Emma Bell’s Reviews > One Golden Summer > Status Update

This was SOOOOOO good. One of the best reads I’ve had in awhile. I would maybe even say this tops Things We Know By Heart. So well written, so much suspense, and the twist of Charlie’s heart surgery was ACTUALY unexpected.. I loved how Alice only really had thoughts and internal dialect when she wasn’t with Charlie. They are so cute together and just the perfect example of soulmates from friendships <3<3

Nan visited John and everyone was super excited after the fact and then THEY GOT IN A CRASH! Why does this keep happening in all of my library bookssdddddssssss. First “Things We Know by Heart” and now THIS AHHHHH

Heather and Bennett have visited the cottage and it’s more and more obvious Charlie and Alice are in love. They’ve been inseparable for awhile now, and before he left to go into the city for 2 days he showed up to their cottage saying he couldn’t leave without spending another day with her. Heather is trying to show Alice that love is always worth it and that she’s totally in love with Charlie

Percy is the biggest supporter of them, Charlie is still really hesitant but Alice doesn’t seem to want to make them more than friends that desperately either. They’re so cute though. They talk for hours and do everything together

They’re both sort of depressed now, but they still make each other even happier. It seems like maybe Charlie is just taking things slow but is soon going to be willing to go the distance with her and make things official. Alice might do the showcase now too because he said he wanted to go watch her

Charlie is so careful and self conscious I love him. He’s so careful with her because he knows he wants her to be more than just a friend with benefits but doesn’t want to hurt her. She just wants the benefits or atleast she thinks that’s all she wants. They did finally kiss though and it was quite hot. They’re adorable. Her face hurts from smiling so much with him.

Charlie broke down and cried in front of her, he’s no longer in trouble with me. It could be the fact that I’m listening to Noah Kahan, it could be the writing of this book. But I feel a deep confusion and longing to be loved right now. To be loved the way Charlie loves Alice. A confusion like Alice is feeling trying to decide if she keeps trying romance with Charlie because they both know they want it.

Charlie is not looking so good anymore. He still flirts with Alice but keeps shutting down any idea of them being together. He totally has attachment issues since he was a playboy before he thinks he’s going to hurt her is my guess. In this last chapter I read, they were getting a little hot and heavy and he told her nope. They’re just “friends”

He’s super flirty with her and makes her feel sooo comfy and happy and free. He’s also a super emotionally deep person. Her birthday party is a free for me. The glitter, the tiaras, the company the fanciness. Something’s happening with Charlie though. He called them friends in front of his brother and now I have a feeling Alice is going to go on that date with Harrison to check off “kiss a cute boy”

Her bucket list is so hot and so real. She also sort of reminds me of myself in a way but I also like to think I’m a little less shy than this