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Summer Storm #2
Feels Like Summer
Five-minute girlfriend. That's what Jett signs up for when she meets Adrian and his band Arabella at beach music festival Summer Storm. One kiss and the attraction is too electric to ignore, but Jett has no room for love and Adrian is Mr. Relationship who's getting over his recent breakup. The solution? Keep it simple. Keep it casual. For three months (that's the rule about breakups, right?), Jett helps Adrian move on and Adrian shows up on Jett's bed whenever she wants.
Then the three months are up and neither of them are in a hurry to be the first to leave. Does Jett walk away from a potential disaster or does she finally let someone into her closely-guarded heart?
Then the three months are up and neither of them are in a hurry to be the first to leave. Does Jett walk away from a potential disaster or does she finally let someone into her closely-guarded heart?
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First published April 12, 2017
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April 21, 2018The heroine of this book has periods. Painful ones. And she starts unexpectedly while staying over and the hero **brings her painkillers and changes the sheets and sends his flatmate out to buy sanitary towels** and if you don't want this book now I don't know what to say. Oh, how about the heroine works in STEM?
Jett is a great character: awkward, difficult, dragging herself out of a toxic relationship with a shitbag guy who tells her she's sexily broken so they belong together blah. In other books he might be the hero because he's so sexily broken too. In this one he gets punched in the face, not before time.
Nice playing with tropes that are usually gendered one way. Jett is sexually assertive, very much playing the "I will never love you but I'll bonk you" alpha role, Adrian is gloriously kind, nurturing (he's a nurse!), and in their first sex scene shows he's got significantly less experience/skills. It's a breath of fresh air.
Highly readable and super engaging. (I barely noticed the first person present, which I normally find infuriating.) Big rec.
Jett is a great character: awkward, difficult, dragging herself out of a toxic relationship with a shitbag guy who tells her she's sexily broken so they belong together blah. In other books he might be the hero because he's so sexily broken too. In this one he gets punched in the face, not before time.
Nice playing with tropes that are usually gendered one way. Jett is sexually assertive, very much playing the "I will never love you but I'll bonk you" alpha role, Adrian is gloriously kind, nurturing (he's a nurse!), and in their first sex scene shows he's got significantly less experience/skills. It's a breath of fresh air.
Highly readable and super engaging. (I barely noticed the first person present, which I normally find infuriating.) Big rec.
April 23, 2017
You can listen to this ‘History is All You Left Me’ inspired playlist on Spotify. See the tracklist in Tumblr.
Feels Like Summer is achingly swoony, relatable, and authentic. I was squealing and fangirling over it while reading. It was a wondrous experience. Once again, Six de los Reyes delivers. If you love a well-balanced romance with a trope, “everything is fun and games until someone fall in love vibes,” you’re looking at the right book
The story follows Jett, who was roped into pretending to be the girlfriend of Arabella’s front man Adrian, for five minutes. It was one kiss that ignited it all. In result, Jett and Adrian have decided to form a beneficial no-strings-attached relationship. The expiration is three months. You can expect steamy scenes, and two people who’s trying their very best not to form an intimate attachment to each other.
Feels Like Summer is an instant reliever for me. It has the perfect background setting which is summer in the Philippines. (Mind you, the heat will kill heal you!) The ambiance will sweetly tug you and it’s accompanied by elegant compositions. Who can resist that? I also love de los Reyes’s rhymical writing.
However, it was the main character that speaks to me. Jett is similar to Rhys from de los Reyes’s debut novel, Just for the Record. They both have the sexy, mysterious, intimidating aura that flickers around them. The only difference is that Jett is candid and she’s not afraid to be forthright about how she operates, I admire that. She has made it into my favorite contemporary heroines. She’s daring and independent. Everyone wants to be half as good as her. I love her.
I can’t really talk about the romance without spoiling the whole arc of the book. Though, I really love that Feels Like Summer didn’t employ the usual romance ploy for f and m pairings. In this case, the female character is more in control and she’s not “clingy.” (There’s no bad connotation towards that word, js) I’m putting it out there: this is the steamiest romance book ever. I conceded.
For all my talk about not being the damsel in distress, it turns out I’m the one who has to snap out of the eternal loop of freaking out. That the truth is, I’m the one who’s afraid of losing myself by being with someone. That weird feelings bring out the weird in me.
But the damsel still saves herself in this story.
It's rewarding to see Jett explicitly said she saved herself and romance didn’t complete her or made her feel any less broken. We need a gentle reminder every now and then. That’s incredibly important, given how a lot of non-romance readers tend to discredit the growth of female characters because they think romance comprise the character’s other qualities. I can manage to separate their journey to their significant others and I hope everyone could as well.
I’m just all heart eyes for this book. I love, love the fun tempo of the plot. There’s banter, friendship dynamics, and a hot otp. Props to de los Reyes because the ex-girlfriend made an appearance in the story. There was an apparent tension at the beginning, and it wasn't handled in a misogynist way. However, the break up was crafted as a difference of circumstances which is quite similar to the plot-line of Songs of Our Break Up. I like that Jett also admitted that she could've been friends with the ex in another lifetime because she was very courageous for following her heart.
In addition, the heroine has an internet best-friend. Hooray! It wasn’t portrayed in a non-shallow way. I wouldn’t ask for anything better aside for more prominent female friendship and characters on the page.
Lastly, there are several relevant issues embedded such as awkward firsts, men who are willing to admit their weakness, women having awful monthly menstruation. It’s not just cramping and bleeding for most, sometimes it can be more serious than that.
The icing on top is the pop culture reference of #romanceclass books. If you’re a fan of Playlist series by Jay E. Tria, then you’re going to love this book. You also would really want to read this for several reasons, like crossover. I won’t indulge more unless I’m at a gun point though, there’s a lot of screaming on my part. Feels like Summer easily become my favorite romance book of all time.
Review also posted at Hollywood News Source.
August 25, 2018
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Do you want to read a romance novel which doesn't have the usual white cast? Do you want to find a great female main character, who subverts many of the common tropes? Do you want a love interest who isn't an ass? Do you want an assertive, sexually confident woman, who does not slut shame other women? Then this book might be for you!!
So let me just start by saying that I loved this book and devoured it in two sittings! I even didn't mind it being in present tense, as I just loved Jett's voice.
This is me this morning, after staying up until the early hours reading:
Things I loved about Feels Like Summer
1) This was an own voices romance set in the Philippines. I am always excited when I read something in the romance/NA genre, which doesn't involve the same white guy with black hair/piercing blues and brown/red haired woman etc! I actually looked up the Philippines after, as well as it sounded a really interesting place.
2) As I mentioned, there are some classic tropes in here, but some of them have been spectacularly turned on their head! Here we have the woman being the commitment-phobe, the fake partner, the sexually assertive and more experienced one. It was refreshing and I would like to see more of this across all genres, as I'm sick of the same predictable tropes.
3) A female working in STEM! It was great, and I actually loved the sound of her job working in a science museum!
4) Adrian, the love interest was such a nice guy! But not in a boring way at all, he was perfect! It was nice to see a man show vulnerability, and a nurturing side ( although a promising rock star, he worked as a nurse, oh and that period scene 😍 ) He didn't push Jett at all, but was patient, and adorable! Adrian also showed OCD tendencies when under stress, which I've never seen explored before.
