Welcome to Litsy!

This was by far the best book in the trilogy!

Having read this before season 3 came out, I had limited knowledge on the plot line and went into this with few expectations.

Everything worked so well in this one. The book had the perfect amount of drama and suspense that the conclusion to the series needed.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/07/05/review-well-always-have-summer-th...

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Flowers
2. Family BBQ this afternoon
3. Watched Hamilton on Hulu (wow!!)
4. Three days off before I go back to work!
5. Tiny glimmers of hope for kindness and rational thought plus empathy
Took me this long to find 5 things 🎆🧨😐

This one was so much better than the first book!

First off, I have to preface this review by saying I have seen the second season of the show, so I did know a lot of the plot points going into the book and obviously wasn‘t surprised by some of the things that happened.

This book was much more emotional than the first.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/06/15/review-its-not-summer-without-you...

I am a huge fan of the show and of her other series, To All the Boys I‘ve Loved Before, so I figured it was finally time to read this series. This book wasn‘t as exciting as the show, but it was still an enjoyable read.

The first half of the book was a little slow and heavy on flashbacks.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/review-the-summer-i-turned-pretty...

Did I go back and find the post I made about this dedication 8 years ago? You bet I did! Good thing this wasn‘t that popular of a book (though sad for Katie Cotugno, who is delightful)!

I wasn‘t even that big of a Hanson fan but my childhood bff was — and this made me laugh. Funnily enough, I just saw her today for brunch!

Wild to think I‘ve been on Litsy for over 8 years.

#SundayFunday

Less about the list and more about trusting yourself as you are thrust into the big wide world. Love the technology ideas/apps mentioned; I wonder if something like The Dispatch and Getaway Lists are based on real things in big cities?

@CBee #March #ReadYourKindle
Absolutely loved Blood & Steel so much I bought the rest of the series. Tense, action filled with phenomenal in depth characters. Sapphire & Steel was decent but conflicts were resolved too quickly for all the build up with zero consequences.

Adventurous, tense & magical - 4✨

Absolutely loved this. The MC's & side characters all have major personalities. Torj stole my heart. He is here to speak truths & cause mischief. Look forward to definitely continuing this series. I do have an arc to read, but I desperately can‘t keep my eyes off these other two 😍😍

@CBee my #March #ReadYourKindle
Down to 0° today 🥶 & finally home. Going to cuddle up with a warm blanket & start the tagged book.

Sorry thought I posted it!! Here is my #ReadYourKindle list for #March @CBee