When Summer Ends by Jessica Pennington on April 9, 2019
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Social Themes, Dating & Sex, Coming of Age, Performing Arts, General
Pages: 240
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Three monthsTwo changed fatesOne chance to fall in love
Aiden Emerson is an all-star pitcher and the all-around golden boy of Riverton. Or at least he was, before he quit the team the last day of junior year without any explanation. How could he tell people he’s losing his vision at seventeen?
Straight-laced Olivia thought she had life all figured out. But when her dream internship falls apart, her estranged mother comes back into her life, and her longtime boyfriend ghosts her right before summer break, she starts to think fate has a weird sense of humor.
Each struggling to find a new direction, Aiden and Olivia decide to live summer by chance, letting coin flips, card pulls, and rock, paper, scissors make all the hard decisions. Every fleeting adventure and stolen kiss is as fragile as a coin flip in this heartfelt journey to love and self-discovery from the author of Love Songs & Other Lies.
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I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Why Did I Read?
I meant to read this one over the summer for a light summery book but never got to it during all my summer madness! However, it was a little fitting that I read it as summer was ending, right?
My Thoughts:
This was a really cute summery book! Olivia had her summer plans turned upside down when she breaks up with her boyfriend and her summer job doesn’t pan out. She gets a new job at the River Depot where she meets Aiden — baseball superstar who just unexpectedly quit the team at the end of the school year. Unknown to everyone at school, Aiden is having vision issues preventing him from playing. Thrown together, both Olivia and Aiden realize they enjoy each other’s company and Olivia decides to take a chance and use the summer to see just where fate takes her.
I loved Aiden. He is such a good guy and full of excitement for art and life. And he shares the things he loves with Olivia and I loved how he takes her out of her normal comfort zone. He’s a genuine person who is pretty much an open book and in contrast, Olivia keeps a lot of her thoughts and feelings to herself. It was a little frustrating especially as I found myself firmly on Aiden’s side, ha.
I thought that the storyline about Olivia’s mom could’ve been explored further. It was a big issue and a huge part in how Olivia views life and yet, it seemed to get resolved rather quickly and easily. I think I just expected a bit more conversation between her and her mom about their past and what their future would look like but it really didn’t play a huge part in the overall plot.
In Short…
A quick, cute story that is great to pick up over the summer or even outside the season like I did! Aiden will definitely make you smile and their dates are so adorable.
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