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The Summer of Second Chances
Olivia Lupo feels stuck. All her friends have gone on to their first year of college while she's still at home with her family. There's a good reason though, her beloved grandmother, Annie, has dementia, and Olivia can't bear the thought of being so far from home when Annie needs her the most.
So when her stepmother asks the family to spend three weeks of the summer on Martha's Vineyard, Olivia plans to say no...until she discovers an old box Annie filled with photos and memories from her own time there. Olivia decides to follow in her grandmother's footsteps and spend some time on the island that Annie describes as magical.
When she arrives, she meets Connor, a boy from her past who really wants to be a part of her present... and future. Olivia's never thought about forever with someone until meeting Connor...and it scares her. How can she make plans when all she wants to do is keep close to her grandmother before she's gone forever? As she recreates the memories Annie made a lifetime ago, she has to decide if she's finally willing to give someone her heart, just when she needs it the most.
So when her stepmother asks the family to spend three weeks of the summer on Martha's Vineyard, Olivia plans to say no...until she discovers an old box Annie filled with photos and memories from her own time there. Olivia decides to follow in her grandmother's footsteps and spend some time on the island that Annie describes as magical.
When she arrives, she meets Connor, a boy from her past who really wants to be a part of her present... and future. Olivia's never thought about forever with someone until meeting Connor...and it scares her. How can she make plans when all she wants to do is keep close to her grandmother before she's gone forever? As she recreates the memories Annie made a lifetime ago, she has to decide if she's finally willing to give someone her heart, just when she needs it the most.
400 pages, Paperback
First published May 5, 2026
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K.L. Walther
8 books6,442 followersK.L. Walther was born and raised in the rolling hills of Bucks County, Pennsylvania surrounded by family, dogs, and books. Her childhood was spent traveling the northeastern seaboard to play ice hockey. She attended a boarding school in New Jersey and went on to earn a B.A. in English from the University of Virginia. She is happiest on the beach with a book, cheering for the New York Rangers, or enjoying a rom-com while digging into a big bowl of popcorn and M&Ms.
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November 17, 2025
I’m very proud of this one! It’s got all the Vineyard vibes we know and love, and while a standalone novel, TSOSC is also a companion to THREE of my books: The Summer of Broken Rules, Maybe Meant to Be, and A First Time for Everything. You don’t need to read them to fall for this book, but I think knowing the tea on our supporting cast will make this read much more special.
Lastly, please call your grandparents and tell them you love them. 💛
Lastly, please call your grandparents and tell them you love them. 💛
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
⋆｡𖦹°⭒˚｡⋆ With all her friends off to college, Olivia is still at home, feeling stuck and in the way. But she wouldn’t dream of leaving her grandmother, Annie, who has dementia, for so long and not being able to be there for her. So when Olivia’s stepmother wants the family to spend three weeks on Martha’s Vineyard, Olivia doesn’t want to go and leave Annie. But Olivia finds out that her grandmother actually spent some time on the island and has photos and memories of it, so she decides to go and recreate Annie’s photos with her own. The summer should be short and sweet…until she meets happy-go-lucky Connor, which makes Olivia realize that she’s never wanted to have a forever someone until now, even though it’s the worst time possible to fall in love, no matter how much her heart says otherwise.
𓇼 ⋆.˚ 𓆉 𓆝 𓆡⋆.˚ 𓇼
ᴺᴼᵂ ᴾᴸᴬᵞᴵᴺᴳ: Leave Before You Love Me by Marshmello, Jonas Brothers
0:31 ───ㅇ───── 2:35
⋆｡𖦹°⭒˚｡⋆ TL;DR: I was hoping for the best, but expecting the worst, and in the end, only got disappointment.
⋆｡𖦹°⭒˚｡⋆ If you loved this book, I don’t recommend reading this review. I am going to be as kind as I can be while being honest, but my frustration is through the roof with this one. 😅
Anyways, let’s get into it, shall we?
First of all…
Secondly, I am so bummed out that I didn’t like this as much as I wanted to. I really liked The Summer of Broken Rules, and when I read that the family in that book was going to make appearances in this one, I was so stoked. But even though this is a standalone novel, it most definitely felt like it’s part of some sort of Martha’s Vineyard series because other characters from other novels were also present, and I felt like I was a new character in season five of a show. I had a hard time keeping track of who was part of what family and their lore that I didn’t know about because there were just soooo many people mentioned and popping into scenes. Like, I’m sorry, y’all seem great, but I’m here for Olivia and Connor. Who are you and why are you important to their story? Can’t we just stick to one family, please? 😭
My other complaint (because, let’s face it–I’m just complaining at this point), is the romance. Sure, there were cute moments, but I think Olivia and the writing ruined it. There was no development when it came to their feelings. Connor has liked Olivia ever since they were kids, but they’ve never interacted with each other until now, so he doesn’t know who she really is or what she’s like. And on Olivia’s end, she couldn’t get over how good-looking Connor was while telling herself this wasn’t going to work out, yet a part of her wanted it to because it was just a summer fling. Like, how is that cute or romantic? I was just waiting for the inevitable when they go their separate ways because there are seriously no grounds for them to stay together. But I will admit the last chapter was sweet; I just wish the rest of their time on Martha’s Vineyard was just as cute.
Okay, let’s talk about Olivia. I am going to try to be nice because she was going through a lot, and I felt so bad for her, but she really did irritate me.
I could not understand why she didn’t want to be with Connor. I mean, she didn’t have to be, and I’m totally for that because you do you, queen. Don’t be with someone you don’t want to be with. But she did, yet she kept saying that she couldn’t be with him because she didn’t open her heart to others. Why though? Why are you so closed off when I literally see no reason as to why you would feel or think that way? Even when the reason is revealed at the end, I couldn’t sympathize or even care, which sounds horrible, but it’s true. Olivia knew she didn’t want a serious relationship, and she knew Connor was someone who went all in when it involved his heart. So why are you trying to have a summer fling with him when 1) you know you’re going to fall for him and 2) you know you are going to end up hurting him. And the games she played with this guy made me shake my head because what??? You kiss him, you try to explain that you don’t want anything more, and then the next day you try to pick things up where they left off? I’m pretty sure Connor was as confused as I was because this girl does not know what she wants, nor does she take into consideration other people’s feelings. I’m trying to understand you, Olivia, but you’re making it really hard when you come off as selfish and bitchy. If I were Connor’s friend, I would have told him not to waste his time or play her games. You can find someone so much better who will want to protect your heart, and she can find someone who will do the same for her when she’s ready. I could say that it’s because she’s 19 and has a lot of growing up and maturing to do, and I completely agree with that. It’s a known fact that Olivia doesn’t know what she wants from life, and that’s okay. She shouldn’t have everything figured out yet because she’s young. I get that. But as I said before, she shouldn’t mess with Connor like that. It was so uncalled for, and I was so done with her.
Next is the writing. There was a lot of telling, even though there was a fair amount of showing. For example, the reader sees how great Connor is with kids (he’s a manny) in several chapters, yet Olivia makes a wild observation that "he’s great with kids.” Yeah. No shit, Sherlock. I deduced that long before you did, apparently. There’s no need to explain when I see that just fine.
