Release Date: May 10, 2016Published by: Balzer + BrayStand-aloneSource: Texas Library Association (TLA)For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Summer Loving, Diversity (Disability), Chick-lit, Sparkly Covers, YA
Cassidy Emmerich is determined to make this summer—the last before her boyfriend heads off to college—unforgettable. What she doesn’t count on is her boyfriend breaking up with her. Now, instead of being poolside with him, Cass is over a hundred miles away, spending the summer with her estranged father and his family at their bed-and-breakfast at the Jersey Shore and working as the newest counselor at Camp Manatee.
Bryan Lakewood is sick of nevers. You’ll never walk. You’ll never surf. You’ll never slow dance with your date at prom. One miscalculated step and Bryan’s life changed forever—now he’s paralyzed and needs to use a wheelchair. This is the first summer he’s back at his former position at Camp Manatee and ready to reclaim some of his independence, in spite of those who question if he’s up for the job.
Cass is expecting two months dealing with heartbreak.
Bryan is expecting a summer of tough adjustments.
Neither of them is expecting to fall in love.
"Wish in one hand, shit in the other, and see which one gets filled faster."
pg. 1 (ARC)
"I looked at it like a small act of rebellion. A way to show people I did have a sense of humor. That it was okay to laugh."
pg. 36 (ARC)
"Stop feeling sorry or yourself kid. Put on some lipstick and hit the boardwalk."
pg. 100 (ARC)
I was so excited to read this one because I've never read a fluffy contemporary romance about someone who is wheelchair bound. And to make it better, I was impressed that the author didn't make it seem that Bryan couldn't be happy before he met Cass. When they were introduced, all Cass did was amplify his happiness. Also, Bryan is one boy that doesn't let his chair hold him back and I respected him immensely for that. From being a camp counselor, to morning swims, to making jokes about it and more, he was a character that I fell for right along with Cass."This is war, Cass. You may as well start acting like it."
pg. 103 (ARC)
"Break-ups blow, no matter what happened."
pg. 144 (ARC)
"You won't know until you try."
pg. 284 (ARC)
Labels: Chick-lit, Contemporary Romance, Cover Whore, Disability, Diversity, Summer Love, YA