5) It felt so realistic, and was also funny-that first awkward and unsatisfying sexual encounter was amazing and felt so real! Not everyone gets three orgasms the first time that they sleep with a new partner 🤣 Also the lightsabre!!
6) I loved the secondary characters here! Jett's workmates who eventually became real friends, her internet best friend, Adrian's bandmates, especially Michael Brian (and his abs) and Franky.
They felt like real friendships, like family and they had some great banter.
7) The way that this book dealt with Ellie, Adrian's ex. They weren't pitted against each other, and Ellie wasn't used to make Jett look great or the classic special/different girl like no one else. There was no slut shaming, and although Jett listened to the boys explanations of Ellie, she still kept an open mind and was kind to Ellie. I really liked how their few meetings went.
8) Then there was Jett herself...what a character! She was strong, independent, funny and cool, yet she had a past, and had been tricked into thinking that she was somehow broken, and that men wouldn't want her! It was emotional reading how she recovered and distanced herself from the toxic relationship with Ziggy (asshole).She didn't rely on Adrian to save her, she saved herself then pursued the romance with him, and I loved that. She was intelligent, was a female gamer, and she went through some great character development.
9) I also liked reading about Arabella, the band. It was all new and exciting, yet the book showed the other side of being in a band-arguments, creative differences, wanting perfection, spending so much time together.
10) The steamy mcsteamy sex scenes! Ha ha! Jett knew what she wanted and taught Adrian how to give it to her. I wish I had had her confidence when I was her age!
So yeah there was so much good stuff in the book, aside from the lovely romance. I really enjoyed it, and the only downside was that it ended! I definitely recommend this, and will be checking out the author's other stuff.
Do you want to read a romance novel which doesn't have the usual white cast? Do you want to find a great female main character, who subverts many of the common tropes? Do you want a love interest who isn't an ass? Do you want an assertive, sexually confident woman, who does not slut shame other women? Then this book might be for you!!
So let me just start by saying that I loved this book and devoured it in two sittings! I even didn't mind it being in present tense, as I just loved Jett's voice.
This is me this morning, after staying up until the early hours reading:
Things I loved about Feels Like Summer
1) This was an own voices romance set in the Philippines. I am always excited when I read something in the romance/NA genre, which doesn't involve the same white guy with black hair/piercing blues and brown/red haired woman etc! I actually looked up the Philippines after, as well as it sounded a really interesting place.
2) As I mentioned, there are some classic tropes in here, but some of them have been spectacularly turned on their head! Here we have the woman being the commitment-phobe, the fake partner, the sexually assertive and more experienced one. It was refreshing and I would like to see more of this across all genres, as I'm sick of the same predictable tropes.
3) A female working in STEM! It was great, and I actually loved the sound of her job working in a science museum!
4) Adrian, the love interest was such a nice guy! But not in a boring way at all, he was perfect! It was nice to see a man show vulnerability, and a nurturing side ( although a promising rock star, he worked as a nurse, oh and that period scene 😍 ) He didn't push Jett at all, but was patient, and adorable! Adrian also showed OCD tendencies when under stress, which I've never seen explored before.
5) It felt so realistic, and was also funny-that first awkward and unsatisfying sexual encounter was amazing and felt so real! Not everyone gets three orgasms the first time that they sleep with a new partner 🤣 Also the lightsabre!!
6) I loved the secondary characters here! Jett's workmates who eventually became real friends, her internet best friend, Adrian's bandmates, especially Michael Brian (and his abs) and Franky.
They felt like real friendships, like family and they had some great banter.
7) The way that this book dealt with Ellie, Adrian's ex. They weren't pitted against each other, and Ellie wasn't used to make Jett look great or the classic special/different girl like no one else. There was no slut shaming, and although Jett listened to the boys explanations of Ellie, she still kept an open mind and was kind to Ellie. I really liked how their few meetings went.
8) Then there was Jett herself...what a character! She was strong, independent, funny and cool, yet she had a past, and had been tricked into thinking that she was somehow broken, and that men wouldn't want her! It was emotional reading how she recovered and distanced herself from the toxic relationship with Ziggy (asshole).She didn't rely on Adrian to save her, she saved herself then pursued the romance with him, and I loved that. She was intelligent, was a female gamer, and she went through some great character development.
9) I also liked reading about Arabella, the band. It was all new and exciting, yet the book showed the other side of being in a band-arguments, creative differences, wanting perfection, spending so much time together.
10) The steamy mcsteamy sex scenes! Ha ha! Jett knew what she wanted and taught Adrian how to give it to her. I wish I had had her confidence when I was her age!
So yeah there was so much good stuff in the book, aside from the lovely romance. I really enjoyed it, and the only downside was that it ended! I definitely recommend this, and will be checking out the author's other stuff.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 14, 2019
There's so much good in this book. I enjoyed the characters--all of them. This is going to sound weird, considering I've read Sounds like Summer, but I expected this book to be lighter....and it just...wasn't.
The angst was a little suffocating, and honestly, if I were the heroine, so was the hero. The couple and the relationship just didn't feel like it had enough oxygen. But if I were the hero, it would feel like she were taking pieces of me. And he's all just waiting for her to show up. I found the troubling thing about this was that her relationship with him echoed her relationship with Ziggy, and she'd decided Ziggy was bad for her. And again, I'm not sure his brand of nurturing would work for her.
So all in all, while I loved Jett, and I loved Adrian, I just don't know if I love them together. Great characters, but may have been too new adult for me right now, and may have been a little unconvincing in the romance department. If I had to describe the romance, I would very likely be tempted to call it 'painful.'
The good though, still leaves it at a 3. Super sweet overall, real situations (real periods, even if that felt slightly wedged in) and I'm all about that. That's why this is a 3. And in a weird way, it could've been anything from 2-4...and also just barely.
The angst was a little suffocating, and honestly, if I were the heroine, so was the hero. The couple and the relationship just didn't feel like it had enough oxygen. But if I were the hero, it would feel like she were taking pieces of me. And he's all just waiting for her to show up. I found the troubling thing about this was that her relationship with him echoed her relationship with Ziggy, and she'd decided Ziggy was bad for her. And again, I'm not sure his brand of nurturing would work for her.
So all in all, while I loved Jett, and I loved Adrian, I just don't know if I love them together. Great characters, but may have been too new adult for me right now, and may have been a little unconvincing in the romance department. If I had to describe the romance, I would very likely be tempted to call it 'painful.'
The good though, still leaves it at a 3. Super sweet overall, real situations (real periods, even if that felt slightly wedged in) and I'm all about that. That's why this is a 3. And in a weird way, it could've been anything from 2-4...and also just barely.
July 23, 2017
4.5 stars!
Loved it!
Loved it!
April 11, 2017
Feels Like Summer is the first book of Six Delos Reyes that I have read. Reading this makes me want to go to a Beach Music Festival.
FLS was a fast paced, fun and hot (really hot :P) read exactly what I want for my summer. It has all the music, the boys that make me fangirling, the steamy scenes, and the drama.
I really liked the MC (Jett), she was fierce and at the same time cool. She takes no shit from anyone and she has this confidence that I want. Haha. She feels so real and her experience relatable. It made me cheer for her all throughout the story.