Also, the conversations felt a little stilted and awkward, like it was everyone’s first time talking to other human beings. I know what this sounds like because I don’t know how to talk to people, lol. I did, however, really like the descriptions of Martha’s Vineyard. You can tell how much the author loves this place, and I don’t blame her. It’s definitely a location I want to visit someday.
Another thing that I thought was odd was how Olivia’s dad was okay with her staying in a room with a boy they didn’t know, yet wanted her to sleep somewhere else when they became a thing, and it seemed like it was a bit too late to change sleeping arrangements. And it’s so sad because Olivia would wonder if she wanted her dad to freak out about something when, instead, he was all cool with it and told her to just be careful. Like, sir, you need to be more attentive to your daughter, spend more time with her, and fix this issue because no child should have to feel that way.
*heavy sigh* Well, that’s all, I guess. The only things I can safely say that I did like were Annie, Connor, the side characters, and the little adventure Olivia went on to retrace her grandmother’s footsteps. But other than that, this was so disappointing. But at least the cover was cute.
𖦹 Thank you to SOURCEBOOKS Fire and NetGalley for providing the arc in exchange for an honest review! All opinions and statements are my own. 𖦹
❗Content Warnings❗
Mentions the death of a parent and loved ones, an incident with a food allergy, and a loved one with dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Swearing: Yes
Spice: Closed-door/Fade-to-black. (🌶🌶/5)
𓇼 ⋆.˚ 𓆉 𓆝 𓆡⋆.˚ 𓇼
ᴺᴼᵂ ᴾᴸᴬᵞᴵᴺᴳ: Leave Before You Love Me by Marshmello, Jonas Brothers
0:31 ───ㅇ───── 2:35
⋆｡𖦹°⭒˚｡⋆ TL;DR: I was hoping for the best, but expecting the worst, and in the end, only got disappointment.
⋆｡𖦹°⭒˚｡⋆ If you loved this book, I don’t recommend reading this review. I am going to be as kind as I can be while being honest, but my frustration is through the roof with this one. 😅
Anyways, let’s get into it, shall we?
First of all…
Secondly, I am so bummed out that I didn’t like this as much as I wanted to. I really liked The Summer of Broken Rules, and when I read that the family in that book was going to make appearances in this one, I was so stoked. But even though this is a standalone novel, it most definitely felt like it’s part of some sort of Martha’s Vineyard series because other characters from other novels were also present, and I felt like I was a new character in season five of a show. I had a hard time keeping track of who was part of what family and their lore that I didn’t know about because there were just soooo many people mentioned and popping into scenes. Like, I’m sorry, y’all seem great, but I’m here for Olivia and Connor. Who are you and why are you important to their story? Can’t we just stick to one family, please? 😭
My other complaint (because, let’s face it–I’m just complaining at this point), is the romance. Sure, there were cute moments, but I think Olivia and the writing ruined it. There was no development when it came to their feelings. Connor has liked Olivia ever since they were kids, but they’ve never interacted with each other until now, so he doesn’t know who she really is or what she’s like. And on Olivia’s end, she couldn’t get over how good-looking Connor was while telling herself this wasn’t going to work out, yet a part of her wanted it to because it was just a summer fling. Like, how is that cute or romantic? I was just waiting for the inevitable when they go their separate ways because there are seriously no grounds for them to stay together. But I will admit the last chapter was sweet; I just wish the rest of their time on Martha’s Vineyard was just as cute.
Okay, let’s talk about Olivia. I am going to try to be nice because she was going through a lot, and I felt so bad for her, but she really did irritate me.
I could not understand why she didn’t want to be with Connor. I mean, she didn’t have to be, and I’m totally for that because you do you, queen. Don’t be with someone you don’t want to be with. But she did, yet she kept saying that she couldn’t be with him because she didn’t open her heart to others. Why though? Why are you so closed off when I literally see no reason as to why you would feel or think that way? Even when the reason is revealed at the end, I couldn’t sympathize or even care, which sounds horrible, but it’s true. Olivia knew she didn’t want a serious relationship, and she knew Connor was someone who went all in when it involved his heart. So why are you trying to have a summer fling with him when 1) you know you’re going to fall for him and 2) you know you are going to end up hurting him. And the games she played with this guy made me shake my head because what??? You kiss him, you try to explain that you don’t want anything more, and then the next day you try to pick things up where they left off? I’m pretty sure Connor was as confused as I was because this girl does not know what she wants, nor does she take into consideration other people’s feelings. I’m trying to understand you, Olivia, but you’re making it really hard when you come off as selfish and bitchy. If I were Connor’s friend, I would have told him not to waste his time or play her games. You can find someone so much better who will want to protect your heart, and she can find someone who will do the same for her when she’s ready. I could say that it’s because she’s 19 and has a lot of growing up and maturing to do, and I completely agree with that. It’s a known fact that Olivia doesn’t know what she wants from life, and that’s okay. She shouldn’t have everything figured out yet because she’s young. I get that. But as I said before, she shouldn’t mess with Connor like that. It was so uncalled for, and I was so done with her.
Next is the writing. There was a lot of telling, even though there was a fair amount of showing. For example, the reader sees how great Connor is with kids (he’s a manny) in several chapters, yet Olivia makes a wild observation that "he’s great with kids.” Yeah. No shit, Sherlock. I deduced that long before you did, apparently. There’s no need to explain when I see that just fine.
Also, the conversations felt a little stilted and awkward, like it was everyone’s first time talking to other human beings. I know what this sounds like because I don’t know how to talk to people, lol. I did, however, really like the descriptions of Martha’s Vineyard. You can tell how much the author loves this place, and I don’t blame her. It’s definitely a location I want to visit someday.
Another thing that I thought was odd was how Olivia’s dad was okay with her staying in a room with a boy they didn’t know, yet wanted her to sleep somewhere else when they became a thing, and it seemed like it was a bit too late to change sleeping arrangements. And it’s so sad because Olivia would wonder if she wanted her dad to freak out about something when, instead, he was all cool with it and told her to just be careful. Like, sir, you need to be more attentive to your daughter, spend more time with her, and fix this issue because no child should have to feel that way.
*heavy sigh* Well, that’s all, I guess. The only things I can safely say that I did like were Annie, Connor, the side characters, and the little adventure Olivia went on to retrace her grandmother’s footsteps. But other than that, this was so disappointing. But at least the cover was cute.
𖦹 Thank you to SOURCEBOOKS Fire and NetGalley for providing the arc in exchange for an honest review! All opinions and statements are my own. 𖦹
❗Content Warnings❗
Mentions the death of a parent and loved ones, an incident with a food allergy, and a loved one with dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Swearing: Yes
Spice: Closed-door/Fade-to-black. (🌶🌶/5)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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November 12, 2025is this about connor from first time for everything???
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August 28, 20258.27.25 ౨ৎ
okay well she really doesn’t sleep clearly
okay well she really doesn’t sleep clearly
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October 29, 2025how do you write like you’re running out of time
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May 7, 2026°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ — preread:
adore this author so im excited to read this as we get closer to summer!!
thank you netgalley and sourcefire books for the arc in exchange for an honest review!
