Review: The Bookmark Blog for That One Summer
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 16, 2013
So if you guys have been around ANY time at all, you know how much I ADORE CJ.  She was the first author I contacted to ask for an ARC and I had such an amazing experience. (Check out my link above to The Boys of Summer.  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE both of her previous books and was so excited to dive back into this series!Oh, and CJ, she didn't disappoint!So, just a quick review, the first book was all Toby and Tess (who still remain my favorite characters by the way!) The second book was Sean and Amy (a lot of people are big fans of Sean based on some of the boards I'm on.) This book was about Chris and Tammy.Chris by the way, is the pretty moody bartender at the Onslow (the hotel that the whole series revolves around.) Tammy is Amy's (of the aforementioned Sean and Amy) best friend. Tammy feels a little bit like an outsider to this group, but at the last minute decides to join them on the drive to ring in the new year (that is 2000) at Point Shank.  What she doesn't realize is that her ride is with moody Chris.  What she also doesn't realize is how many sparks there are between her and Chris.When I first found out about this book, CJ told me who it was going to be about.  I also thought this was going to be the last one in the series. And I was so sad.  When you have read this many, you start to feel like part of the group.  On this trip, I honestly felt like I was traveling along with them.  Part of the gang.  I laughed along with Sean's antics.  I cringed when something happened to one of them.  And I wanted to hit one of them for acting like a jerk.  And for the New Years Eve celebration? I wanted to dress up and join in on the party! I won't spoil the ending, but I will tell you that it is something that I have been waiting for for a while and I did a serious happy dance when it happened! When CJ announced there would be one more book, I was seriously happy, but I will be very sad when it ends.  The characters in these books are amazingly real and fun and just awesome!Another thing we got in this book that we haven't in the others is pure Australia! CJ is from Australia and in this book we take a serious road trip! Parts of the book are Tammy and Chris just chilling in the car, but other parts are them exploring Australia! I wanted to go after The Boys of Summer, but seriously, after reading this book, I was ready to book my ticket! (Of course it doesn't help that we are in the middle of a serious cold snap here and I'm freezing my hind parts off!) CJ is usually kind enough to send my pictures of her pool during the winter months when we have snow and ice here and I send her pictures of that.  Of course when it is warm here I reciprocate! Anyway, back to Australia, through this book, you totally get the feeling of how much CJ loves her country! And the places that they go!Anyway, this is probably one of my longer reviews but I just adored this book and can't wait for the 4th book! What a great addition to the series!