Adrian, on the other hand, is an ideal boyfriend. Where can I get him, seriously? He sings, he listens, and he takes care of you. I loved the scene where he took care of Jett . Oh. I can feel the love.
I love Arabella, Michael Brian's abs made me drool, (haha) and Franklin made me laugh in his every scene. Oh, I want another book for this boys.
Rhys, on the other hand, made me curious. I haven't read Just for the Record yet so I don't know anything about her. Made me question her closeness to Adrian.
Overall, I really enjoyed FLS. That was one hell of a ride of feels.
FLS was a fast paced, fun and hot (really hot :P) read exactly what I want for my summer. It has all the music, the boys that make me fangirling, the steamy scenes, and the drama.
I really liked the MC (Jett), she was fierce and at the same time cool. She takes no shit from anyone and she has this confidence that I want. Haha. She feels so real and her experience relatable. It made me cheer for her all throughout the story.
Adrian, on the other hand, is an ideal boyfriend. Where can I get him, seriously? He sings, he listens, and he takes care of you. I loved the scene where he took care of Jett . Oh. I can feel the love.
I love Arabella, Michael Brian's abs made me drool, (haha) and Franklin made me laugh in his every scene. Oh, I want another book for this boys.
Rhys, on the other hand, made me curious. I haven't read Just for the Record yet so I don't know anything about her. Made me question her closeness to Adrian.
Overall, I really enjoyed FLS. That was one hell of a ride of feels.
March 22, 2017
Six de los Reyes broke me into a million pieces. And it's such a good feeling.
Feels Like Summer brought me back to life. It's such a good romance book, you all. I literally recommend everyone to pick it up and read it. Six writes really great otps and the interactions between them are some of the best I have read in books in general. She drews them out and makes us hurt and be in pain but in the end it's so worth it. I can assure you this.
There are rock boy bands and it's glorious. I love the camaraderie this whole group has. I want to be part of this family so badly, and whispers I want books for every single group member, please yes?
Review to come on the blog.
Feels Like Summer brought me back to life. It's such a good romance book, you all. I literally recommend everyone to pick it up and read it. Six writes really great otps and the interactions between them are some of the best I have read in books in general. She drews them out and makes us hurt and be in pain but in the end it's so worth it. I can assure you this.
There are rock boy bands and it's glorious. I love the camaraderie this whole group has. I want to be part of this family so badly, and whispers I want books for every single group member, please yes?
Review to come on the blog.
January 31, 2019
I'm officially a Six de los Reyes fan.
The Summer Storm series has unlikable heroines and chill heroes. It's a combo that I love.
In this book Jett is cynic extraordinaire and Adrian is just trying to move on from a breakup that broke more than a relationship. What I love about the book is that Jett is seriously an unsympathetic character and I almost feel there's no redemption arc for her. She's borderline, almost, too close to the line, nasty. She's cold, disagreeable and basically only thinks about herself. And yet, I'm a fan. And I could see what Adrian saw in her. That's why I'm so excited about these books. The dialogues are fantastic, there's constant on-page interaction between characters, the plot makes sense, the struggles are realistic, the situations that move the story forward are credible. These are really really good stories.
As with the previous book, there are some flaws. There was almost a point where the back and forth was too much. And I have a personal pet peeve against adults that are incapable of sitting down and having a civil conversation with their partners about whatever issue they are having. So Jett's refusal to answer or listen to Adrian at one point almost made me deduct all the stars of the book. And while, opposite to Sounds Like Summer, I do consider this book a Romance, there are some things about it that don't work as one for me, like the fact that the most poignant conversation of the entire story happens with Ziggy and not with Adrian.
Which in turn makes me mention that I give serious kudos to the fact that there are some "other women" in the book that were perfect. None of them are vilified. None of them are bad people. None of them are shamed or bad mouthed by the female MC. The Evil Ex is a nice person. The potential new girl is a fun gal. And that is just fucking amazing.
Some side plots were left unresolved I believe, but I think some other tertiary characters appear in different Six de los Reyes books and since I plan on getting her entire back catalogue I hope I get some answers there.
All in all, great book. Also, Jett gets her period and stains the sheets of Adrian's bed and pukes from cramps. I'm in absolute awe. There's nothing more real than that. THAT HAPPENS, OK?! I find there's nothing more romantic for me, than tales of the mundane. Cheers to period blood.
The Summer Storm series has unlikable heroines and chill heroes. It's a combo that I love.
In this book Jett is cynic extraordinaire and Adrian is just trying to move on from a breakup that broke more than a relationship. What I love about the book is that Jett is seriously an unsympathetic character and I almost feel there's no redemption arc for her. She's borderline, almost, too close to the line, nasty. She's cold, disagreeable and basically only thinks about herself. And yet, I'm a fan. And I could see what Adrian saw in her. That's why I'm so excited about these books. The dialogues are fantastic, there's constant on-page interaction between characters, the plot makes sense, the struggles are realistic, the situations that move the story forward are credible. These are really really good stories.
As with the previous book, there are some flaws. There was almost a point where the back and forth was too much. And I have a personal pet peeve against adults that are incapable of sitting down and having a civil conversation with their partners about whatever issue they are having. So Jett's refusal to answer or listen to Adrian at one point almost made me deduct all the stars of the book. And while, opposite to Sounds Like Summer, I do consider this book a Romance, there are some things about it that don't work as one for me, like the fact that the most poignant conversation of the entire story happens with Ziggy and not with Adrian.
Which in turn makes me mention that I give serious kudos to the fact that there are some "other women" in the book that were perfect. None of them are vilified. None of them are bad people. None of them are shamed or bad mouthed by the female MC. The Evil Ex is a nice person. The potential new girl is a fun gal. And that is just fucking amazing.
Some side plots were left unresolved I believe, but I think some other tertiary characters appear in different Six de los Reyes books and since I plan on getting her entire back catalogue I hope I get some answers there.
All in all, great book. Also, Jett gets her period and stains the sheets of Adrian's bed and pukes from cramps. I'm in absolute awe. There's nothing more real than that. THAT HAPPENS, OK?! I find there's nothing more romantic for me, than tales of the mundane. Cheers to period blood.
August 9, 2018
4.5/5
This was SO good guys. Really, and it's still free today (09 of August) so just grab it now and be happy with me, okay?
The main character is CUTE AF and most of the side characters (his friends) too.
I need to say some stuff in spanish so sorry:
Siento que lo que hizo que me gustara tanto esta novela es la seguridad que demuestra Jett al momento de coquetear o hablar con chicos, ella sabe que es bella y luce bien y "she owns it". Lo divertido aquí es que no hay mucha representación de este tipo en la mayoría de las novelas y es muy importante, la confianza en ti mismo es SEXY y siempre lo leemos del lado del chico y pensamos que es sexy, ¿No? Pues pasa igual con las chicas incluso más ya que es poco frecuente.
No le di 5/5 siento porque tal vez yo no le habría dado ese final completamente o hubiese apurado un poco las cosas para tener un poco más de ellos pero esa soy yo.
This was SO good guys. Really, and it's still free today (09 of August) so just grab it now and be happy with me, okay?
The main character is CUTE AF and most of the side characters (his friends) too.