Release date: May 5, 2026!
adore this author so im excited to read this as we get closer to summer!!
thank you netgalley and sourcefire books for the arc in exchange for an honest review!
Release date: May 5, 2026!
May 6, 2026
WE ARE SO BACK. this was perfect. amazing. the vibes were immaculate. every cameo/returning character made me so happy and was perfectly done.
like i thought wabir? was pretty good, but this is next-level klw. this is tsobr/mmtb level klw. we are back to the good old days (not saying that the latest books were bad, just saying this is a tier above).
i cant believe how far our mmbt crew has come lol. c&l and n&s are married and/or VERY CLOSE to getting married, and i love that we got a glimpse into their futures. also - kitsey got married to cal? and they had a kid? omg. i wonder how charlie feels??????????
and then, as much as i love mer and wit, the winner of the tsobr cameos was most definitely luli. what a diva! i loved how the carmichaels and the foxes are neighbours across the lake! how cute! (also wink and honey NEED to show up in every single book from now on pleaseandthankyou)
i feel like im just going in order of klw's books in cameos omg. the only two books missing was wham! and wwy, but maybe ill find veiled references to them in later reads?
i loved the return of connor, he was such a good sidekick in aftfe and loved how his and mads' friendship was potrayed. ALSO OMG KATIE AND AUSTIN AT THE FARM LETS GO I LOVE THEM. my fav matchmakers for lifeeeeee!
one of my highlights is a reference to "glassblowing in brooklyn", like omg, audrey barbour is that you???? we love.
cameos/crossovers aside, this book was straight summery goodness. it took me back to tsobr and even though i swear id never go to america, id really love to visit the vineyard one day. these books make it seem so beautiful! klw also succeeds so well in settings. i could imagine every house clearly, and have a strong mental picture of both farms, which is always a good sign!
as someone with a family member that is suffering from dementia, this book made me feel seen and captured that bittersweet feeling of "it might just be better if they were fully gone, instead of losing them more and more" annie was so sweet and i adore her and liv's beautiful relationship.
the romance was also cute, nothing amazing, but im sure on later rereads, ill love it even more. the childhood friends to lovers was done so well!
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im so so so hyped for this one!!!!
theres also apparently a nick and sage cameo (WITH SPEAKING!!!!!!!!) so im extra excited <33333
like i thought wabir? was pretty good, but this is next-level klw. this is tsobr/mmtb level klw. we are back to the good old days (not saying that the latest books were bad, just saying this is a tier above).
i cant believe how far our mmbt crew has come lol. c&l and n&s are married and/or VERY CLOSE to getting married, and i love that we got a glimpse into their futures. also - kitsey got married to cal? and they had a kid? omg. i wonder how charlie feels??????????
and then, as much as i love mer and wit, the winner of the tsobr cameos was most definitely luli. what a diva! i loved how the carmichaels and the foxes are neighbours across the lake! how cute! (also wink and honey NEED to show up in every single book from now on pleaseandthankyou)
i loved the return of connor, he was such a good sidekick in aftfe and loved how his and mads' friendship was potrayed. ALSO OMG KATIE AND AUSTIN AT THE FARM LETS GO I LOVE THEM. my fav matchmakers for lifeeeeee!
one of my highlights is a reference to "glassblowing in brooklyn", like omg, audrey barbour is that you???? we love.
cameos/crossovers aside, this book was straight summery goodness. it took me back to tsobr and even though i swear id never go to america, id really love to visit the vineyard one day. these books make it seem so beautiful! klw also succeeds so well in settings. i could imagine every house clearly, and have a strong mental picture of both farms, which is always a good sign!
as someone with a family member that is suffering from dementia, this book made me feel seen and captured that bittersweet feeling of "it might just be better if they were fully gone, instead of losing them more and more" annie was so sweet and i adore her and liv's beautiful relationship.
the romance was also cute, nothing amazing, but im sure on later rereads, ill love it even more. the childhood friends to lovers was done so well!
pre-read
im so so so hyped for this one!!!!
theres also apparently a nick and sage cameo (WITH SPEAKING!!!!!!!!) so im extra excited <33333
May 6, 2026
*Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me an E-Arc in exchange for an honest review!*
Rtc…
I'm sure I'm going to enjoy K.L. Walther's newest books as I did enjoy her other books.
Rtc…
I'm sure I'm going to enjoy K.L. Walther's newest books as I did enjoy her other books.
March 22, 2026
3.5
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review. This author continues to write some of the best young adult romances without dumbing down the characters too much. The story here has a fun summer romance that would make for a perfect beach read. There were a few corny lines and I do think this was one of the authors weaker books but it was still super fun to read. Totally recommend this as a beach read this upcoming summer.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review. This author continues to write some of the best young adult romances without dumbing down the characters too much. The story here has a fun summer romance that would make for a perfect beach read. There were a few corny lines and I do think this was one of the authors weaker books but it was still super fun to read. Totally recommend this as a beach read this upcoming summer.
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November 3, 2025it's official. K.L. Walther doesn't sleep.
April 21, 2026
this was like sunshine in book form! i read a lot of it on the beach too which helped!
i looooved the setting so much. i’ve been to martha’s vineyard in july and it really is magical. this captured that magic so well. the romance was sooo cutie and conner is the BEST! i love a man who communicates and is upfront & honest. he’s a king! i actually wish the romance was a bigger part of it. her relationship with her grandma took the forefront.
i had a ton of fun while reading & recommend to anyone looking for a cute beach read this summer!
there were a couple things i didn’t love about it & one of them was that there were a tonnn of characters and i couldn’t keep everyone straight!
🔥NO SPICE🔥
🤐LANGUAGE🤐 occasional use of the F word
i looooved the setting so much. i’ve been to martha’s vineyard in july and it really is magical. this captured that magic so well. the romance was sooo cutie and conner is the BEST! i love a man who communicates and is upfront & honest. he’s a king! i actually wish the romance was a bigger part of it. her relationship with her grandma took the forefront.
i had a ton of fun while reading & recommend to anyone looking for a cute beach read this summer!
there were a couple things i didn’t love about it & one of them was that there were a tonnn of characters and i couldn’t keep everyone straight!
🔥NO SPICE🔥
🤐LANGUAGE🤐 occasional use of the F word
Review of advance copy
3.75 stars! ★★★☆☆
(Arc~review~Spoiler~free)
Thank you so much again for Netgally in giving me early access to this book in exchange for an honest review 🌞🎀🤍🤍
This isn’t my first K.L. Walther book but I’ve missed her writing so much!! One thing I always enjoy about her writing is how she can make you feel like you’re in the book, in this case Martha’s Vineyard 🤭
I’m obsessed with the setting and on top of that the romance between Connor & Olivia! 😮💨🥰
The moments between them were so adorable and he’s so charismatic which had me swoooninggg.
One of the scenes I enjoyed was definitely this one!
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𝘔𝘺 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥.
"𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦," 𝘐 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘥,
"𝘠𝘦𝘴," 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥,
𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺.
"𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦."
