George long after I turned the final page.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. It was an absolute privilege to read.
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I’m now completely devastated that I didn’t have a childhood best friend who was secretly in love with me for almost our entire friendship.
For the record, I’m married to the love of my life. Carley Fortune, explain yourself.
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How did I get approved for this ARC?!?!
*cue internal (and some external) screaming *
George, determined not to let her fall apart alone, tells her they will go on her honeymoon trip to Tofino together. He’ll spend the week helping her heal, reminding her who she is beyond the life that just unraveled. Frankie agrees, hoping this trip might also be the chance they need to reconnect and save their long-fractured friendship.
This. Book.
I was so excited when I learned this story would be set in Tofino—my most favourite place on Earth—and Carley Fortune captured it perfectly. The lush rainforest, the misty beaches, the moody weather that seeps into your bones, even the Toki Doki food truck (which has since closed, and I will never be over it 😭). The setting isn’t just a backdrop; it feels alive, echoing the grief, longing, and emotional uncertainty Frankie is moving through. Tofino becomes a place of reckoning, healing, and quiet transformation.
What I wasn’t expecting was how deeply I would fall in love with George and Frankie. Their connection feels intimate in the way only long-standing friendships can—built on shared memories, inside jokes, and a deep understanding that doesn’t need constant explanation. The chemistry between them is undeniable, rooted in familiarity rather than fantasy. The yearning, the restraint, the history between them had me completely undone. I might even love them more than Percy and Sam, which is something I truly never thought I would say.
I also really appreciated how honest this book is about the messiness of real life. It explores how complicated it can be to become a young mother, to have your career dreams altered or cut short, and to grieve the version of your life you once imagined. It acknowledges how disorienting it can be to reach your 30s without clear answers, and how waiting for the “perfect timing” often means waiting forever. These themes felt deeply human and handled with so much care and compassion.
Despite the emotional depth, this book was incredibly easy and enchanting to read. Carley Fortune’s writing is tender, immersive, and quietly devastating in the best way. I devoured this in a single afternoon, unable to put it down, and found myself thinking about Frankie and George long after I turned the final page.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. It was an absolute privilege to read.
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I’m now completely devastated that I didn’t have a childhood best friend who was secretly in love with me for almost our entire friendship.
For the record, I’m married to the love of my life. Carley Fortune, explain yourself.
____________________
How did I get approved for this ARC?!?!
*cue internal (and some external) screaming *
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January 28, 2026Yay! Can’t wait 💜
Just pre-ordered!
Just pre-ordered!
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August 31, 2025 ☀︎༄.° pre-release:
OMG. OMG MS CARLEY DO NOT PLAY W ME RN. IM SCREAMINGGG THIS LOOKS SO GOOD (the cover too. i’m in shambles.)😭😭🫶🏻🫶🏻
OMG. OMG MS CARLEY DO NOT PLAY W ME RN. IM SCREAMINGGG THIS LOOKS SO GOOD (the cover too. i’m in shambles.)😭😭🫶🏻🫶🏻
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August 23, 2025what’s a girl got to do to get an arc?
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December 19, 2025Friends to lovers?! Okay, I'm definitely reading this. Is it too much to ask for another Barry's Bay, Charlie Florek and Alice Everly? 🫢
February 8, 2026
thank you to netgalley & penguin random house canada for the arc 🫶🏼🤍
4.5/5 stars !!!
THIS BOOK SUCKED ME IN!!!! i binged 70% in two sittings which is so good for me rn with contemp romances!!!!! Carley, the woman that you are wow.
This had so many aspects to make an enticing romance:
1. the setting. Being Canadian and having this set in Tofino was fucking perfect. I have never been to Tofino but hearing of all the familiar places & learning about its culture and history was amazing. I felt like we were there with the characters. I loved the week they spent there and their itinerary. Even besides this, the whole setting of their childhood homes was also so atmospheric.
2. The formatting. Told in past and present, it reveled information and built their connect PERFECTLY, and it wasn’t too drawn out in the past chapters. I loved getting bits of their childhood and the span of their relationship (it’s childhood friends to lovers done RIGHT!!!!)