I need to say some stuff in spanish so sorry:
Siento que lo que hizo que me gustara tanto esta novela es la seguridad que demuestra Jett al momento de coquetear o hablar con chicos, ella sabe que es bella y luce bien y "she owns it". Lo divertido aquí es que no hay mucha representación de este tipo en la mayoría de las novelas y es muy importante, la confianza en ti mismo es SEXY y siempre lo leemos del lado del chico y pensamos que es sexy, ¿No? Pues pasa igual con las chicas incluso más ya que es poco frecuente.
No le di 5/5 siento porque tal vez yo no le habría dado ese final completamente o hubiese apurado un poco las cosas para tener un poco más de ellos pero esa soy yo.
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August 26, 2020“I’m an epic dancer. Try not to fall in love with me.”
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Hands-down my Top 1 read of 2020! *LOL, jk. my brain isn't organized enough to properly rank books*
But this was really REALLY great, and again, I had to berate myself for waiting so long before I read this bec wow, I had been wasting time leaving something this good unread in my shelves!
It had ALL the things I want in a book: all the sex, all the love, banter, a complicated hero, an even more complicated heroine (I wanted to hug Jett several times as I read though this), the setting, their jobs, the subversion of tropes, and finally the conflict! I had been so invested in both Jett's and Adrian's feelings that ~my tears~ clouded my vision and like them, I couldn't see which path was the right one to take to save them both the hurt and disappointment, but AGH, Six's writing swoops right in and saves everyone's heart, including mine! haha!
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“I was afraid. Even when you’ve done nothing to threaten my fears or my insecurities. I’m working on it, that’s why I got rid of Ziggy. I have a past.”
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I'm scared to say something this bold, bec I've loved all books and stories from Six, but I'll say it anyway: this is her best work for me. 💛 And maybe it's unfair to compare her books against each other bec they're all different, but all the feels I felt in this one is on another level.
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“I’m saying I have feelings for you but I don’t want to make it about me or the way you make me feel because I don’t want you to think that I’m here for anything less than the right reasons. I don’t just want someone. I don’t just want the feelings. I want you.”
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*Bonus: a song with strong Jett x Adrian feels is Ariana and Social House's 'boyfriend'
*This review also appears as a bookstagram on my IG: @bentchbites
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Hands-down my Top 1 read of 2020! *LOL, jk. my brain isn't organized enough to properly rank books*
But this was really REALLY great, and again, I had to berate myself for waiting so long before I read this bec wow, I had been wasting time leaving something this good unread in my shelves!
It had ALL the things I want in a book: all the sex, all the love, banter, a complicated hero, an even more complicated heroine (I wanted to hug Jett several times as I read though this), the setting, their jobs, the subversion of tropes, and finally the conflict! I had been so invested in both Jett's and Adrian's feelings that ~my tears~ clouded my vision and like them, I couldn't see which path was the right one to take to save them both the hurt and disappointment, but AGH, Six's writing swoops right in and saves everyone's heart, including mine! haha!
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“I was afraid. Even when you’ve done nothing to threaten my fears or my insecurities. I’m working on it, that’s why I got rid of Ziggy. I have a past.”
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I'm scared to say something this bold, bec I've loved all books and stories from Six, but I'll say it anyway: this is her best work for me. 💛 And maybe it's unfair to compare her books against each other bec they're all different, but all the feels I felt in this one is on another level.
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“I’m saying I have feelings for you but I don’t want to make it about me or the way you make me feel because I don’t want you to think that I’m here for anything less than the right reasons. I don’t just want someone. I don’t just want the feelings. I want you.”
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*Bonus: a song with strong Jett x Adrian feels is Ariana and Social House's 'boyfriend'
*This review also appears as a bookstagram on my IG: @bentchbites
March 18, 2018
I loved this book from beginning to end. It's not that I'm... surprised, but it's just always nice to not know what to expect when you open a book and to get immediately sucked and not want the story to end.
This story is narrated in the first person present POV by Jett, and she's a big part of why I loved it. I enjoy this author's writing--I've read one previous book of hers--and with Jett, she's created an irreverent, funny, sometimes sarcastic, often cynical, and entirely wonderful female protagonist. Jett defies a lot of stereotypes of romance heroines. She's commitment-phobic and, toxic relationship with a guy she knows from college aside, her encounters with men are mostly casual sex. Her closest friends are people she knows online, and she's definitely a loner. I couldn't quite figure her out at first--what made her the way she was--but by the end, I think... that's just her personality, honestly. I actually kind of liked that there's no tragic backstory. Her relationship with the aforementioned Ziggy really did a number on her, but otherwise, she's just... like that. And that's OK!
She meets Adrian when his band is performing at a summer festival she's attending (alone, natch). His bandmates approach her and plead with her to pretend to be his girlfriend for a few minutes because his ex and former bandmate has been spotted at the festival and he's still not over their breakup. Despite how this starts, this book isn't a fake relationship trope book. That just sets up the meeting with Adrian. She's reluctant at first but figures why not, and later she and Adrian spend some time alone and ending up having a very awkward one night stand. Have I ever mentioned how much I appreciate awkward sex scenes in romance novels? Because I do. I thought it was hilarious (poor Adrian, tbh) and realistic and the perfect beginning for them.
If you like beta heroes, Adrian will make you swoon. He's seemingly always good-natured (not actually true, as Jett learns). He's considerate and talented and pretty much adorable. Despite the awkward first night together, when he shows up at her work (she works in a science museum!!), she decides to embark on a 3-month fling with him to help him get over his ex. It works for her because she's attracted to him but doesn't want to actually date him, God forbid. I should mention this book is by far the steamiest I've read by a #romancelcass writer! The sex scenes were really great at creating intimacy and also sometimes FUNNY. (Glow. in. the. dark. condom. 'Nuff said.)
They start to develop feelings for each other, and this freaks Jett out and sends her straight into self-destruction mode, but I thought it was in character for her, the way things played out. I also loved the involvement of his bandmates in getting them together. I love that she ended up becoming friends with her coworkers instead of keeping to herself. It was wonderful to watch her realize she had fallen in love and actually wanted commitment. Ugh, I JUST LOVE JETT, OKAY. I want to be her best friend.
There are some cameos from the Playlist series by Jay E. Tria, which weren't entirely my cup of tea, but pretty cool all the same.
Definitely recommend this one to anyone who loves a female protagonist that people might consider "prickly" or "difficult" or any of those other words that are often used negatively against heroines who don't always fit the mold.
This story is narrated in the first person present POV by Jett, and she's a big part of why I loved it. I enjoy this author's writing--I've read one previous book of hers--and with Jett, she's created an irreverent, funny, sometimes sarcastic, often cynical, and entirely wonderful female protagonist. Jett defies a lot of stereotypes of romance heroines. She's commitment-phobic and, toxic relationship with a guy she knows from college aside, her encounters with men are mostly casual sex. Her closest friends are people she knows online, and she's definitely a loner. I couldn't quite figure her out at first--what made her the way she was--but by the end, I think... that's just her personality, honestly. I actually kind of liked that there's no tragic backstory. Her relationship with the aforementioned Ziggy really did a number on her, but otherwise, she's just... like that. And that's OK!