🥹🥹😭
The ending for me felt a little rushed but overall would still recommend! And definitely not my last book I’ll be reading from hers 🫶😻
⭐️Rating: 3.75/5
📚Age Rating: 15+
🔥Spice: 0/5 (no spice🐞)
💌Favorite Quotes:
~𝘏𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘴.
~ 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢 𝘓𝘢 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥'𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦, 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦.
~ 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦...𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘢𝘱 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦.
𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘳.
(Arc~review~Spoiler~free)
Thank you so much again for Netgally in giving me early access to this book in exchange for an honest review 🌞🎀🤍🤍
This isn’t my first K.L. Walther book but I’ve missed her writing so much!! One thing I always enjoy about her writing is how she can make you feel like you’re in the book, in this case Martha’s Vineyard 🤭
I’m obsessed with the setting and on top of that the romance between Connor & Olivia! 😮💨🥰
The moments between them were so adorable and he’s so charismatic which had me swoooninggg.
One of the scenes I enjoyed was definitely this one!
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𝘔𝘺 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥.
"𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦," 𝘐 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘥,
"𝘠𝘦𝘴," 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥,
𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺.
"𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦."
🥹🥹😭
The ending for me felt a little rushed but overall would still recommend! And definitely not my last book I’ll be reading from hers 🫶😻
⭐️Rating: 3.75/5
📚Age Rating: 15+
🔥Spice: 0/5 (no spice🐞)
💌Favorite Quotes:
~𝘏𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘴.
~ 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢 𝘓𝘢 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥'𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦, 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦.
~ 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦...𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘢𝘱 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦.
𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘳.
March 8, 2026
Overall, this book fell a little flat for me!
It was enjoyable enough to read, I loved the setting of Martha’s Vineyard and had me longing for summer! The characters were good for the most part, very classically written and not complex which is totally excepted for a YA novel. I loved the relationship between Olivia and her grandmother Annie.
But there were so. many. characters. I couldn’t keep track of the family alone! And then adding in the characters from previous books, I couldn’t keep them straight. I think if I had re-read The Summer of Broken Rules before hand it would have helped but I also don’t think they should be a pre-requisite for a standalone.
And even though Olivia was 18 (I think?) I didn’t like the swearing throughout the book, it just felt forced and unnecessary! Honestly, she didn’t really act her age so that really put me off I think.
I know that YA readers will love this and I’m so glad for them!! Just definitely not for me. Thank you Netgalley for the ARC!
It was enjoyable enough to read, I loved the setting of Martha’s Vineyard and had me longing for summer! The characters were good for the most part, very classically written and not complex which is totally excepted for a YA novel. I loved the relationship between Olivia and her grandmother Annie.
But there were so. many. characters. I couldn’t keep track of the family alone! And then adding in the characters from previous books, I couldn’t keep them straight. I think if I had re-read The Summer of Broken Rules before hand it would have helped but I also don’t think they should be a pre-requisite for a standalone.
And even though Olivia was 18 (I think?) I didn’t like the swearing throughout the book, it just felt forced and unnecessary! Honestly, she didn’t really act her age so that really put me off I think.
I know that YA readers will love this and I’m so glad for them!! Just definitely not for me. Thank you Netgalley for the ARC!
March 6, 2026
𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕣 𝔽𝕣𝕖𝕖
୨ৎ 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘙𝘊 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 <3
‧₊ ̊🍹✩ ₊ ̊🍉⊹♡
⋆."𝐇𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐢 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐧"˚ 𓇼
⋆｡𖦹 ˚🏖️ 𓇼 ˚💛｡⋆
"𝑀𝓎 𝒻𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒹𝓈 𝒸𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓂𝑒 𝒶 𝓁𝑜𝓈𝑒𝓇, '𝒸𝒶𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝐼'𝓂 𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒽𝒶𝓃𝑔𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹"
⋆˚꩜｡14+
⚓︎ Romance 5/10 {Kissing, hooking up, mild innuendo}
⚓︎ Cussing 4/10 {F*ck, sh*t, a*s, b*tch, h*ll, d*mn, d*uche used a couple times}
⚓︎ Violence 1/10 {Mentions of people playing assasin hehe}
⚓︎ Tw’s {Loss of a loved one, a loved one has dementia}
𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
"𝐼'𝓋𝑒 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓇𝒹 𝓈𝑜 𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝓇𝓊𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓈, 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝐼'𝓂 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒶 𝑔𝒾𝓇𝓁 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒷𝒶𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒸𝑜𝓊𝒸𝒽"
‧₊ ᵎᵎ 🍉⋅ ˚☀︎ 𝓞𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀
I was blown away by this book 🤭 I picked it up and the SECOND that I saw that her name was Olivia I was hooked. I am SO biased because MY name is Olivia and I really connected with her! This book brought back so many fond memories of TSOBR too! I was so happy with the way that we had SO many characters from other books in this one! I was NEEDING a summer romance to make me feel like it is summer 😫 winter is too long and cold and this book gave me hope for warm days 😇 I loved the romance and I was CONSTANTLY pacing my room and giggling and kicking my feet. It wasn’t even the best romance ever but Connor was just so sweet and swoony! I loved how this was placed on Martha’s Vineyard too! I loved that in TSOBR and I loved getting to go back! It had ALL the summer feels, good characters, and good writing! I literally am so excited to share my thoughts about this one!
𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
"𝐼 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝓂𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇, 𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒸𝑜𝓊𝓁𝒹𝓃'𝓉 𝓁𝑜𝓈𝑒'
‧₊ ᵎᵎ 🍉⋅ ˚☀︎ 𝓟𝓵𝓸𝓽
This plot was so good! I always love when they are on a mission to recreate a relatives or friends memories or to-do lists! It was so perfect for the setting and even though we have been here before we got to see new spots! I loved how we got to see a lot of the plot happening with her “family” as well! I love how even though this was a romance book we got a lot of the family aspect and they are all so funny so it felt like a sitcom! Nearing the end I was a LITTLE disappointed about how the romance kind of dropped off but ofc “there always has to be miscommunication in a romance book” but it makes me so mad sometime 😫✋ NOBODY EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THE CAR THING (iykyk) I literally died and came back to life in the best way. I was shocked on this plot the whole time and I was EVEN MORE hooked when Wit was on page 😏💋
𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
"𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝓈𝒶𝒾𝒹, "𝒲𝑒'𝓇𝑒 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝓉𝑜𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇", 𝓈𝑜 𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓌𝑒 𝓀𝒾𝓈𝓈, 𝐼 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝑔𝑒𝓇 𝒾𝓈𝓈𝓊𝑒𝓈"
‧₊ ᵎᵎ 🍉⋅ ˚☀︎ 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼
⚓︎ The love I have for these characters is literally unmatched. I love getting to see all the people from the other books like it fills my freaking soul up. I didn’t read Maybe Meant to Be, or finish A First Time For Everything before this book but watch me go binge them asap. I love these characters so much and they all made me so happy!
𓆝 ⋆.🏖️*:･ 𝓞𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓪
She is me and I am her. I felt SUCH a connection to her. Not only because we share the same name but she was dealing with some of the same things I have dealt with in the past and we have the same personality. 🧐 So… K.L Walther, are you possibly hiding somewhere in my room? Because she could be so sassy once she got comfortable with people and I feel like that side comes out a LOT when I get to know people! The only difference is she got a man… 😫 I’ll pretend I have one… But she was so CUTE and I loved her personality. Sometimes she pissed me off though (I also piss myself off a ton so yk) she easily redeemed herself though so I could look past it tehe.