3. George. WHAT A CUTIE PIE!!! he literally was perfect. Each character is flawed and has their own issues to work through, including parental death & abandonment, and i enjoyed the exploration of both. (i just wish his name was george..)
4. Bingability. LOVE LOVE LOVE how easy this was to read, short chapters, and you never wanted to put it down.
Another important topic of the book was whales, as Frankie’s mom loves whales, and it plays into their relationships history. I loved learning more about this in increments.
This is just overall an amazing amazing new release from Carley Fortune and I am so excited for everyone to read and scream about this one.
4.5/5 stars !!!
THIS BOOK SUCKED ME IN!!!! i binged 70% in two sittings which is so good for me rn with contemp romances!!!!! Carley, the woman that you are wow.
This had so many aspects to make an enticing romance:
1. the setting. Being Canadian and having this set in Tofino was fucking perfect. I have never been to Tofino but hearing of all the familiar places & learning about its culture and history was amazing. I felt like we were there with the characters. I loved the week they spent there and their itinerary. Even besides this, the whole setting of their childhood homes was also so atmospheric.
2. The formatting. Told in past and present, it reveled information and built their connect PERFECTLY, and it wasn’t too drawn out in the past chapters. I loved getting bits of their childhood and the span of their relationship (it’s childhood friends to lovers done RIGHT!!!!)
3. George. WHAT A CUTIE PIE!!! he literally was perfect. Each character is flawed and has their own issues to work through, including parental death & abandonment, and i enjoyed the exploration of both. (i just wish his name was george..)
4. Bingability. LOVE LOVE LOVE how easy this was to read, short chapters, and you never wanted to put it down.
Another important topic of the book was whales, as Frankie’s mom loves whales, and it plays into their relationships history. I loved learning more about this in increments.
This is just overall an amazing amazing new release from Carley Fortune and I am so excited for everyone to read and scream about this one.
January 10, 2026
Pour yourself a glass of Gewürztraminer, grab your credit card, and have your passport and travel planner ready because you will be planning a trip to Tofino when you are done reading this beautiful book.
This is my new favourite. The writing is rich, the descriptions are perfectly painted, and the story is emotionally resonant. I can’t get enough of Frankie and George. If you are a fan of Little Women and have always cheered for Laurie, this book is for you.
Frankie and George have been best friends since they were eight years old. These are two people who really know each other. When you see them in a room, you can only assume that they are a couple, but that’s not the case. Toward the end of their twenties, life has kind of gotten in the way of their friendship. Frankie is about to be wed, but her fiancé leaves her completely shattered with nothing but a note saying he can’t marry her. How can she recover from the pain of this breakup? By attending the honeymoon in Tofino, with George, and reconnecting/repairing their friendship after being apart for too long.
We live in a society that makes you feel like you need to have your life figured out by the time you reach your thirties. One of my key takeaways from this story is that it’s okay if you don’t have it figured out. In fact, it’s okay to start all over, try something completely new, and suck at it.
The pacing of this book is very balanced. We have our fast moments of adventure, our slower moments that allow for reflection, and chapters that are so purposeful you can’t help but feel completely satisfied. Usually, when I finish a book I love, I say, “My only critique is that I need more,” but with this, I don’t need to. The story is complete. It is perfect as it is.
Unfiltered thoughts:
- BIG LOVE to Kevin. 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
- Aurora, the bestie who loves love. Girl, I see you. I, too, want to analyze every interaction and conversation my friends have when they’re dating.
- If I had a shot for every time the Kawarathas were mentioned… (I live in the Kawartha’s, so this is exciting and I’d be happily drunk)
- A Peterborough & Lakefield mention?? Carley, did you write this specifically for me? 😍
- The characters are my exact age, making everything feel so close to home
- Page 222! Mrs. Fortune brings HEAT, DESIRE & TEASING in the best possible way.
Thank you SO much to Penguin Random House Canada | Viking for the advanced reader copy. ❤️
This is my new favourite. The writing is rich, the descriptions are perfectly painted, and the story is emotionally resonant. I can’t get enough of Frankie and George. If you are a fan of Little Women and have always cheered for Laurie, this book is for you.
