I really enjoyed this sequel to It Happened One Summer. In fact, I think I liked it a little bit more than the first book, most likely because I'm partial to the "friends-to-lovers" trope and I really liked both Hannah and Fox and felt that their relationship felt deep and that their personalities complemented each other.

For a Tessa Bailey novel, this was surprisingly slow burn, but I think it really paid off in the end. The slower build played well into how both characters really needed room to grow individually before their relationship could really develop.

Just as delightful as the first book! The story of Hannah and Fox was so lovely and felt very authentic. Their shared love of music really enhanced the story and I truly laughed out loud and even cried at certain parts because of the music they picked.

I was skeptical about this series at first because I didn't like Fix Her Up by the same author and I was worried about that happening again, but I'm so glad I took the dive! I could read a million books set in this town.

Hook, Line and Sinker is a friends to lover’s romance with a slow burn. This is the second book in the series about 2 sisters from LA who fall for fisherman. I love the setting, the brawny fisherman and the sisters. This story has musical references galore which makes me smile. I only wish Hannah and Fox had given in to their physical desires a bit earlier in the story but I do understand why Ms. Bailey made them wait.

I couldn’t wait until March 2022 to read Hannah and Fox’s story, so I immediately jumped into it while It Happened One Summer was still glowing in my heart. Their story is not as light hearted and funny as Piper and Brendan’s, but their journey to HEA is emotional and satisfying.

Hannah Bellinger is Piper’s sister (from IHOS). I loved their tight sisterhood and how supportive Hannah was of Piper when Piper got into trouble. She’s sweet, fiercely loyal, and super passionate about music. She met Fox Thornton when the sisters moved to a small fishing town of Westport for a summer. This book started with Hannah and Fox maintaining their friendship over text messages months after Hannah left town…

Fox was well known as a womanizer, a no-commitment type with no-dating-locals rule. But the brief time he spent his Hannah during the summer was enough to make him yearn for her. But his insecurities and fear of others’ judgments got in the way to prevent him from moving their relationship forward.

I LOVE Hannah. She’s brave and determined, she knows what she wants to go with her passion in music and she’s willing to put in the hard work. Same goes with her relationship with Fox. I love her journey from being a supportive role to a leading lady, taking charge of her career and personal life through overcoming challenges. I feel like Fox was not as strong a character, and the repetitive narration about his unworthiness made me frustrated and want to shake him. If it were not for Hannah’s persistence, they wouldn’t have made it work.

Overall, I really enjoyed their journey from friends to lovers, how supportive they are of each other, being there when the other needed encouragement and some boost of confidence. The pacing is a bit slow and dragging at some point, and that took my attention away for a bit. It’s slow burn, but the sexual tension (or frustration) is high throughout the book. And when it finally comes to their sexy time, it burns the page at the peak of their passion and emotions, and that’s very satisfying! I’d highly recommend this series!

*Special thanks to Avon Romance for gifting me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.*

-Release date: March 1, 2022-

Hannah, a production assistant in LA, developed a friendship with Fox, a fisherman in Westport, a sleepy fishing village in Washington, in the previous book while she was in town helping her sister refurbish their deceased dad's bar. Hannah comes back to Westport for a film shoot and crashes with Fox. They must come to terms with the bounds of their friendship and their attraction to each other. Along the way, Hannah and Fox both grapple with the legacy of their lost fathers, their professional goals, and more, as their friendship builds

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Genre: Contemporary Romance, Friends to Lovers
Location: Westport, Washington

This was really lovely to read. I love a romance where the man has feelings and emotions that he's trying to work through, and this definitely had that. They have a lovely friendship based on a shared connection to music, and good dialogue as well. It was a really sweet story, and I was rooting for them throughout the book.

Hannah's goals to level up into a "leading lady" at work and meet her goals felt relatable, and so too was her knack in pushing Fox to question his assumptions about himself from his past. Fox's mom Charlene was a real character, and I'm so excited to read the first book after getting a view of Hannah's sister Piper.

This was definitely worth a read if you're looking for a cute romance!

Thanks to @avonbooks and #netgalley for this fun eARC!

Eeek. I loved this book! I was a big fan of Hannah in It Happened One Summer, and I was very excited when I found out she was getting her own story. I think if you loved It Happened One Summer, you’ll love this book! Hannah is a bit more relatable to me (than Piper, although I loved her too), and you see a lot of her self-growth in this story. I was cheering her on from start to finish. Fox is rugged, charming, and not what you expect. This book was pretty steamy, it was funny and straight-up addicting.