𓆝 ⋆.🏖️*:･ 𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓸𝓻
I WAS HOOKED FROM THE SECOND HE WALKED IN WITH THOSE KIDS. I was like ok yup he's mine. He was SO sweet and the way he acted around kids made me want to jump off a cliff.
He was so sweet and sensitive but also VERY hot and he let us know what he wanted 🤭 His allergies to the foods WAS SO CUTE AND THE WAY SHE USED IT TO CREATE A MOMENT?! Please let's have a round of applause for K.L Walther 👏👏👏. He was just literally the best and he was Mad's best friend and he was connected to Mer and Wit and Luke and Charlie and it just made me so happy. His heart was just so big and he gave off golden retriever vibes. AND THE WATERMELON SHAMPOO?! That sent me. He was literally the WHOLE package. He loved kids, was so sweet, hot, patient, a gentleman, and FUNNY. I’m so done. If K.L Walther WAS writing about me WHERE IS CONNOR HUH? My standards have been raised so high I think it's taller than all the men stacked on top of one another.
𓆝 ⋆.🏖️*:･ 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓼
AHHHHHHHHHH Charlie and Luke?! I’m nominating the best couple like bro. Luke was so funny and Charlie was so sweet and combined it = my death. Wit and Mer were a WELCOME surprise but they seem so different which is to be expected because they are kind of old but it was kind of eye opening. #hitchmetowitry. AND SAGE AND NICK?! I loved them too. Mad’s was kind of in there as well but not a whole time! She was quite the character lmaooo. There were a lot of the Fox family too which was nice to see them again! The relations that pop up between the families are so insane… we know what you are Annie.
𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
"𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝓈𝒶𝒾𝒹, "𝒷𝒶𝒷𝓎, 𝓃𝑜 𝒶𝓉𝓉𝒶𝒸𝒽𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉" 𝐵𝓊𝓉 𝓌𝑒'𝓇𝑒..."
‧₊ ᵎᵎ 🍉⋅ ˚☀︎ 𝓦𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰
OK so here is where I have one MINISCULE issue… she said lowkey in this book and I honestly was SO shocked to see that and it scared me so bad I got second hand embarrassment. That is where the .25% has gone. Please take that out, I beg you. Other than THAT I lovedddd the writing and I liked how it was a little bit more modern! The lowkey was too far though. There were no typos or anything so that was good! If there are ever typos I swear I mark it down a star for each one 💀
𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
"𝒦𝓃𝑒𝑒-𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝒶𝓈𝓈𝑒𝓃𝑔𝑒𝓇 𝓈𝑒𝒶𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓎𝑜𝓊'𝓇𝑒 𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓂𝑒 𝑜𝓊𝓉, 𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓉 𝒸𝒶𝓈𝓊𝒶𝓁 𝓃𝑜𝓌?"
‧₊ ᵎᵎ 🍉⋅ ˚☀︎ 𝓞𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓵𝓵
After this rollercoaster ride of a book I am going to need some AMAZING book to just stay out of a book slump! It was SO good and I needed this in the winter! I will be buying a copy when it comes out no matter what. I will annotate it and just cuddle it. THANK YOU SO MUCH K.L Walther and NetGalley for letting me read this as an arc. I absolutely needed this before May!
‧₊ ̊🍹✩ ₊ ̊🍉⊹♡
4.75★
💛🏖️ Pre Read:
AHHHHH STOP IM LITERALLY SCREAMING 🤭 I got the arc for this and I CAN NOT wait to read this 😭💕 I need a cutesy little romance after my last book 😫🤞tysm K.L Walther 🥹
୨ৎ 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘙𝘊 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 <3
‧₊ ̊🍹✩ ₊ ̊🍉⊹♡
⋆."𝐇𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐢 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐧"˚ 𓇼
⋆｡𖦹 ˚🏖️ 𓇼 ˚💛｡⋆
"𝑀𝓎 𝒻𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒹𝓈 𝒸𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓂𝑒 𝒶 𝓁𝑜𝓈𝑒𝓇, '𝒸𝒶𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝐼'𝓂 𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒽𝒶𝓃𝑔𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹"
⋆˚꩜｡14+
⚓︎ Romance 5/10 {Kissing, hooking up, mild innuendo}
⚓︎ Cussing 4/10 {F*ck, sh*t, a*s, b*tch, h*ll, d*mn, d*uche used a couple times}
⚓︎ Violence 1/10 {Mentions of people playing assasin hehe}
⚓︎ Tw’s {Loss of a loved one, a loved one has dementia}
𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
"𝐼'𝓋𝑒 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓇𝒹 𝓈𝑜 𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝓇𝓊𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓈, 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝐼'𝓂 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒶 𝑔𝒾𝓇𝓁 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒷𝒶𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒸𝑜𝓊𝒸𝒽"
‧₊ ᵎᵎ 🍉⋅ ˚☀︎ 𝓞𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀
I was blown away by this book 🤭 I picked it up and the SECOND that I saw that her name was Olivia I was hooked. I am SO biased because MY name is Olivia and I really connected with her! This book brought back so many fond memories of TSOBR too! I was so happy with the way that we had SO many characters from other books in this one! I was NEEDING a summer romance to make me feel like it is summer 😫 winter is too long and cold and this book gave me hope for warm days 😇 I loved the romance and I was CONSTANTLY pacing my room and giggling and kicking my feet. It wasn’t even the best romance ever but Connor was just so sweet and swoony! I loved how this was placed on Martha’s Vineyard too! I loved that in TSOBR and I loved getting to go back! It had ALL the summer feels, good characters, and good writing! I literally am so excited to share my thoughts about this one!
𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
"𝐼 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝓂𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇, 𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒸𝑜𝓊𝓁𝒹𝓃'𝓉 𝓁𝑜𝓈𝑒'
‧₊ ᵎᵎ 🍉⋅ ˚☀︎ 𝓟𝓵𝓸𝓽
This plot was so good! I always love when they are on a mission to recreate a relatives or friends memories or to-do lists! It was so perfect for the setting and even though we have been here before we got to see new spots! I loved how we got to see a lot of the plot happening with her “family” as well! I love how even though this was a romance book we got a lot of the family aspect and they are all so funny so it felt like a sitcom! Nearing the end I was a LITTLE disappointed about how the romance kind of dropped off but ofc “there always has to be miscommunication in a romance book” but it makes me so mad sometime 😫✋ NOBODY EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THE CAR THING (iykyk) I literally died and came back to life in the best way. I was shocked on this plot the whole time and I was EVEN MORE hooked when Wit was on page 😏💋
𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
"𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝓈𝒶𝒾𝒹, "𝒲𝑒'𝓇𝑒 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝓉𝑜𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇", 𝓈𝑜 𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓌𝑒 𝓀𝒾𝓈𝓈, 𝐼 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝑔𝑒𝓇 𝒾𝓈𝓈𝓊𝑒𝓈"
‧₊ ᵎᵎ 🍉⋅ ˚☀︎ 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼
⚓︎ The love I have for these characters is literally unmatched. I love getting to see all the people from the other books like it fills my freaking soul up. I didn’t read Maybe Meant to Be, or finish A First Time For Everything before this book but watch me go binge them asap. I love these characters so much and they all made me so happy!
