The story, the plot, the emotions & the life behind this book is absolutely beautiful. I can’t wait to continue to read Carley Fortune’s next books!!! 1000/10 read💝

Great characters and a sweet story of love and friendship, highly recommend

I briefly got bored but then I loved it once I picked it back up! The constant what happened is what kept me moving

Fun to read, but predictable.

I read this to take a break from my usual fantasy/scifi reads and it was like reading about my own love life. It was crazy…almost like being transported back in time. I was able to relate a lot in this book; my now husband (#3) and I met when we were 13. Instant connection. We became best friends turned bf/gf then eventually lovers. We had a great relationship for being teenagers. But it didn’t last and we went our separate ways…me not get closer and developing a deep fear of rejection. Went through 2 failed marriages and never stopped thinking about my first love. Wrote him letters that I kept. Eventually found him on FB 20 years later and while I was going through divorce #2, we started talking again. It was like 20 years hadn’t gone by. We’ve been married now 8 years and life couldn’t be sweeter.

Such a great book. I loved it.

I read one golden summer first and then this book and I like this one better because of how much emotion is in it how much Percy loved Sam and how she made a big mistake it’s just a 10/10

Heard about it on TikTok and once I started I couldn’t stop. Read this book in a DAY!

The innocence mixed with the smell of summer and heart break. A heart bursting read.

Contains Spoilers . . . . . . . The positives -Great writing style -The connection between the teenage Sam and Percy -Nostalgic summer cottage The negatives -The “Then” chapters read more teen sex than YA or coming of age -The cheating trope made me angry -Sam was avoidant until she cheated then suddenly valued his relationship with Percy -The reconciliation was underdeveloped and too late in the book