She meets Adrian when his band is performing at a summer festival she's attending (alone, natch). His bandmates approach her and plead with her to pretend to be his girlfriend for a few minutes because his ex and former bandmate has been spotted at the festival and he's still not over their breakup. Despite how this starts, this book isn't a fake relationship trope book. That just sets up the meeting with Adrian. She's reluctant at first but figures why not, and later she and Adrian spend some time alone and ending up having a very awkward one night stand. Have I ever mentioned how much I appreciate awkward sex scenes in romance novels? Because I do. I thought it was hilarious (poor Adrian, tbh) and realistic and the perfect beginning for them.
If you like beta heroes, Adrian will make you swoon. He's seemingly always good-natured (not actually true, as Jett learns). He's considerate and talented and pretty much adorable. Despite the awkward first night together, when he shows up at her work (she works in a science museum!!), she decides to embark on a 3-month fling with him to help him get over his ex. It works for her because she's attracted to him but doesn't want to actually date him, God forbid. I should mention this book is by far the steamiest I've read by a #romancelcass writer! The sex scenes were really great at creating intimacy and also sometimes FUNNY. (Glow. in. the. dark. condom. 'Nuff said.)
They start to develop feelings for each other, and this freaks Jett out and sends her straight into self-destruction mode, but I thought it was in character for her, the way things played out. I also loved the involvement of his bandmates in getting them together. I love that she ended up becoming friends with her coworkers instead of keeping to herself. It was wonderful to watch her realize she had fallen in love and actually wanted commitment. Ugh, I JUST LOVE JETT, OKAY. I want to be her best friend.
There are some cameos from the Playlist series by Jay E. Tria, which weren't entirely my cup of tea, but pretty cool all the same.
Definitely recommend this one to anyone who loves a female protagonist that people might consider "prickly" or "difficult" or any of those other words that are often used negatively against heroines who don't always fit the mold.
July 3, 2018
It's been quite a journey.
Sin cliches, sin lugares comunes, pero un abanico de sentimientos compartidos.
Fue amor.
Sin cliches, sin lugares comunes, pero un abanico de sentimientos compartidos.
Fue amor.
September 4, 2018
really sweet, with a great protagonist. rtc!
April 18, 2017
This review is also available on my blog! Check it out, ya?
BLURB
Five-minute girlfriend. This is what Jett signs up for when she meets Adrian and his band Arabella at beach music festival Summer Storm. One kiss and the attraction is too electric to ignore, but Jett has no room for love and Adrian is Mr. Relationship who’s getting over his recent breakup. The solution? Keep it simple. Keep it casual. For three months (that’s the rule about breakups, right?), Jett helps Adrian move on and Adrian shows up on Jett’s bed whenever she wants.
Then the three months are up and neither of them are in a hurry to be the first to leave. Does Jett walk away from a potential disaster or does she finally let someone into her closely-guarded heart?
REVIEW
Coming from Sounds Like Summer, I wasn’t expecting Feels Like Summer to be this wild and youthful. Sounds Like Summer might be the trip that will get you to the music festival but Feels Lile Summer is the main act, the festival itself. It has all the music, the boys, drama, and emotions are just amped up to the highest. I frankly can’t describe it better than that. Everything just makes me want to dive headfirst into the music scene!
Let’s start with Jett. I feel like Six’s MCs are the cool female characters I could only aspire to be but at the moment, I am not. They always start cool as cucumbers that cannot be touched by anything the mortal realm could produce and the LIs are just a little more emotionally liberated, which is always fun.
Jett was an experience. Being in her headspace is as punishing as it is liberating. There are so much guilt and suffering in that girl that I can understand and relate with. She comes into the scene cool and detached because she tries so hard to separate herself from her emotions. Her upbringing and her past are her baggage that she embraces tightly. And you can’t really fault her for it. Not when there is a Ziggy lurking and haunting her at every accomplishment she has.
Adrian. God, where do I even get an Adrian? His bandmates all describe him as intense, and yes, I could see that at the tail-end of the book. But from the first chapter onwards, he was just a big marshmallow, a precious cinnamon roll that must be protected at all times for me. (Maybe Franklin, too. But that boy… Franklin deserves his own air time. I mean, let’s be real here.)
The fact that he never really wavered from loving Jett was really the thing that sucks me in. Partner that fact with how hard Jett tries to overcome her own demons and we’ve got ourselves a perfect blend of New Adult romance book that I wanted to party all night long with.
To be honest, there is a lot going on in this book and that’s what you want to read. Jett’s life is as dynamic and colorful as could be. And every character shines and feels as real as can be. It felt really heavy to finish the book because it is dense and heavy–from the plot, the premise, the backstories of the characters, their personalities. Yes, I am here for all these things and I could not wish for anything more but maybe a continuation? A series. I want to be a part of these characters’ lives, that’s how much I loved this book.
BLURB
Five-minute girlfriend. This is what Jett signs up for when she meets Adrian and his band Arabella at beach music festival Summer Storm. One kiss and the attraction is too electric to ignore, but Jett has no room for love and Adrian is Mr. Relationship who’s getting over his recent breakup. The solution? Keep it simple. Keep it casual. For three months (that’s the rule about breakups, right?), Jett helps Adrian move on and Adrian shows up on Jett’s bed whenever she wants.
Then the three months are up and neither of them are in a hurry to be the first to leave. Does Jett walk away from a potential disaster or does she finally let someone into her closely-guarded heart?
REVIEW
Coming from Sounds Like Summer, I wasn’t expecting Feels Like Summer to be this wild and youthful. Sounds Like Summer might be the trip that will get you to the music festival but Feels Lile Summer is the main act, the festival itself. It has all the music, the boys, drama, and emotions are just amped up to the highest. I frankly can’t describe it better than that. Everything just makes me want to dive headfirst into the music scene!
Let’s start with Jett. I feel like Six’s MCs are the cool female characters I could only aspire to be but at the moment, I am not. They always start cool as cucumbers that cannot be touched by anything the mortal realm could produce and the LIs are just a little more emotionally liberated, which is always fun.
Jett was an experience. Being in her headspace is as punishing as it is liberating. There are so much guilt and suffering in that girl that I can understand and relate with. She comes into the scene cool and detached because she tries so hard to separate herself from her emotions. Her upbringing and her past are her baggage that she embraces tightly. And you can’t really fault her for it. Not when there is a Ziggy lurking and haunting her at every accomplishment she has.
Adrian. God, where do I even get an Adrian? His bandmates all describe him as intense, and yes, I could see that at the tail-end of the book. But from the first chapter onwards, he was just a big marshmallow, a precious cinnamon roll that must be protected at all times for me. (Maybe Franklin, too. But that boy… Franklin deserves his own air time. I mean, let’s be real here.)
The fact that he never really wavered from loving Jett was really the thing that sucks me in. Partner that fact with how hard Jett tries to overcome her own demons and we’ve got ourselves a perfect blend of New Adult romance book that I wanted to party all night long with.
To be honest, there is a lot going on in this book and that’s what you want to read. Jett’s life is as dynamic and colorful as could be. And every character shines and feels as real as can be. It felt really heavy to finish the book because it is dense and heavy–from the plot, the premise, the backstories of the characters, their personalities. Yes, I am here for all these things and I could not wish for anything more but maybe a continuation? A series. I want to be a part of these characters’ lives, that’s how much I loved this book.