Thank you @netgalley and @avonbooks for the eARC in exchange for my honest review. You guys made my bookstalife for getting to read this so soon. Hook Line and Sinker comes out 3/1/22, but i’m sure you’ll see and hear more about this book before then!

so cute! this book hit, normally friends to lovers doesn’t do it for me BUT it definitely did in this book <3
I love how Hannah was such a ride-or-die for all the people she cared about but wasn't a pushover/doormat type of character, ugh truly a leading lady :;)!


Tiktok review to come hehehe <3

I loved the story of Hannah & Fox so much!! I can’t wait for the physical copy to be out in the world next year.

I really felt like Hannah’s story was more compelling then Piper’s, but that’s because I just felt like I related to her more, I think. I loved Fox. He was 100% someone I’d fall for.
There were some moments I wanted to really shake him for how he saw himself, but Hannah took no sh*t and basically shook him for us so he could see the worth in himself.

I liked that music played an important part in this story and where Piper’s connection to their father was the restaurant and re-polishing it, Hannah’s connection was about the music. I also felt like Hannah learned a lot about herself over the course of the story, and Fox learned about himself as well and how he could be in relationships. I also liked the scenes we got with his mom.

Overall, a great read I enjoyed the cast of characters and being back in Westport. It’s such a quaint, warm little town and I would like to read more stories set there, but I’m not sure if there will be anymore in this series.

Overall this was a fun and romantic book, I fully enjoyed it. There are two main plots, one follows Hannah and Fox's relationship and the other focuses on Hannah's job and finding her true self. I appreciate all the music references, brand, and song names.
Romance monologues were so well written, they left me with "aaawww" and melted heard. I did not like the intimate scenes. They felt flat and all that talking was so fake and unrealistic, it made me roll my eyes multiple times. I understand why the author went with this style, matching it to Fox's personality. But it felt so staged, I could never believe this was real.
Character development was interesting to follow and the epilogue was very fun. The moose scene was on point and completed the book on a high note.

Loved this one even more than It Happened One Summer. So much heart. I loved watching Fox and Hannah figure themselves out. This is a slow-burn but it was so good. Fox made me cry more than once. Watching Hannah become more confident, figuring out her place in the world, and Fox overcome all of his fears was so heartwarming. This book just made me feel.

Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

My hearrrrrrrrrt!

I’m in love with Hannah and Fox. And that’s not just because I stan a good friends to lovers and forced proximity. They are so damn cute together and I just swooned at their realization that they love each other and that they could be better individuals…together.

This book is sweet and hot and the dirty talk is top shelf and much more well placed than in It Happened One Summer.

My biggest complaint was the epilogue? It wrapped everything up TOO neatly for me. But c’est la vie, I suppose.

I received a copy of this from Netgalley!

I absolutely loved this romance! It was everything I needed out of a romance novel. I loved Fox and Hannah. Their friendship and connection felt genuine and I found myself rooting for them from the start. The self reflection by each character was great to read and pushed the plot forward. I finished this book in about two days because I couldn’t stop reading it! I’d highly recommend it!

I absolutely loved “It happened one summer” so I was stoked when I got approved for “Hook, Line and Sinker.”

I really enjoyed Hannah and Fox as characters in the first book.

Although this wasn’t 🌶 spicy!!!🌶 like the first book, I genuinely loved the relationship that Fox & Hannah had from the start. I did however have higher hopes for the spice level. So if you were hoping for that, I’m sorry! ( Its me, I was looking for that.)

Fox is a playboy, and didn’t want to ruin his reputation after he realized he was falling for Hannah, and ultimately was keeping her in the friend zone.

For fans of ; friends to lovers & slow burns.
Pub date : 03/01/2022!

Thank you NetGalley and Avon Books for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

5/5 stars

I will be recommending this book to all my friends! I loved it. Hannah and Fox were perfect for each other. And I loved their journey.

Hannah wasn’t sure what she wanted in life. She was afraid to go after what she wanted and was okay just being on the sidelines. I loved watching her grow and become more sure in her decisions.

Fox was the typical playboy. That was his reputation and he had to live up to it. He had some trauma from his childhood where he thought that was all he was good for. I loved watching him realize his worth.

