Seventeen-year-old Anna is not having a good summer. She’s pretty sure she’s flunked her exams and to make matters worse, her boyfriend, Max, has unceremoniously dumped her. All her friends have incredible summers lined up, while her diary is looking worryingly empty. So when her aunt invites her to stay at her bookshop by the sea for the summer, she reluctantly takes her up on her offer. If nothing else, at least she can hide out there and ignore the fact her real life is quickly going down the drain. What Anna didn’t factor into her summer plans was the oh so irritating but distractingly good looking local surfer, Jacob, who keeps crossing her path and who she finds herself inexplicably drawn to… When disaster strikes the bookshop, Anna has to work with Jacob if she’s to save the bookshop’s end of summer party. Along the way she might just discover that real life can be a whole lot sweeter than fiction…

My Thoughts:

I loved this book so much, anything set in a bookshop with a little romance on the side is my cup of tea and I loved it. Gracie is a new author and I can tell she is going to be a big hit with readers like me. A cute summer rom com that you wont want to put down. The cover is gorgeous too, very summery. Anna is not having a great summer so far, everything seems to be going wrong until her Aunt invited her to stay with her. But what she didn’t realise is how bad the bookshop her aunt owns is going down hill rapidly. When her aunt has an accident, it is up to Anna to save the day and pull the bookshop out of deep water. With a few other people to help including hot Jacob, could Anna have a little romance going on here too? Gracie has done a great job on detailing how a bookshop is run and I really found that side of things interesting, also they are a few funny parts too. It was a great and uplifting summer read. I cannot wait to see what Gracie writes about next.

I received an ARC copy of this book for an honest review.

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