Frankie and George have been best friends since they were eight years old. These are two people who really know each other. When you see them in a room, you can only assume that they are a couple, but that’s not the case. Toward the end of their twenties, life has kind of gotten in the way of their friendship. Frankie is about to be wed, but her fiancé leaves her completely shattered with nothing but a note saying he can’t marry her. How can she recover from the pain of this breakup? By attending the honeymoon in Tofino, with George, and reconnecting/repairing their friendship after being apart for too long.
We live in a society that makes you feel like you need to have your life figured out by the time you reach your thirties. One of my key takeaways from this story is that it’s okay if you don’t have it figured out. In fact, it’s okay to start all over, try something completely new, and suck at it.
The pacing of this book is very balanced. We have our fast moments of adventure, our slower moments that allow for reflection, and chapters that are so purposeful you can’t help but feel completely satisfied. Usually, when I finish a book I love, I say, “My only critique is that I need more,” but with this, I don’t need to. The story is complete. It is perfect as it is.
Unfiltered thoughts:
- BIG LOVE to Kevin. 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
- Aurora, the bestie who loves love. Girl, I see you. I, too, want to analyze every interaction and conversation my friends have when they’re dating.
- If I had a shot for every time the Kawarathas were mentioned… (I live in the Kawartha’s, so this is exciting and I’d be happily drunk)
- A Peterborough & Lakefield mention?? Carley, did you write this specifically for me? 😍
- The characters are my exact age, making everything feel so close to home
- Page 222! Mrs. Fortune brings HEAT, DESIRE & TEASING in the best possible way.
Thank you SO much to Penguin Random House Canada | Viking for the advanced reader copy. ❤️
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August 29, 2025OMG SO EXCITED IM SAT 🎉☺️
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November 2, 2025Carley look into the ball 🔮… it’s saying I’m destined to get the arc
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August 23, 2025๋ · ˚ 🖇️ ⊹ ⌇ pre-read. ⋆
new carley book?!?!? this is about to be amazinnggggg , i really enjoyed my last read by her, so this is going to be super fun <3
p.s. i REALLY would not mind a arc...i mean , it must be a HUGE burden for you guys...
new carley book?!?!? this is about to be amazinnggggg , i really enjoyed my last read by her, so this is going to be super fun <3
p.s. i REALLY would not mind a arc...i mean , it must be a HUGE burden for you guys...
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
I loved it!
I love her writing style and I just fell in love with all the characters of this book.
It's so cute and so sweet and just the right amount of drama.
Everyone one can see they are in love except her and I was screaming at her! When I got to 60% I was so angry at her I wanted to smack her I had to take a break and text my friend who had also been approved for an ARC because she was the only one who knew what I was going through!
If you loved her other books you love this one too and if you need to angry text someone when you get to 60% find me on Bookstagram 😘
I love her writing style and I just fell in love with all the characters of this book.
It's so cute and so sweet and just the right amount of drama.
Everyone one can see they are in love except her and I was screaming at her! When I got to 60% I was so angry at her I wanted to smack her I had to take a break and text my friend who had also been approved for an ARC because she was the only one who knew what I was going through!
If you loved her other books you love this one too and if you need to angry text someone when you get to 60% find me on Bookstagram 😘
January 10, 2026
Carley Fortune has been hit or miss for me in the past but boy did she knock it out of the park with this one.
One thing Fortune excels at is how detailed and real her settings feel. And sure they are based on real experiences but it still takes a lot of skill to make a reader feel like they’re there like she does. Her characters are also three dimensional, especially with Frankie and George.
I loved everything about this story and it reminded me why I am such a fan of the romance genre. It will make you feel allllll of the emotions and I can’t recommend this enough!
So grateful to @penguinrandomhouse for my advanced copy.
One thing Fortune excels at is how detailed and real her settings feel. And sure they are based on real experiences but it still takes a lot of skill to make a reader feel like they’re there like she does. Her characters are also three dimensional, especially with Frankie and George.
I loved everything about this story and it reminded me why I am such a fan of the romance genre. It will make you feel allllll of the emotions and I can’t recommend this enough!
So grateful to @penguinrandomhouse for my advanced copy.
September 8, 2025
Carley Fortune really knows how to write romance that just sweeps you away. This one had all the emotions, the chemistry, and the kind of characters you can’t help but root for. The writing felt effortless and pulled me right into the story, and there were so many moments that made me grin like crazy.
