The Summer Hideaway

by Jenny Hale

[Emma (SCR)]

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Thank you to Bookouture for my copy of this book via Netgalley. I have been a fan of Jenny's books for a long time and I always know summer is on the way when Jenny' summertime book is out.

In this book Jenny takes us to the Outer Banks with best friends Alice and Sasha. Alice's Gramps recently passed and he left her his old bicycle shop. Alice decides to re-open it as an ice cream shop. Alice has recently had her heart broken and is done with men. I really liked Alice. She was a caring, likeable character. Alice was very easy to identify with.

Not long after Alice moves to the Outer Banks she runs in to Jack Murphy. Jack is a hunk. He's also a doctor and he's like the most perfect man. I fell in love with Jack in about 2 seconds.

I loved all the characters in this book. Sasha is a great best friend. She is always full of optimism. I always love kid characters as they bring a different side to things and Henry in this book was no exception. The neighbour Melly was also a great character along with Butch, Jack's Dad.

This book is well written, perfectly paced and will pull on all the emotions. Jenny had a few tears streaming down my face on more than one occasion. Some sad and some happy. 

If you're looking for a beach read then this is perfect. Grab an ice cream and get settled with this for a few hours, I guarantee you will finish with a smile on your face.