Review: Loved the whole series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 7, 2014
First reviewed at New Adult Addiction - I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.I absolutely loved this series. I reviewed Endless Summer last summer, I think. A little while back. And I absolutely fell in love with this world that CJ Duggan created. First of all, I love books that are set in Australia. It fascinates me, I hang on every description, and I adore the local slang.These books are pure escapist romance. They are not completely twisty and angsty, although they have their share of conflict. They are just romances filled with very likable flawed characters and a unique setting that draws you in and makes you feel like you live there.Endless Summer was one of my top books of 2013 – that’s how much I loved it. Each book focuses on one couple. In book one it’s Toby and Tess. In book two it’s Sean and Amy. And In book three it’s Tammy and Chris.I admit, I was enamored by Sean in Endless Summer, as was half of Onslow! I can see why, he just oozes charisma. He is a total mystery man and he keeps Amy guessing with his veiled hints, never revealing his true feelings until he’s ready. Amy has that “little sister” label tagged to her, since her cousins who work at the Onslow Hotel (that her parents own, and where she spends her summers) are front and center in this god-like group of “bad boys” who run wild on the lake, drink, and party.The Boys of Summer takes place years before the others, and here’s a fun fact that totally makes this series unique, the entire series takes place in the 90’s! You really don’t see that much in new releases these days, so it’s a simpler time and it was a nice deviation from the present.I was intrigued with Chris when I read Endless Summer, so I was glad to meet him for real in That One Summer. There’s so much more to him that meets the eye, and even though he comes off as broody and dark, he’s not. He’s actually quite mature and open, just not to everyone.And let’s face it, every girl wants to be the one to crack that hot aloof stranger’s inner wall and have him open up to her, and only her. Well, that’s exactly what Tammy gets in That One Summer. This is a road trip book. I love those because you get two characters and you thrust them together on the road, and things are just different when you’re traveling. It’s just different. Like you’re not part of real life anymore, but just passing through it, observing, for a little while.Tammy is not an extrovert. She was very shy back in school and Chris, of all the Onslow Boys, was always the one who confused, intrigued, and even scared her. But circumstances land her in his van for a trip to the beach to celebrate like it’s 1999! Well, it is 1999, and since summer in Australia is in December, New Year’s Eve is a summer thing. I swear, even though I knew this, it seriously took me a while top put that together. I just automatically attach freezing your ass off with New Year’s.I can’t say enough good things about this series. If you haven’t checked it out, you should. Endless Summer was my fav, but all three are 5 star worthy.