𓆝 ⋆.🏖️*:･ 𝓞𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓪
She is me and I am her. I felt SUCH a connection to her. Not only because we share the same name but she was dealing with some of the same things I have dealt with in the past and we have the same personality. 🧐 So… K.L Walther, are you possibly hiding somewhere in my room? Because she could be so sassy once she got comfortable with people and I feel like that side comes out a LOT when I get to know people! The only difference is she got a man… 😫 I’ll pretend I have one… But she was so CUTE and I loved her personality. Sometimes she pissed me off though (I also piss myself off a ton so yk) she easily redeemed herself though so I could look past it tehe.
𓆝 ⋆.🏖️*:･ 𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓸𝓻
I WAS HOOKED FROM THE SECOND HE WALKED IN WITH THOSE KIDS. I was like ok yup he's mine. He was SO sweet and the way he acted around kids made me want to jump off a cliff.
He was so sweet and sensitive but also VERY hot and he let us know what he wanted 🤭 His allergies to the foods WAS SO CUTE AND THE WAY SHE USED IT TO CREATE A MOMENT?! Please let's have a round of applause for K.L Walther 👏👏👏. He was just literally the best and he was Mad's best friend and he was connected to Mer and Wit and Luke and Charlie and it just made me so happy. His heart was just so big and he gave off golden retriever vibes. AND THE WATERMELON SHAMPOO?! That sent me. He was literally the WHOLE package. He loved kids, was so sweet, hot, patient, a gentleman, and FUNNY. I’m so done. If K.L Walther WAS writing about me WHERE IS CONNOR HUH? My standards have been raised so high I think it's taller than all the men stacked on top of one another.
𓆝 ⋆.🏖️*:･ 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓼
AHHHHHHHHHH Charlie and Luke?! I’m nominating the best couple like bro. Luke was so funny and Charlie was so sweet and combined it = my death. Wit and Mer were a WELCOME surprise but they seem so different which is to be expected because they are kind of old but it was kind of eye opening. #hitchmetowitry. AND SAGE AND NICK?! I loved them too. Mad’s was kind of in there as well but not a whole time! She was quite the character lmaooo. There were a lot of the Fox family too which was nice to see them again! The relations that pop up between the families are so insane… we know what you are Annie.
𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
"𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝓈𝒶𝒾𝒹, "𝒷𝒶𝒷𝓎, 𝓃𝑜 𝒶𝓉𝓉𝒶𝒸𝒽𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉" 𝐵𝓊𝓉 𝓌𝑒'𝓇𝑒..."
‧₊ ᵎᵎ 🍉⋅ ˚☀︎ 𝓦𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰
OK so here is where I have one MINISCULE issue… she said lowkey in this book and I honestly was SO shocked to see that and it scared me so bad I got second hand embarrassment. That is where the .25% has gone. Please take that out, I beg you. Other than THAT I lovedddd the writing and I liked how it was a little bit more modern! The lowkey was too far though. There were no typos or anything so that was good! If there are ever typos I swear I mark it down a star for each one 💀
𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
"𝒦𝓃𝑒𝑒-𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝒶𝓈𝓈𝑒𝓃𝑔𝑒𝓇 𝓈𝑒𝒶𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓎𝑜𝓊'𝓇𝑒 𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓂𝑒 𝑜𝓊𝓉, 𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓉 𝒸𝒶𝓈𝓊𝒶𝓁 𝓃𝑜𝓌?"
‧₊ ᵎᵎ 🍉⋅ ˚☀︎ 𝓞𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓵𝓵
After this rollercoaster ride of a book I am going to need some AMAZING book to just stay out of a book slump! It was SO good and I needed this in the winter! I will be buying a copy when it comes out no matter what. I will annotate it and just cuddle it. THANK YOU SO MUCH K.L Walther and NetGalley for letting me read this as an arc. I absolutely needed this before May!
‧₊ ̊🍹✩ ₊ ̊🍉⊹♡
4.75★
💛🏖️ Pre Read:
AHHHHH STOP IM LITERALLY SCREAMING 🤭 I got the arc for this and I CAN NOT wait to read this 😭💕 I need a cutesy little romance after my last book 😫🤞tysm K.L Walther 🥹
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December 13, 2025One thing about K.L Walthers books is that the characters are all connecting in some way. in this book we had reaprences from Wit and Meredeith, Connor and Mads. Our FMC Olivia's grandmother has dementia which has been really hard on her because they are extremly close. Olivia lost her mom when she was seven and her dad remaried Erica and they had two kids. Erica and anf Olivia have a very rocky relationship, she dosen't understand why Olivia took a gap year to stay with her grandmother. Erica's family is having a reunion at Martha's Vinyard where she reluctently has to attend, until she finds a book of photographs from the summers her grandmother spent there that she kept secret. By chance she shares a room with Connor the manny for her step cousins. From there he helps her visit all the places in her grandmothers photos. Overall this was a classic K.L Walthers book and it was very enjoyable. The other thing that threw me off was that I felt like the family tree of Ericas family was so confusing beacuse it was so big.
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September 28, 2025so excited for this<3
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
4.5⭐️
I loved this!
Towards the end, I enjoyed it a teeny bit less than the first 50%, but I think it was just because I was too busy and distracted on vacation to binge it like I wanted!
I loved the cameos of all the characters from K.L. Walther's other books!!
Conner is such a sweetie. I was so angry with Olivia for treating him the way she did, (and her step mom) BUT I understand completely how awful dealing with her grandma's dementia was since I had to go through that a few years ago❤️🩹
The perfect vibes for my Florida vacation! (reading vlog from the trip coming soon to my YouTube channel: @liliankay09)
I want to go to Martha's Vineyard so much because of K.L. Wather's books😭
Thank you, Netgalley, for the ARC🥰
I loved this!
Towards the end, I enjoyed it a teeny bit less than the first 50%, but I think it was just because I was too busy and distracted on vacation to binge it like I wanted!
I loved the cameos of all the characters from K.L. Walther's other books!!
Conner is such a sweetie. I was so angry with Olivia for treating him the way she did, (and her step mom) BUT I understand completely how awful dealing with her grandma's dementia was since I had to go through that a few years ago❤️🩹
The perfect vibes for my Florida vacation! (reading vlog from the trip coming soon to my YouTube channel: @liliankay09)
I want to go to Martha's Vineyard so much because of K.L. Wather's books😭
Thank you, Netgalley, for the ARC🥰
April 27, 2026
This was a cute & fun summer YA romance read! I love the Martha’s Vineyard setting and how cute and magical it all seems!
I absolutely loved the relation between Olivia and her Grandma. She has practically put her life on hold to be with her & when the idea of taking a summer away comes up, she struggles with the idea of being away. Olivia deciding to follow in her grandmas footsteps to spend the summer in the vineyards was such a sweet & fun idea.
This book had a lot of characters and sometimes felt confusing, but I really loved Olivia and Connor! He’s back from her past and determined to be part of her present. He was so sweet and just a lovable MMC
This is definitely a cute, feel good, summery vibe book that is perfect for a vacation read! It’s was fun, easy, and just overall a sweet story!
