The Summer I Fell by Sonya Loveday Pages: 238
Published by Createspace Independent Pub on July 29, 2014
Genres: contemporary, Fiction, Love & Romance, New Adult, Romance
Source: ecopy from Author
“So you wanna be part of the Six, huh? You wish…”
~Jared, Ace, Mark, Josh, Aiden & EliRiley Clifton can’t remember a time when she wasn’t a part of the Six, a group of rowdy boys who would do just about anything for her. Growing up alongside of six guys is never easy. Especially in high school. Falling in love with one of the Six? Even harder when Ace has a hold of her heart, and he doesn’t even know it.
Jake (Ace) Aceton has loved Riley for a long time, but has kept the secret oath of the Six. Riley was off limits. At least until after graduation. When he overhears Riley admitting to her best friend, Paige how she feels about him, Ace doesn't let his chance slip by. Riley, in his mind, has always been his.
When her college plan falls through, and her future is left to the hands of fate, Riley finds herself scrambling to keep up with all the changes. But that's not the hardest part. The hardest part is saying good-bye, especially to Ace.Heartache, hard lessons, and a love deeper than her Alabama roots will threaten to crumble Riley’s world as she waits for Ace’s return.
Will Riley and Ace’s love be strong enough to hold them together when life tries to tear them apart?
The Summer I Fell is the first book in a contemporary New Adult series called, The Six. I felt like it should have been called the Seven, since all of the guys admitted that Riley was one of them and always has been. The Six are a group of six guys, Jared, Ace, Mark, Josh, Aiden & Eli , that are always together. They grew up together and they are a great group of friends. I really liked watching them interact, and I loved the way that they were with Riley. The Summer I fell is both a beautiful story and a heartbreaking story. The first half felt so carefree and fun, and I was smiling the whole time. You get to watch Riley discover her first love and hang out with a great group of friends. It is really great.
And then life starts to get in the way. They have all graduated high school and some are going in different directions. The second half of the book had a distinctly different feel than the first half. The second half of The Summer I fell took me by surprise. Without getting into spoilers, there are some pretty crazy events that happen that got my waterworks going. And I really wasn’t expecting that. I thought we would continue to cruise on the good times and the smiles from the first half. But I guess I couldn’t expect that to happen even if the “bad thing” didn’t because all the guys were no longer together. They weren’t “the six”. They were individual guys each off doing their own thing. It was very bittersweet. It is one of the few new adult books that I will call a coming of age story. It was watching each of the members of the seven come into their own. The Summer I Fell is marked as New Adult, but I feel it is more of a crossover book. Falling somewhere in the range of upper YA to younger NA. Great for readers of both genres.
The Summer I Fell is part smiles, part tears, super sweet and heartbreaking all at the same time. It is reminiscent of the bittersweet feeling of summer ending. I really enjoyed this read, and I kind of need to continue on with the story. The Summer I Fell took me down a different emotional road than I was expecting. I had no idea it would make me feel quite as deeply as it did. And yes, there is a cliffhanger. And yes it is a big one. That is most of the reason why I need to continue on in this series. The ending completely GUTTED me. I have to know what happens next.
“So you wanna be part of the Six, huh? You wish…” @BookBriefs reviews The Summer I fell by @SonyaLoveday Share on X
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I love the dynamic of groups of friends, they can be so much fun to read!
I agree, a group of friends that are different really play well off each other. I loved hanging out with the six 🙂
This sounds like an emotional roller coaster! I love those kinds of reads where you can laugh one minute, and get all teary the next. Great review, Michelle! 🙂
This totally was a rollarcoaster. I was kind of falling into a comfortable rhythm while reading this one and then bam, Sonya totally mixed it up on me and I was taken by surprise at how emotional I got.
I love romance novels! Sounds like a good one!
Thanks Janet, I hope you enjoy it@
Sounds like a wonderful romance story. Thanks for the chance!
Good luck Amanda. Thanks for stopping by!
First of all congrats on the release.. I’m sure you’re going to do well. thank you for the chance to win.
Thanks for stopping by Steve. I hope you get a chance to check this book out! 🙂
I have always wanted to be a part of a group like that! Sounds like a good read.
I did too. I thought it would be so much fun to have enough people that whenever you all hung out it was a like an insta party.
Thanks for stopping by Natalie
This sounds really, really good, and I am a huge fan of the cover. I really, really want to know what the shake up was that caused all of the tears. I reckon I need to read it. And I love that it is about a group that is so very close. Reminds me of my husband and his 5 best friends he has had since middle school. Awesome! Can’t wait to check this one out!
Oh yea, you need to experience this one Jaime. I think it will take you by surprise too.
I love books like this because if it’s a close knit circle of friends I always want to read about the other characters, which means more books! It sounds like this book is one of those.
I totally agree with you Chanpreet. I love series that are based around friends. I am not sure if that is how this one is going to be because of the ending, but it might be, because I saw another romance brewing 😉
Thank you for the post and the giveaway! I would love to read the book!
Thanks for stopping by Alexandra. I hope you get a chance to check this book out! 🙂
thanks for the chance
Thanks for stopping by Maria. I hope you get a chance to check this book out! 🙂
I’m a fan of Contemporary Romance books and this one fits my taste and added bonus is that it’s a part of a series,which I also liked. Great Review btw! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by Maricris. I hope you get a chance to check this book out! 🙂
congrats to Sonya on the new release! This looks and sound awesome 😉 thanks for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by Erin. I hope you get a chance to check this book out! 🙂
Sounds like a great book! Looking forward to reading it!
Thanks for stopping by Maria. I hope you get a chance to check this book out! 🙂
Ah, yes, I’ve been meaning to read this one myself!! I’m glad you enjoyed it yourself 🙂
This sounds so so good. I need to read it ASAP
sounds like a fun one!
sounds like a great book! Thanks for the giveaway.