April 19, 2017
The story kicks-off when Jett was approached by Franklin and Kenny, members of a band named Arabella, and asked to pretend to be their front-man’s, Adrian, girlfriend. With a backstage pass to Isaiah on the line, Jett grabs the opportunity and set-off to rescue Adrian from his ex-girlfriend who’s currently parading herself with his new man. But five minutes with Adrian and an unexpected explosive kiss shared ultimately changed everything.
“It’s a careful progression of notes building toward a climax of guitar riffs and earth-shattering crescendos.”
This book is my first ever read from de los Reyes and I doubt that it would be the last one. I was highly impressed with how she handled the plot, made the story go full circle and narrated everything in it in such a poetical manner. The story and words flowed seamlessly. By reading the synopsis you may think that you already know where the story is heading, well you’re clearly wrong on that front. With some seemingly common scenes, de los Reyes made it her own and painted things into a new light while setting clever and beautiful imagery to her reader’s mind. Yes, you may get several key points ticked off (like from casual hook-up to later on one or both characters will feel something towards the other) but the conflict presented and the turn of events in Feels like Summer will surprise you in a lot of ways.
Head over to my blog to read more of my review.
“It’s a careful progression of notes building toward a climax of guitar riffs and earth-shattering crescendos.”
This book is my first ever read from de los Reyes and I doubt that it would be the last one. I was highly impressed with how she handled the plot, made the story go full circle and narrated everything in it in such a poetical manner. The story and words flowed seamlessly. By reading the synopsis you may think that you already know where the story is heading, well you’re clearly wrong on that front. With some seemingly common scenes, de los Reyes made it her own and painted things into a new light while setting clever and beautiful imagery to her reader’s mind. Yes, you may get several key points ticked off (like from casual hook-up to later on one or both characters will feel something towards the other) but the conflict presented and the turn of events in Feels like Summer will surprise you in a lot of ways.
Head over to my blog to read more of my review.
April 11, 2017
First, I started this book without knowing that the first page would make me smile, I started this without knowing that once I opened the first page, there is no turning back, and there is no stopping. You would want Adrian all for yourself.
The first few pages made me crave for more. All throughout the book, I feel loved, happy, and angry. There are times that I, can relate to Jett especially on friendships and fears.
Overall, I love this book. It feels refreshing to read a unique love story that would actually catch your attention and reading this book is so worth it. I definitely recommend this book!
Kindly read my full review on my blog!
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The first few pages made me crave for more. All throughout the book, I feel loved, happy, and angry. There are times that I, can relate to Jett especially on friendships and fears.
Overall, I love this book. It feels refreshing to read a unique love story that would actually catch your attention and reading this book is so worth it. I definitely recommend this book!
Kindly read my full review on my blog!
https://kathleenlovesbooks.wordpress....
April 22, 2017
Having read two books in the Summer Storm series, this music festival is something I really wish I could go to. (Probably when I’m old enough for my parents not to worry. And when they’re okay with me meeting the real-life versions of the Arabella boys. #HartHart)
Feels Like Summer is funny, steamy, sexy, swoony, and fluffy all in one. I loved it, and I think you will, too. ❤
Full review on my book blog: http://wp.me/p4gfJt-K0
Feels Like Summer is funny, steamy, sexy, swoony, and fluffy all in one. I loved it, and I think you will, too. ❤
Full review on my book blog: http://wp.me/p4gfJt-K0
August 10, 2018
fast, but cute and quirky.
I wasn’t sure I was going to like this in the beginning but it was such a cute read? I honestly feel like there needs to be more to this story! Or I just want more! It was a short read, but the author was easily able to get character and relationship growth so well. Along with making every character their own with their own amazing characteristics. I’m honestly going to miss every character especially Adrian, Jett, and the band. Can I have more? I miss them already
I wasn’t sure I was going to like this in the beginning but it was such a cute read? I honestly feel like there needs to be more to this story! Or I just want more! It was a short read, but the author was easily able to get character and relationship growth so well. Along with making every character their own with their own amazing characteristics. I’m honestly going to miss every character especially Adrian, Jett, and the band. Can I have more? I miss them already
June 1, 2019
this is such a great book.
it depicts a healthy relationship with a beta hero. the heroine is trying to cut off a dysfunctional and extremely toxic relationship which puts some obstacles in the couple's relationship to work through. there's a lot of nerdy fangirling over video games and bands which i loved. since i also have really painful menstrual cramps it was great to see how the hero organises pads, medicine and changes the sheets. <3
it depicts a healthy relationship with a beta hero. the heroine is trying to cut off a dysfunctional and extremely toxic relationship which puts some obstacles in the couple's relationship to work through. there's a lot of nerdy fangirling over video games and bands which i loved. since i also have really painful menstrual cramps it was great to see how the hero organises pads, medicine and changes the sheets. <3
March 21, 2019
*3,7 stars*
February 22, 2018
I feel so blessed to have been able to read the new Six de los Reyes early ahhhh. And no surprise here it was so damn good.
Right off i loved Jett and the Arabella band boys. They all had these very different personalities and yet meshed so well. Adrian my adorable son, Franklin i don't even know what to say about this guy he was pretty funny, Michael Brian (and his legendary abs) *praise hand emoji* lol, Kenny who shockingly had more pull as an intern than expected. All the guys so fun.
I loved how Jett just fit right in with them. It was like she was an honorary member, who sometimes ogled MB's abs lol. Jett is such a well crafted character. She's not about this feelings and relationships life (we learn why later on...glares at Ziggy >.>), and is just about the hook-up. So here's Jett being Adrian's rebound girl and being all you better not catch feelings this isn't what this is about. She even goes so far as to tell Adrian their 3 month deal is just a way for him to work his ex out of his system so he can find another girl (right Jett sure. lol)
"His laugh tickles my ear. It’s nearly as melodic as his singing. How is this fair to any human on this planet?"
Jett stood no chance, sorry Jett you didn't. There was so much great banter between Adrian and Jett, i swear i just wanted to highlight eveythiiiiing. Excellent banter is my number 1 weakness! Now i loved the main couple so muuuuch. so much steaminess but i need to mention this one thing that Adrian did that i didn't like. Now a few times Jett refers to herself as crazy which, ok people are allowed to call themselves whatever i guess but hoooo boyyy Adrian calls her crazy during a scene we're they're fighting and nope no no, don't do that my boy. just don't you don't get to call Jett that. So i major side eye for Adrian there.
And now...onto *narrows eyes* Ziggy. This guy was the worst and i wanted to punch him the entire time and i hope i never see him appearing again ever i hate him omg. He was awful to Jett, just plain awful. I'm so glad she got her closure with him cuz >.> (i hate him)
Now that i got that out of my system. This was such a fun read, even with the seriousness of Jett trying to get Ziggy out of her life cuz he was so toxic. Adrian and Jett together were great. Jett together with the band guys was gold! There's this scene where Franklin gives Jett several nicknames which are just puns of her name and i cackled all the way through.
So i loved them and i loved this one lots and i want books for Franklin and Michael Brian's abs *cough* uh i mean Michael Brian :P please and thanks!