Thank you NetGalley & Sourcebooks Fire for the early copy!
I absolutely loved the relation between Olivia and her Grandma. She has practically put her life on hold to be with her & when the idea of taking a summer away comes up, she struggles with the idea of being away. Olivia deciding to follow in her grandmas footsteps to spend the summer in the vineyards was such a sweet & fun idea.
This book had a lot of characters and sometimes felt confusing, but I really loved Olivia and Connor! He’s back from her past and determined to be part of her present. He was so sweet and just a lovable MMC
This is definitely a cute, feel good, summery vibe book that is perfect for a vacation read! It’s was fun, easy, and just overall a sweet story!
Thank you NetGalley & Sourcebooks Fire for the early copy!
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
This book had me longing for summertime and a seaside escape. I enjoyed Conner and Olivia's story. I especially loved watching Conner support Olivia as she set out to recreate photographs from her grandmother’s time on the island.
There's some heavy and emotional parts throughout the story. The portrayal of loving someone with dementia was tender and painfully real.
My only small hang-ups in my opinion were there were a lot of pop culture references, and an ending that left me wishing for just a bit more closure.
That said, I’ll gladly read anything K. L. Walther writes. Her stories always leave me feeling nostalgic, emotional, and ready for summertime.
Thank you NetGalley for the e-arc.
There's some heavy and emotional parts throughout the story. The portrayal of loving someone with dementia was tender and painfully real.
My only small hang-ups in my opinion were there were a lot of pop culture references, and an ending that left me wishing for just a bit more closure.
That said, I’ll gladly read anything K. L. Walther writes. Her stories always leave me feeling nostalgic, emotional, and ready for summertime.
Thank you NetGalley for the e-arc.
December 15, 2025
Release date:May 5th, 2025
Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
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Age rating:14+
Very cute, very good, very summery, got called out on my attachment issues, definitely recommend.
Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
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Age rating:14+
Very cute, very good, very summery, got called out on my attachment issues, definitely recommend.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
The Summer of Second Chances is a story with a lot of heart behind it. Olivia’s situation (watching someone she loves slowly slip away while everyone else around her is moving forward) felt SO real. Her hesitation about leaving home and planning a future made sense, and the story does a nice job showing how grief and love can exist at the same time.
The Martha’s Vineyard setting adds a soft, nostalgic layer to everything. Following Annie’s old memories and retracing the places that meant so much to her gives the story a thoughtful rhythm, and it makes Olivia’s journey feel more personal than just a typical summer romance.
Speaking of romance...Connor, oh Connor. Swoon. I loved how sweet and patient he was, and I loved how he balanced out Olivia's personality.
What stayed with me most was the relationship between Olivia and her grandmother. Those moments felt genuine and tender, and they give the story its emotional core. If you’re in the mood for a reflective summer romance with meaningful family dynamics and a sweet love story woven through it, this one is an easy book to settle into.
Side note: I loved the little cameos from characters in K.L. Walther’s other books. It was such a fun touch for longtime readers and made the world feel even more connected.
thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy. all opinions are my own 🙃
The Martha’s Vineyard setting adds a soft, nostalgic layer to everything. Following Annie’s old memories and retracing the places that meant so much to her gives the story a thoughtful rhythm, and it makes Olivia’s journey feel more personal than just a typical summer romance.
Speaking of romance...Connor, oh Connor. Swoon. I loved how sweet and patient he was, and I loved how he balanced out Olivia's personality.
What stayed with me most was the relationship between Olivia and her grandmother. Those moments felt genuine and tender, and they give the story its emotional core. If you’re in the mood for a reflective summer romance with meaningful family dynamics and a sweet love story woven through it, this one is an easy book to settle into.
Side note: I loved the little cameos from characters in K.L. Walther’s other books. It was such a fun touch for longtime readers and made the world feel even more connected.
thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy. all opinions are my own 🙃
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.
So promising, but so disappointing...
This had such a great premise and I really did like it in the beginning. I really related to Olivia's experience concerning her grandma who has dementia (my great grandmother has it as well) but everything went downhill after just a few chapters.
From the language to Olivia's annoying pick me personality to the random gay cousins, I was severely disappointed by this story. Not to mention the heavily implied sex scene in this YA book which is for *cough* CHILDREN *cough* but we all know I could rant about that for ages. Like seriously, how does Olivia think that she can just sleep around and have fun with this guy without actually developing feelings for him? That's not the way this works 😮💨 I wish YA authors would really step it up and give kids characters to root for and lifestyles to strive for. And I'm not even virtue signaling. I just want kids to grow up knowing there's more out there and that the bar is not on the ground in terms of morality and their general character 😂
Anyways, sue me, but I was not impressed. The only thing I stayed for was Grandma Annie 🙌
So promising, but so disappointing...
This had such a great premise and I really did like it in the beginning. I really related to Olivia's experience concerning her grandma who has dementia (my great grandmother has it as well) but everything went downhill after just a few chapters.
From the language to Olivia's annoying pick me personality to the random gay cousins, I was severely disappointed by this story. Not to mention the heavily implied sex scene in this YA book which is for *cough* CHILDREN *cough* but we all know I could rant about that for ages. Like seriously, how does Olivia think that she can just sleep around and have fun with this guy without actually developing feelings for him? That's not the way this works 😮💨 I wish YA authors would really step it up and give kids characters to root for and lifestyles to strive for. And I'm not even virtue signaling. I just want kids to grow up knowing there's more out there and that the bar is not on the ground in terms of morality and their general character 😂
Anyways, sue me, but I was not impressed. The only thing I stayed for was Grandma Annie 🙌
May 5, 2026
This was a mixed read for me.
The premise is really nice and I did enjoy the overall vibe. The Martha’s Vineyard setting was beautiful and I liked the idea of Olivia retracing her grandmother’s steps through old photos and memories. Even though the dementia aspect is quite heavy, it didn’t bother me as much because it was tied into that journey.
That said… Olivia...
I understand she’s going through a lot, but she felt frustrating more often than not. Her decisions, especially when it came to Connor, were hard to understand at times and because of it, I often felt like the story dragged a few pages here and there.
And speaking of Connor, he was actually really sweet. Which made it even more frustrating to see how things were going on between them.
I had a hard time connecting with their romance. It felt a bit underdeveloped (reasons mentioned up) so it was hard to really root for them. I don't often feel this way, but sometimes I felt like Connor could've done better.
I also wasn’t a huge fan of the dynamic with Olivia’s dad. I get that she’s 19, but being completely okay with her sharing a room with someone he barely knows? Yeah… mnope.
Plot-wise, it felt quite linear and a bit predictable. Not necessarily bad, just not very surprising.
Overall, not a bad read at all, and I can see why people would enjoy it, especially for the setting and emotional elements. I think this might be a situation of "it's me, not you", but it just didn’t fully work for me.
⭐ 3.5 stars
Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for the ARC.
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The premise is really nice and I did enjoy the overall vibe. The Martha’s Vineyard setting was beautiful and I liked the idea of Olivia retracing her grandmother’s steps through old photos and memories. Even though the dementia aspect is quite heavy, it didn’t bother me as much because it was tied into that journey.