It’s one of those books that makes you feel everything all at once—sweet, funny, heartfelt, and a little bit swoony in the best way. Totally the kind of story you want to curl up with and get lost in.
It’s one of those books that makes you feel everything all at once—sweet, funny, heartfelt, and a little bit swoony in the best way. Totally the kind of story you want to curl up with and get lost in.
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December 19, 2025harcover release... kill me
edit: arc received tho teehee ty
edit: arc received tho teehee ty
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September 24, 2025give it to me please Carley
February 17, 2026
Friends to lovers done so damn well! This might actually be one of the most romantic books I’ve read in a very long time. George Saint James is swoon worthy. But he’s also flawed in all the right ways. This book shows how we go through so much in our lifetimes and how life can be scary and complicated. And that it’s ok if you aren’t where you thought you’d be in your 30s. I literally could relate to that wholeheartedly and it was a good reminder that you don’t have to have everything figured out all the time.
And oh my gosh can Carley bring the environment to life! This book had me feeling like I was there in Tofino with them.
Frankie is such a layered character too and filled with so much emotional uncertainty. And you see and feel it from the prologue. I truly loved both of these characters, their growth, their emotions, their history, their yearning - OMG THE YEARNING! It was palpable. and to be honest I didn’t think anyone could top how I felt about Charlie and Alice. But here we are. And really, I guess I can’t say Frankie and George are better. They’re not. They’re equals in my opinion because they are both so different and each couple has their own incredible story. I can’t compare them. I just know that I love them both.
I don’t know how Carley does it, but this book is truly perfection to me. I know I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time.
Random thoughts while reading:
“Oh she is so in love and she doesn’t even see it”
“I can’t believe I’m crying over a whale right now”
“This makes me miss my mom so much”
“I want to be friends with Kevin”
“I want to be friends with all of them”
“I wish I could buy a Frankie cookbook”
And oh my gosh can Carley bring the environment to life! This book had me feeling like I was there in Tofino with them.
Frankie is such a layered character too and filled with so much emotional uncertainty. And you see and feel it from the prologue. I truly loved both of these characters, their growth, their emotions, their history, their yearning - OMG THE YEARNING! It was palpable. and to be honest I didn’t think anyone could top how I felt about Charlie and Alice. But here we are. And really, I guess I can’t say Frankie and George are better. They’re not. They’re equals in my opinion because they are both so different and each couple has their own incredible story. I can’t compare them. I just know that I love them both.
I don’t know how Carley does it, but this book is truly perfection to me. I know I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time.
Random thoughts while reading:
“Oh she is so in love and she doesn’t even see it”
“I can’t believe I’m crying over a whale right now”
“This makes me miss my mom so much”
“I want to be friends with Kevin”
“I want to be friends with all of them”
“I wish I could buy a Frankie cookbook”
November 27, 2025
Carley Fortune does not miss.
January 20, 2026
This is a book that would work really well as a movie, I could picture it playing out in my head vividly while reading. I loved the tension and complexity in the relationship between the characters. For someone who doesn’t read romance too often I had a good time reading this!
January 20, 2026
Thank you Penguin Random House for the ARC!
“There’s no other reality I’d want to exist in, except this one, with you.”
Childhood best friends to lovers will ALWAYSSSSS get me. Carley Fortune has truly cemented herself as one of my favourite authors of all time with her nostalgic romances.
I was obsessed with both Frankie and George and could feel their chemistry and how much they cared for each other
The development of Frankie’s relationship with her mom had me so teary. I don’t think I’ve ever cried about whales before but it was so beautiful!!!
This felt very fresh compared to Fortune’s other books, yet still had the familiar summery nostalgia that I know & love.
Promise for a promise?
*Quote subject to change*
“There’s no other reality I’d want to exist in, except this one, with you.”
Childhood best friends to lovers will ALWAYSSSSS get me. Carley Fortune has truly cemented herself as one of my favourite authors of all time with her nostalgic romances.
I was obsessed with both Frankie and George and could feel their chemistry and how much they cared for each other
The development of Frankie’s relationship with her mom had me so teary. I don’t think I’ve ever cried about whales before but it was so beautiful!!!