Oh! one more thing to note. In the beginning the boys get Jett to pretend to be Adrian's girlfriend cuz of his supposed "Evil Ex Ellie" but even though the guys call her evil cuz she apparently broke their fearless leader;s heart, not once does Jett ever think of Ellie as the enemy and in fact Ellie helps Jett make her grand gesture at the end to win Adrian back, so i just really liked that the two girls were not pitted against each other :)
Right off i loved Jett and the Arabella band boys. They all had these very different personalities and yet meshed so well. Adrian my adorable son, Franklin i don't even know what to say about this guy he was pretty funny, Michael Brian (and his legendary abs) *praise hand emoji* lol, Kenny who shockingly had more pull as an intern than expected. All the guys so fun.
I loved how Jett just fit right in with them. It was like she was an honorary member, who sometimes ogled MB's abs lol. Jett is such a well crafted character. She's not about this feelings and relationships life (we learn why later on...glares at Ziggy >.>), and is just about the hook-up. So here's Jett being Adrian's rebound girl and being all you better not catch feelings this isn't what this is about. She even goes so far as to tell Adrian their 3 month deal is just a way for him to work his ex out of his system so he can find another girl (right Jett sure. lol)
"His laugh tickles my ear. It’s nearly as melodic as his singing. How is this fair to any human on this planet?"
Jett stood no chance, sorry Jett you didn't. There was so much great banter between Adrian and Jett, i swear i just wanted to highlight eveythiiiiing. Excellent banter is my number 1 weakness! Now i loved the main couple so muuuuch. so much steaminess but i need to mention this one thing that Adrian did that i didn't like. Now a few times Jett refers to herself as crazy which, ok people are allowed to call themselves whatever i guess but hoooo boyyy Adrian calls her crazy during a scene we're they're fighting and nope no no, don't do that my boy. just don't you don't get to call Jett that. So i major side eye for Adrian there.
And now...onto *narrows eyes* Ziggy. This guy was the worst and i wanted to punch him the entire time and i hope i never see him appearing again ever i hate him omg. He was awful to Jett, just plain awful. I'm so glad she got her closure with him cuz >.> (i hate him)
Now that i got that out of my system. This was such a fun read, even with the seriousness of Jett trying to get Ziggy out of her life cuz he was so toxic. Adrian and Jett together were great. Jett together with the band guys was gold! There's this scene where Franklin gives Jett several nicknames which are just puns of her name and i cackled all the way through.
So i loved them and i loved this one lots and i want books for Franklin and Michael Brian's abs *cough* uh i mean Michael Brian :P please and thanks!
Oh! one more thing to note. In the beginning the boys get Jett to pretend to be Adrian's girlfriend cuz of his supposed "Evil Ex Ellie" but even though the guys call her evil cuz she apparently broke their fearless leader;s heart, not once does Jett ever think of Ellie as the enemy and in fact Ellie helps Jett make her grand gesture at the end to win Adrian back, so i just really liked that the two girls were not pitted against each other :)
July 17, 2018
Lovely discovery of self-worth and growth beyond toxic relationships. I especially liked that he is set up as the “broken” one in need of fixing but she gets the opportunity to learn (and embrace) her value.
Just to be clear - neither “fixes” the other. They both grow and open themselves to vulnerability but they also both put in the work to do so for themselves.
Just to be clear - neither “fixes” the other. They both grow and open themselves to vulnerability but they also both put in the work to do so for themselves.
April 12, 2017
I had a lot of feelings that I want to to talk about it with someone but I'm not sure if spoilers are allowed. I mean, I'm already spoiling some details but I'm going to keep it at a minimum. Although... what's minimum? hahahaha.
I do believe that with every new story, the author is challenging herself. And it is very apparent in this story because it's darker and steamier than her previous works. Still, Six is able to deliver.
What was the story about and what I liked about it:
Guy is recovering from a break-up with a girlfriend of five-years.
Girl is stuck in a manipulative relationship.
Michael Brian's abs.
Franklin
Arabella
Trainman
Gamers
Obsessive-Compulsive tendencies is therapeutic.
Steamy!
No man is an island
and...lightsabers :D
What else can I say? Six did it again :)
I do believe that with every new story, the author is challenging herself. And it is very apparent in this story because it's darker and steamier than her previous works. Still, Six is able to deliver.
What was the story about and what I liked about it:
Guy is recovering from a break-up with a girlfriend of five-years.
Girl is stuck in a manipulative relationship.
Michael Brian's abs.
Franklin
Arabella
Trainman
Gamers
Obsessive-Compulsive tendencies is therapeutic.
Steamy!
No man is an island
and...lightsabers :D
What else can I say? Six did it again :)
April 18, 2025
"Warmth bursts inside me, and despite the hard rain outside it's feeling a lot like summer in here." 🌧️☀️💛
This is THE line perfectly encapsulates how Feels Like Summer made me feel. It’s soft, slow, and surprisingly deep like a song that starts quiet but stays in your head long after it ends. 🎶🫶
This book isn’t your typical love story. It’s quiet and lie-low. It's introspective. Full of awkward silences, overthinking, and that aching kind of YEARNING that doesn’t scream it hums. 🧠💭💔
To the characters.
First, we have our main character. Jett is a woman of science who is brilliant, honest, and emotionally detached. She lives inside her head, trying to quantify life and suppress every flicker of feeling like it's an experiment she can control. 🔬📉 She’s not ice-cold queen, it's just that she just feels too much, and doesn’t know how to hold it all.
Then meet our love interest. The one and only Adrian, on the other hand, is all warmth and softness. He's a musician with gentle eyes and steady hands. 🎸💌 He’s patient, kind, and somehow always says the right thing without trying too hard. Yes, awkwardness, runs through his veins, that's true. Despite having little experience when it comes to love, he doesn’t push. He stays, and that’s what makes all the difference.
To add a cherry on top, Arabella, the fictional band, is the emotional undercurrent of it all. They serve with quiet anthems for healing and finding your way back to yourself. 🎤🌌 The band plays an important part on how Jett and Adrian's life intertwines.
I’m usually not a fan of rebound sex stories as I think that they often feel shallow or rushed but this one surprised me. It didn’t gloss over the grief, the confusion, or the messiness of being in that in-between space. It made room for vulnerability, for the kind of intimacy that doesn’t always start with love but slowly finds its way there. And honestly? It felt real. Raw. Earned. 🔄🛏️💔➡️💛
Six De Los Reyes wrote something tender, honest, and so deeply human. If you’ve ever struggled to let someone in, or felt safer hiding behind logic than facing what’s in your heart. This book will feel like a hug you didn’t know you needed. 💞📚✨
This is THE line perfectly encapsulates how Feels Like Summer made me feel. It’s soft, slow, and surprisingly deep like a song that starts quiet but stays in your head long after it ends. 🎶🫶
This book isn’t your typical love story. It’s quiet and lie-low. It's introspective. Full of awkward silences, overthinking, and that aching kind of YEARNING that doesn’t scream it hums. 🧠💭💔
To the characters.
First, we have our main character. Jett is a woman of science who is brilliant, honest, and emotionally detached. She lives inside her head, trying to quantify life and suppress every flicker of feeling like it's an experiment she can control. 🔬📉 She’s not ice-cold queen, it's just that she just feels too much, and doesn’t know how to hold it all.
