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Review: Summer After Summer by Lauren Bailey



Blurb from Goodreads:
A woman returns to her family's Hamptons beach house for a final time—and a final chance at the love she's lost before, in this contemporary retelling of Persuasion , perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Rebecca Serle.

Olivia Elliot’s marriage is in a death spiral when she agrees to come home to the Hamptons to help her father and sisters pack up the family estate. If it looks like she’s running away from her soon-to-be-ex Wes and New York City, well, she is. But someone has to take care of things and that’s always been Olivia’s role in the family. After years of financial trouble, someone’s finally bailing them out with a huge offer to buy their beachfront property, which is a good thing, although it means losing the home she grew up in, where her mother died, and where she first met Fred, the love of her life.

It’s been five years since the last time things blew up between Olivia and Fred, but much longer since the first time. At this point, Olivia fears it was  never meant to be, so there’s no reason to feel butterflies in her stomach at the idea of seeing him again. They’ve already tried, and tried again…and again…but she’s newly single, and she isn’t the same person she was the last time–and  Fred has changed, too. 

This time, things will be different. Maybe, just maybe, the fifth time’s the charm.
My Review:

Persuasion is my favorite book by Jane Austen and I can easily say that this is the best retelling of it that I've ever read.  I absolutely loved this book and I know it will be a perfect summer read!! I loved the pacing, the longing, the setting, the characters and there was so MUCH swooning!  Definitely add this one to your TBR!

Summer After Summer comes out next week on May 7, 2024, and you can purchase HERE!  

"Why me, though? The girl you haven't been able to make it work with?"


"I've asked myself that."


"And?"


"There's something about you. Us. I don't know how to explain it: I've tried with other people, but nobody fits like we do, you know?"

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