That said… Olivia...
I understand she’s going through a lot, but she felt frustrating more often than not. Her decisions, especially when it came to Connor, were hard to understand at times and because of it, I often felt like the story dragged a few pages here and there.
And speaking of Connor, he was actually really sweet. Which made it even more frustrating to see how things were going on between them.
I had a hard time connecting with their romance. It felt a bit underdeveloped (reasons mentioned up) so it was hard to really root for them. I don't often feel this way, but sometimes I felt like Connor could've done better.
I also wasn’t a huge fan of the dynamic with Olivia’s dad. I get that she’s 19, but being completely okay with her sharing a room with someone he barely knows? Yeah… mnope.
Plot-wise, it felt quite linear and a bit predictable. Not necessarily bad, just not very surprising.
Overall, not a bad read at all, and I can see why people would enjoy it, especially for the setting and emotional elements. I think this might be a situation of "it's me, not you", but it just didn’t fully work for me.
⭐ 3.5 stars
Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for the ARC.
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May 7, 2026
This latest YA summer romance set in Martha's Vineyard had all the fun vibes as the author's first book but tons of emotional depth too as the FMC, Olivia is trying to reconcile that her beloved grandmother is entering the late stages of dementia and may no longer remember her for much longer. Having decided to take a year off after high school to spend as much time with her grandmother as she can, Olivia resents having to go with the rest of her family to spend a month on Martha's Vineyard, until she discovers a bunch of photos of her grandma and decides she'll reenact each one to connect with her better. What she doesn't expect to find is a cute boy as her roommate and a summer of falling in love when its the last thing she wants. Heartfelt but romantic, this was great on audio and perfect for fans of authors like Hannah Reynolds. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review.
CW: dementia rep, nut allergy reaction
CW: dementia rep, nut allergy reaction
December 14, 2025
3.5 ⭐
Thank you to NetGalley for access to the eARC!!
This book was adorable! K. L. Walther does an amazing job with crafting amazing settings, relatable characters, and stories that are well thought out. I was happy to finally get Connor's story after reading about him previously in A First Time for Everything, and I loved reading about Olivia's relationship with her grandmother as well! Going back to Martha's Vineyard was also a lot of fun, and the descriptions made me wish it was summertime and I was sightseeing right with Connor and Olivia! The only thing I noticed about the story was the ending fell a little flat for me. It seemed slightly rushed, but I think the context made the ending have a good meaning, and overall the romance had a good happily ever after for our two leads. I can't wait until this comes out in May and to read more KLW books in the future!
Thank you to NetGalley for access to the eARC!!
This book was adorable! K. L. Walther does an amazing job with crafting amazing settings, relatable characters, and stories that are well thought out. I was happy to finally get Connor's story after reading about him previously in A First Time for Everything, and I loved reading about Olivia's relationship with her grandmother as well! Going back to Martha's Vineyard was also a lot of fun, and the descriptions made me wish it was summertime and I was sightseeing right with Connor and Olivia! The only thing I noticed about the story was the ending fell a little flat for me. It seemed slightly rushed, but I think the context made the ending have a good meaning, and overall the romance had a good happily ever after for our two leads. I can't wait until this comes out in May and to read more KLW books in the future!
March 11, 2026
Oh my heart! I loved this story so much it was so bittersweet. The fact that K.L. Brought so many characters together from all her other books was just such a sweet touch! It’s like running into all your old friends. Annie’s story had me in tears the whole time, Conner was just the light this book needed! I 100% recommend this book but definitely recommend reading all her other books first so you can experience all the characters in their own books first. Olivia was such a strong character and so real, her and Erica’s growth through the book was so refreshing. Love love love!
Thank you NetGalley, SOURCEBOOKS Fire, and K. L. Walther for the amazing eARC.
Thank you NetGalley, SOURCEBOOKS Fire, and K. L. Walther for the amazing eARC.
April 22, 2026
3.75/5 stars
this was such an emotional story for me! i really related to olivia after dealing with my own grief of slowly losing my grandma and feel like this was a beautiful story of overcoming grief. i also really liked connor as a mmc! i will say, the romance does kind of fade away and get a little glossed over in my opinion. it becomes more focused on other plot points and i feel like it left me wanting more. i absolutely love this setting though and it made me want to be on vacation so badly! k.l. walther always writes the most picturesque stories where i truly feel transported into her books. i would highly recommend this to anyone who loves YA romances!
this was such an emotional story for me! i really related to olivia after dealing with my own grief of slowly losing my grandma and feel like this was a beautiful story of overcoming grief. i also really liked connor as a mmc! i will say, the romance does kind of fade away and get a little glossed over in my opinion. it becomes more focused on other plot points and i feel like it left me wanting more. i absolutely love this setting though and it made me want to be on vacation so badly! k.l. walther always writes the most picturesque stories where i truly feel transported into her books. i would highly recommend this to anyone who loves YA romances!
May 5, 2026
yall know I can’t stand YA…. but I really enjoyed this!!
Olivia and everything she thinks/goes through really hits home for me. I felt very connected to the book because I saw myself in her. Conner is a sweetie pie- the romance was kinda lacking but I think the book is more about her relationship with her grandma and finding herself. I also loved the setting so much !! What a cutie read for summer
thank you NetGalley!!
Olivia and everything she thinks/goes through really hits home for me. I felt very connected to the book because I saw myself in her. Conner is a sweetie pie- the romance was kinda lacking but I think the book is more about her relationship with her grandma and finding herself. I also loved the setting so much !! What a cutie read for summer
thank you NetGalley!!
January 30, 2026
i read this book as an arc thanks to netgalley!
(slight spoilers ahead)
omg where do i start this book had so much depth and so many funny witty moments that i was literally laughing out loud. I loved Olivias character so much and the growth and learning she has in this in truly so amazing, and her relationship with Annie wanted to make me cry at times at how much she cared for her. OMG and connor he is so much like wit but in ways but finds his own so well and i just loved his character. THE CAMEO with Wit and Meredith was so amazing because i loved tsobr!! im so excided for everyone to read this in may!!
(slight spoilers ahead)
omg where do i start this book had so much depth and so many funny witty moments that i was literally laughing out loud. I loved Olivias character so much and the growth and learning she has in this in truly so amazing, and her relationship with Annie wanted to make me cry at times at how much she cared for her. OMG and connor he is so much like wit but in ways but finds his own so well and i just loved his character. THE CAMEO with Wit and Meredith was so amazing because i loved tsobr!! im so excided for everyone to read this in may!!
May 6, 2026
As a huge lover of The Summer of Broken Rules, I was so excited for this one but if I’m being honest, it fell a bit flat for me.
The conflict and overall plot just didn’t fully land. It started off strong and really pulled me in, but as it went on, it began to feel a bit unrealistic. I was hoping for those signature summer vibes and stronger chemistry, and it just didn’t quite deliver.
The conflict and overall plot just didn’t fully land. It started off strong and really pulled me in, but as it went on, it began to feel a bit unrealistic. I was hoping for those signature summer vibes and stronger chemistry, and it just didn’t quite deliver.
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