Then meet our love interest. The one and only Adrian, on the other hand, is all warmth and softness. He's a musician with gentle eyes and steady hands. 🎸💌 He’s patient, kind, and somehow always says the right thing without trying too hard. Yes, awkwardness, runs through his veins, that's true. Despite having little experience when it comes to love, he doesn’t push. He stays, and that’s what makes all the difference.
To add a cherry on top, Arabella, the fictional band, is the emotional undercurrent of it all. They serve with quiet anthems for healing and finding your way back to yourself. 🎤🌌 The band plays an important part on how Jett and Adrian's life intertwines.
I’m usually not a fan of rebound sex stories as I think that they often feel shallow or rushed but this one surprised me. It didn’t gloss over the grief, the confusion, or the messiness of being in that in-between space. It made room for vulnerability, for the kind of intimacy that doesn’t always start with love but slowly finds its way there. And honestly? It felt real. Raw. Earned. 🔄🛏️💔➡️💛
Six De Los Reyes wrote something tender, honest, and so deeply human. If you’ve ever struggled to let someone in, or felt safer hiding behind logic than facing what’s in your heart. This book will feel like a hug you didn’t know you needed. 💞📚✨
September 24, 2018
Reasons to Read (and then Praise) Feels Like Summer:
1. Amazing character development in a mere 186 pages.
2. Adrian is such a sweetheart. Just the sweetest. I want him to stress clean my room, thanks.
3. Guest-starring Trainman!!! From Grumpy Kim appearances to Shinta Mori mentions, I was fangirling real hard along with Jett. If you haven't read any books from Jay E. Tria, I highly recommend those too!
4. Each of the secondary characters was so fun and memorable. Adrian's bandmates were so supportive of him, and I liked how they bonded with Jett.
5. The romance makes you root for them from page 1. They had such good chemistry, and I found myself loving the awkward moments too instead of cringing from them.
6. Jett's opinion of the Evil-Ex really sealed the deal for me at the end of this book. There's already positive female friendships between Jett and her online best friend, but for Jett to keep an open mind to why Ellie broke up with Adrian was one of the best and realest conversations in this book.
When it would have been so easy to hate Ellie, Six de los Reyes did that!! What an icon.
7. Jett gets terrible menstrual cramps, and while I wouldn't wish this on my worse enemy, it's unfortunately something that happens in real life, so I appreciated its presence
8. Oh, right, there's a sprinkle of fake dating. If you know anything about me, you know that fake dating is one of my all time favorite tropes, so to put this last of a list of reasons to read a book, you know it's the real deal for me.
If you're looking for something sweet and honest, this is the book for you!
1. Amazing character development in a mere 186 pages.
2. Adrian is such a sweetheart. Just the sweetest. I want him to stress clean my room, thanks.
3. Guest-starring Trainman!!! From Grumpy Kim appearances to Shinta Mori mentions, I was fangirling real hard along with Jett. If you haven't read any books from Jay E. Tria, I highly recommend those too!
4. Each of the secondary characters was so fun and memorable. Adrian's bandmates were so supportive of him, and I liked how they bonded with Jett.
5. The romance makes you root for them from page 1. They had such good chemistry, and I found myself loving the awkward moments too instead of cringing from them.
6. Jett's opinion of the Evil-Ex really sealed the deal for me at the end of this book. There's already positive female friendships between Jett and her online best friend, but for Jett to keep an open mind to why Ellie broke up with Adrian was one of the best and realest conversations in this book.
"I'm sure you already got the full blow-by-blow. Didn't they tell you?"
"The unreliable version, yes. What's your side?"
When it would have been so easy to hate Ellie, Six de los Reyes did that!! What an icon.
7. Jett gets terrible menstrual cramps, and while I wouldn't wish this on my worse enemy, it's unfortunately something that happens in real life, so I appreciated its presence
8. Oh, right, there's a sprinkle of fake dating. If you know anything about me, you know that fake dating is one of my all time favorite tropes, so to put this last of a list of reasons to read a book, you know it's the real deal for me.
If you're looking for something sweet and honest, this is the book for you!
January 4, 2019
3-4 stars. I think if I had read this at another time I would have liked it more. In fact, there wasn't much I actively disliked about it. It just didn't move me much. I liked Jett and I liked Adrian. I really liked the band, Arabella, and their friend group. (All of their interactions were definitely my favorite part of the story and could have read several more chapters about all of them teasing each other.) I liked that it was sex-positive, but that it approaches how messy and complicated sex can be. I really liked that Jett had painful periods, and how other characters reacted to that. I liked that Jett didn't have things figured out, career-wise, but wasn't super insecure about it.
I didn't love the angst in the near end, and I thought the ending was a little bit rushed. The whole pacing was a little off for me actually; I could never tell how much time was passing.
But all in all, this was a fun book, and recommended if you're looking for a sweet romance with great friendships and some new twists on a boy-meets-girl story.
I didn't love the angst in the near end, and I thought the ending was a little bit rushed. The whole pacing was a little off for me actually; I could never tell how much time was passing.
But all in all, this was a fun book, and recommended if you're looking for a sweet romance with great friendships and some new twists on a boy-meets-girl story.
April 10, 2018
I liked it but I felt there were some stuff that needed more development. Also, some of Jett's behaviors felt a little... I don't know. I know where she comes from and I understand her but her attitude towards Adrian made me feel conflicted at times, especially at the beginning.
I still liked the book though, it reminded me of "Atheists Who Kneel and Pray" by Tarryn Fisher, but this was way less messy. (And better, tbh). I've highlighted a lot of stuff, there are some really good quotes here and I could relate to many of them. I liked it.
Also, I want Michael Brian for myself.
I still liked the book though, it reminded me of "Atheists Who Kneel and Pray" by Tarryn Fisher, but this was way less messy. (And better, tbh). I've highlighted a lot of stuff, there are some really good quotes here and I could relate to many of them. I liked it.
Also, I want Michael Brian for myself.
June 7, 2018
Loved this one!
Fun start that led to something a bit more complicated with a prickly but wholly relateable heroine - but thanks to the steady, sweeeet hero, this remained fairly low angst and swoony.
I also loved the band dynamics and how they brought Jett into the fold and how there was no shaming of Adrian's ex by Jett.
This one is on KU and I know I'l be reading a lot more from this author!
Fun start that led to something a bit more complicated with a prickly but wholly relateable heroine - but thanks to the steady, sweeeet hero, this remained fairly low angst and swoony.
I also loved the band dynamics and how they brought Jett into the fold and how there was no shaming of Adrian's ex by Jett.
This one is on KU and I know I'l be reading a lot more from this author!
July 8, 2017
This was so good for so many reasons that I'm too tired to explain. But the banter and relationships in this were A+. Especially the ones between the Arabella bandmates, and between Jett and them. That coupled with a good romance with chemistry and it's everything I needed.
Also I just really love Jett.
Also I just really love Jett.
May 15, 2019
News flash: this damsel is not in distress. In this story, the damsel is the dragon.
"You don’t get to save your heart from breaking by pretending you don’t have one. That’s not how this works. You think you can control everything with your rules but that’s also not how this works."
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