Overall the characters are okay, I enjoyed the setting of the story that being said I just didn't enjoy the book. It wasn't for me and I just didn't like some of the tropes that were involved, like cheating and girlhate. I honestly wanted to like it unfortunately I just didn't.

I received this book from Netgalley as a early advanced copy. This was a really cute beach type of read! I think was like Dirty Dancing, but it was on the beach instead of a resort. It still had the same feel because the two girl characters reminded me of the sisters in the movie. I really liked the plot, and the time setting it was in. It'll be a perfect book to read while on vacation this summer. I also really love the cover, it makes me happy!

This book was not to my taste. I found it very difficult to connect to the characters, and I didn't enjoy the love triangle.

Thankyou for the opportunity to read and review.

** I received a complementary copy of BE TRUE TO ME from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.**

Meh. 1.5 stars

1976 Fire Island. 2 girls, 1 boy on a collision course. Jean lives in the shadow of her older sister Daphne, who's off to Europe for the summer. Last year, her tennis rival Fitz captured the title that was supposed to be hers. On the eve of Daphne's departure, family friend Gil notices Jean, not her prettier sister. For once, Jean outshines her prettier sister. Then Fitz arrives for the summer, sparking Gil's interest and Jean's jealousy.

I was a few years younger than Jean in 1976, but I remember the the summer of the bicentennial well. BE TRUE TO ME felt more contemporary with several historical slang and cultural references from 1976 than a 1976 story. I needed more than a few songs and catch phrases to feel the era. I always thought Fire Island to be more of a Mecca for gay men to be out and proud back in the day than an old-money family place, but I'm probably wrong.

Chapters alternated between Fitz's and Jean's points of view, though neither character grabbed my interest or particular sympathies. I didn't care enough about them to root for either.

Adele Griffin is hit or miss for me. I wish she had filled the plot with more tension and made either or both girls more twisty, the way Megan Abbott writes teen girls. I found myself skipping pages, hoping to get excited about the story. I don't like failing to finish ARCs, or I probably would have. Unfortunately, BE TRUE TO ME is a miss.