Together Fox and Hannah were the perfect duo. It wasn’t instalove. Fox showed he loved her with actions and not just words. Hannah stood up for him (and fought for him) rather than running. Which I absolutely loved. Their dynamic was witty and sexy.

Overall I will probably read this book again and again. It was just the perfect feel good love story.

First of all, I really love Tessa Bailey, and loved the first and this series, and was super excited to read this one. I did like Fox and Hannah’s chemistry. but this book took we a while to get through, really until about halfway through i felt it was super slow, but once it picked up i did enjoy it, and it was super cute and hot

I’m actually really surprised by this book and how much I loved it. I had started getting curious about Fox and Hannah’s story while reading It Happened One Summer, but Hannah didn’t stand out to me in that book. That’s what worried me going into this book, but I didn’t need to because Hannah could hold her own. I really liked how they’re wasn’t any unnecessary drama in this, there was a little bit with the director but that’s cleared up and not too big a deal. The characters are very mature, and they actually seem to talk things out like adults do. Compared to the first book this one is so much better and the characters have so much more chemistry. Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC

Thank you to Avon for providing me with a DRC of this title via NetGalley!

Tessa Bailey has received many rave reviews, especially for her latest title, "It Happened One Summer", which is the first book in the series that this title, "Hook, Line, and Sinker" is part of. I hadn't read "It Happened One Summer" before diving into this book, although I don't think it's absolutely necessary to read the first book first (but maybe I would get to know the other characters more and have a better background on Hannah and Fox).

"Hook, Line, and Sinker" is a friends-to-lovers story. Fox has a reputation of being a ladies' man, always down for a good time but never staying long enough to form any type of relationship. No one takes him seriously and even the crew members he works with don't respect him as a potential captain. This is perpetuated by his own feelings of self-worth: Fox believes he's no good for serious, long-term relationships because of people pushing his masculinity on him and referring to him as the "hall pass" and the guy who sleeps around.

When Fox meets Hannah, they become quick friends, and Hannah helps him open up about his insecurities and encouraging him that he can be a leader and is worthy of respect. Hannah has similar insecurities about always being in the background and never the "leading lady".

This book had a lot of angst, and while I did like Hannah and Fox's relationship, and how their friendship was always their number one concern (even with the tension and steam between them throughout the entire book), I was a little disappointed with the character and plot development around these 2. I never felt too connected to any of the characters, and the conflicts never seemed too pressing. I think the setting could have been fleshed out more too - I wanted to see more of Westport and its people besides the two leads and some passing scenes with the other characters.

i cant even write a long review, i cant put it into words how much i adore hannahfox relationship. and talking about perfect last chapter and ending. yeah i cried.

they serve strangers/annoyances to text buddies to forced proximity to friends to lovers with angst, its so so good, everyone please come here to hannahfox’s diaries they have everything you want!

This book was super good and fun! I could tell from book one that they would get their story and this did not disappoint! The chemistry was there and though my favorite is not "reformed playboy", I fell for it in this story. I think the characters had great chemistry and understood each other. Its a nice slow burn.

ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Hook, Line, and Sinker is the companion book to It Happened One Summer. This book focuses on Hannah (Piper’s sister) and Fox (Brendan’s boat mate) and their journey.

I loved the balance of character development and spice this book provided. Hannah and Fox both had their own journeys and those journeys led to their combined journey.

At first I was afraid it was going to go too much of Hannah trying to change Fox, but you soon realize she is empowering him and just wants him to see in himself what she sees in him. I loved that Fox was written with major insecurities that he is trying to mask because I think it is probably something that is going to resonate with so many readers, I also can’t wait to see how male readers react to this storyline. The plot looks into expectations men may feel due to reputations or the ways others perceive them.

Hannah’s journey resonated with me in her trying to find herself professionally and also her desire to try to become “the leading lady” for once. These are mental obstacles many people go through and I loved how Hannah began to pave her own journey.

Combined I think we all saw the chemistry between these two forming in It Happened One Summer so it was nice to learn more about them, especially Fox.

In the end this may be 4.5 stars only because I wish we got more Hannah/Piper interaction. I know we got their sisterly development in Piper’s story but I just felt like there were moments in this book where Hannah would have leaned in Piper but we didn’t get to see it. But that’s a very small criticism.

Ultimately Tessa Bailey has done it again and everyone should be ready for this in March 2022.