I would like to thank NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books, Inc for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Oh I enjoyed this one so much!😭 I loved the beach vibes and the whole setting of this novel. It’s a perfect sapphic summer read that had me saying “awwww” way to many times which I loved❤️ I loved the characters in this book so much. Not one to me was unlikeable. Jules and Breezy aka (Tanya) were just the sweetest. Although they definitely had ups and downs throughout the years that passed from when they were 14, they found each other again and finally worked it all out and got back together🫶🏻 it was just such a sweet story that was pretty fast paced, and always got to the point that I was understanding exactly what was happening. Extremely enjoyable🫶🏻

I had to DNF this book at the 36% mark. The cause for my DNF though was due to the depiction of on page sexual activities between minors. In the scene in question, (which I will say was very brief) Juliette and Breezy are only 17, which is under the age of consent and made me feel uncomfortable as a reader. I can say that prior to this scene, the book was enjoyable; the characters were charming and the writing was well done. It was exactly what I was looking for in a sapphic summer romance and I liked that I was able to relate to the characters' queer experience with my own. Unfortunately, this scene just made me uncomfortable enough to not continue reading.

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. It was a very quick read for me (wasn’t THAT short though) that I tore through, and it went down easy. The emotions were on point and there were a lot of them, which is exactly what I was going for. Second-chance novels like this are always sweet; I love the whole process of setting up the pieces, tearing the whole thing down, and then pulling it back together from the wreckage. There were some great small-tourist-town vibes and values, clashing with arrogant rich land developer greed. This novel wasn’t perfect (few are), but it was very well done and thoroughly enjoyable. I would recommend to all!

I have to say, this novel really reminded me how much I can hate capitalism. It was a solid example of rich elitist people making the world a worse place in order to make themselves richer, all the while treating non-rich folks poorly. In some ways I disliked this element of the novel, but at the same time it worked really well. This paragraph is just a little ramble.

Highlights:
-This novel was emotional, and I felt it! Solid endorsement that doesn’t need a lot of elaboration. The characters had their highs, and lows, and this aspect of the novel was very well done.
-I like it when a romance takes place over such a long timeline. It gives the opportunity for the characters to develop a real and strong relationship with a lot of history behind it. This always makes for stronger emotions!
-The romance! They had great chemistry, and watching the relationship develop over the course of their lives was interesting and satisfying.
-The characters were excellent. They felt real, were well developed, and clearly distinct. The side characters in particular were great and added a lot to the novel.

Nitpicks:
-Ok! Where did the note from the prologue happen in the novel????? I spent the entire novel waiting for it to come back around, and it never did. OR, if it did, then it wasn’t very clear and I somehow missed it. This obviously isn't a big deal, but it really got to me for some reason.
-This novel was rushed in some places. Some of the time periods were relatively brief with only a scene or two, and I think it would have benefitted from spending more time on the characters when they were younger. In stories like this, time spent at the beginning usually pays off later on after the time jump!
-Also rushed: some of the conflicts in this novel go away much easier and quicker than I think they could have. The drama was satisfying, and I could have absolutely enjoyed more of it!
-I had issues following the time jumps throughout the novel, particularly the beginning. The novel kept jumping forward between chapters but never identified where it happened or told the reader how much time had elapsed (“two years later” isn’t really hard to write!). It always became clear enough that I was never actually lost, but it was jarring and temporarily confusing while waiting for the details to be revealed. I don’t think the ambiguity helped in any way.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This sapphic romance was a nice surprise. It’s both cute and a little bit spicy. The plot pulls you in but the characters make you stay. I really enjoyed this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this free ARC in exchange for a honest review.

I enjoyed this fun summer read! I love seeing the past story play out and how it connects and weaves into the present. Love stories with history between the pair always gets me! My complaint is that it did feel a little fast for me for forgiveness and reconnection, I think it would have added to the story to see more time to earn back trust. Still, I really enjoyed this book and felt immersed in the town, the main leads and supporting characters! I’m now going to see what else the author has written and devour it!

It comes in waves is a second chance, friends to lovers sapphic romance that starts when the main characters Breezy (Tanya) and Juliette are 13 years old. Breezy is a townie she has lived in Coral Bay her whole life and Juliette is a tourist her and her parents visit Coral Bay on vacation during the summer. When the two first meet there is an immediate connection between them and they become friends. Every summer they are together brings them closer and closer together until their feelings for each other start to change into something more. But Juliette is under a lot of pressure from her parents and she leaves Coral Bay suddenly and they lose contact. This story takes place over many years, the first half when they are teenagers and the second half is when they are adults and Juliette returns to Coral Bay. I really enjoyed this book the characters were likeable, the story was good and there’s a little bit of spice. It was a nice summer read. 😊

Thank you to Netgalley and Bold Strokes Books for the ARC.

Oh my god, I love this book. This is by far my favorite sapphic romance I’ve read so far. This book is the kind that you stay up all night devouring because you can’t put it down.

This is a second chance at love, friends to lovers story that starts with Breezy and Juliette as teenagers. One a townie of a small beach town and one a tourist who are drawn to each other immediately. They have to navigate the ups and downs of a friendship from a distance and of Juliette’s expectations and control from her rich real estate mogul parents who have started to buy up pieces of property in the small town moving it toward commercialization. Years later, Juliette returns to the town and finds this quiet town and all the people she loved is still everything she loved it for, the only problem is that Breezy is still recovering from the heartbreak years earlier.

This book has so much special about it. From the author paints a picture so easy to imagine, to the special friendships found in it, to the way you fall in love with this little town and root for it, and most importantly the way that you fall for Juliette and Breezy’s relationship, get your heart broken and then it gets mended back together. It really isn’t often that I find a book I can stay up all night devouring, but this is definitely it. 5 stars.

This was a lovely and heartfelt story. I loved both main characters so much and the setting was fantastic. Full of angst and heartbreak and tension and so much love.

This was for sure a binge read. I loved the 2nd chance romance between the townie Breezy (Tanya) and the tourist Juliet (Jules). Really interesting to get the vibes from a southern coastal town and a great love story throughout the years of their interactions. The book is fantastic and I so enjoyed reading it.

When I have the choice of which book to read next, I almost always go for a second-chance love story!
I love the uncertainty, the heartache, the longing, the deeply buried love that finally comes to light again.
All of this makes it an enormous reading pleasure for me and when the characters are all as wonderful and lovable as in this book, there is nothing better.
Well, hot scenes are always the icing on the cake and there are a quiet few of them in this wonderfully written love story of Jules and Breezy!
It's small town and big emotions from a teenage age onwards.
They get to know each other very early in life and are repeatedly separated.
Jules doesn't live in Coral Bay like Breezy.
Her family is wealthy and in the construction industry and just tourists, or so it seems when they first meet in Coral Bay at Crabby's, the restaurant/bar where Breezy works. Even though they are best friends from then on and feel more for each other, it takes a while to admit it.
And teenagers' lives are determined by their parents. That's why this story is one that is associated with a lot of pain.
You feel for Breezy, who lost her heart to Juliette Peralta from the very first moment and never gets it back.
Time, decisions - the right and the wrong ones make life difficult for everyone.
The path to a dreamed-of happy ending and life together is made extremely difficult for them, but nonetheless they get my beloved happy ending.
Thank you to the author for this wonderful love story and also for the ARC! My thanks also to Bold Stroke Books and Netgalley!

An adorable summer sapphic love story. Easy, afternoon read - which characters that were likable without being over the top or annoying. I didn't feel as connected to the start of the story, when they were teenagers, but had major warm feelings for the adult characters, and their stories.

Super sexy, super fun.