The Summers of Us
by Taylor Crooks
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Pub Date 13 May 2025 | Archive Date 14 May 2025
ARC provided by Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op | Bookcomber Publishing
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Description
The ocean gives and the ocean takes.
Quinn Kessler has known this since her first summer at her aunt’s beach house in Piper Island. For eight transformative summers, the ocean gave her sun-kissed adventures with best friends, bike rides, katydid songs, fireworks. The ocean took away the pain of her father abandoning her. The ocean gave her a sticky, sweet first love, constellations, Ferris wheels, moon jellies. The ocean took away her fear. But one day last summer, Quinn learned that her hard-earned happiness was just the prequel to everything that would come after.
When she returns to Piper Island for her final summer before college, everything once golden has faded to gray. Dead flowers, broken pinky promises, and snarling waves. The clock is ticking for Quinn to figure out her unresolved feelings for Everett Bishop, the boy who’s always been her moonlight, as she struggles to accept happiness in a universe that could take it all away again in an instant.
Grappling with sunny and salty memories from summers past, Quinn is ready to start living again, if only the universe could give like the ocean does.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798992762624 |
| PRICE | |
| PAGES | 336 |
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Featured Reviews
Peyton G, Reviewer
Wow, wow, wow. This debut novel is so beautiful! ugh the teenage feels and summer vibes were EVERYTHING! i miss summer! this book felt like the embodiment of sunshine on your face and sand between your toes! the message of overcoming grief was sweet as can be. loved this one!
Haley G, Reviewer
“You deserve a rollercoaster” simpler words have never held more meaning.
When Quinn’s dad leaves and her mom is left living in fear, Quinn has learned to play things on the safe side. Along the way she also unintentionally taught herself to keep love at arms length. Each summer after her dad left, she spends in a small beach town with her aunt Blair and baby cousin Hadley. She meets lifelong friends who teach her that even when family goes, friends can be forever. She seeks to find courage and happen to life instead of letting it happen to her.
However, when tragedy strikes, she realizes that while life gives, it also takes away. She has to learn how to keep on going in the midst of the uncertainty that brings. She learns to lean on those she loves and to not be afraid to fall in love (or at-least finally admit that she has).
This sweet story had me on a rollercoaster of emotions right along with her. This story was healing for me and I think it has the power to do the same for others.
Thank you Netgalley and Bookcomber Publishing for this ARC :)
Emily O, Reviewer
Quinn spends summers with her aunt, who is really closer to being a sister, and Blair’s daughter Hadley. Quinn spends her days with Haven, Holden, Everett, Mason and Jorge. These kids deal with hang overs, divorce, first kisses, and even death. This book did have a sad component, but I loved it! I would love to spend summers at the beach with shell necklaces, salt water taffy and all the things these kids got to enjoy!
Reviewer 1195931
The Summers of Us completely swept me away. Taylor Crooks captured friendship, love, and growing up in such a real, heartfelt way. It felt nostalgic and raw, like you were living those summers right alongside the characters. I didn’t want it to end — such an emotional and beautiful story.
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