This felt very fresh compared to Fortune’s other books, yet still had the familiar summery nostalgia that I know & love.
Promise for a promise?
*Quote subject to change*
December 27, 2025
I was waiting for the perfect moment to read this when I didn’t have to pause to put it down because I just KNEW I would need to binge it in one sitting. And I was absolutely correct. From the first page, I was enthralled and wanted to keep reading. Fortune’s writing is enchanting. You feel like you are there with the characters and any place she writes about I want to visit. Now I want to visit Tofino because it sounds absolutely breathtaking!!!!
The plot of this book was so unique in having childhood best friends but it not being second chance and I was so intrigued how it was going to play out. These two were just meant to be together but above all they are best friends and that’s what’s so beautiful 😭 even though Fortune’s books are only in the fmc’s pov, I can feel what the mmc is feeling and that’s a talent to have!!!! The way they saw each other, the way they understood each other, it is so beautiful!!!! I loved the family dynamics and the pacing was absolutely perfect.
I just love Carley Fortune’s books and I’m already itching for what she comes out with next.
Thank you thank you edelweiss and Berkley for the arc!!!!!
The plot of this book was so unique in having childhood best friends but it not being second chance and I was so intrigued how it was going to play out. These two were just meant to be together but above all they are best friends and that’s what’s so beautiful 😭 even though Fortune’s books are only in the fmc’s pov, I can feel what the mmc is feeling and that’s a talent to have!!!! The way they saw each other, the way they understood each other, it is so beautiful!!!! I loved the family dynamics and the pacing was absolutely perfect.
I just love Carley Fortune’s books and I’m already itching for what she comes out with next.
Thank you thank you edelweiss and Berkley for the arc!!!!!
January 22, 2026
I say this every single time I pick up one of Carley’s books but her writing style, characters and story telling abilities are so incredibly unique. The research that happens to create these dreamy escapes, while portraying and shedding light on our beautiful Canadian culture does not go unnoticed. Carley always makes me want to immediately go book a vacation after I finish a book.
As for George and Frankie’s story, I loved it. The back and forth between their current lives to their childhoods really added an extra dimension to their relationship as friends to lovers. Every single character knew they were always meant for each other. I really enjoyed seeing how Frankie took the time to find herself again but also found herself back to George.
Our Perfect Storm was one of my most anticipated reads for 2026 and it did not disappoint. Thank you thank you thank you to Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley for an e-arc!
January 22, 2026
thank you so much to the publisher for the arc! 💗
i screamed when i got the email and started it right away, i love carley fortune so much and this book was proof of why. her ability to write friendships has always been my favorite and i love her location descriptions. normally those can get boring and drag on but she always writes them so beautifully i wanna book a flight to visit that place!!! this one also has my favorite trope ever (friends to lovers you will always be famous) and i really enjoyed the flashbacks and letters. it was done so well and i was sad when i realized it was over. although nothing will probably ever top this summer will be different, this comes in a close second!
i screamed when i got the email and started it right away, i love carley fortune so much and this book was proof of why. her ability to write friendships has always been my favorite and i love her location descriptions. normally those can get boring and drag on but she always writes them so beautifully i wanna book a flight to visit that place!!! this one also has my favorite trope ever (friends to lovers you will always be famous) and i really enjoyed the flashbacks and letters. it was done so well and i was sad when i realized it was over. although nothing will probably ever top this summer will be different, this comes in a close second!
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December 23, 2025tbr 2026 <3
January 19, 2026
4.25 stars. On the whole, this was really sweet! Definitely one of the best romances I’ve picked up in the last couple of years.
Friends to lovers, realistic relationship dynamics, childhood nostalgia, great food descriptions, an intriguing mother/daughter side story, whale facts, and an insanely beautiful backdrop (and, yes, I will be planning a trip to Tofino, holy shit).
Friends to lovers, realistic relationship dynamics, childhood nostalgia, great food descriptions, an intriguing mother/daughter side story, whale facts, and an insanely beautiful backdrop (and, yes, I will be planning a trip to Tofino, holy shit).
January 16, 2026
Carley you are competing for my #1 client spot. I love this book so deeply
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