I received a complimentary copy of The Summer of Sebastian in exchange for an honest review. It's been awhile since I've found such an entertaining novel. This was definitely a unique plot, that was clearly well thought out and executed by Guilia Skye. I loved everything about Sebastian and Helen's story and how their "fake" relationship turned into the real deal. Normally I don't like rich, famous alpha characters, but again this worked. I would highly recommend reading this novel.

Canadian Olympic swimmer, Sebastian Clarke, is determined to repair his image after a drunken binge in Las Vegas. He now has a job working as a Sports Ambassador in England and his plan is to use a fake relationship as a means of keeping his image looking good. Yet he doesn’t plan to meet disgraced computer-geek, Helen Hobbs, who he initially believes to be the ‘fake girlfriend’. When he finds himself stuck with Helen, he is determined to keep everything professional, yet Helen has a way of throwing him off-kilter.
Having loved Giulia Skye’s first novel ‘Her Outback Driver’, I was thrilled to review the sequel, which sees the characters intersect and cleverly so, that the sequel is a stand-alone novel. The characters of Sebastian and Helen are so different, with Sebastian wanting order in his life, brought upon by his parents’ rocky marriage. Helen is a free spirit having had a loving relationship with her father, brother and by Ada, whose house she now lives in. Giulia brings all of her characters to life, and even the secondary characters are each unique, standing out yet never overwhelming the main characters. Her writing is seamless, and I enjoyed her ability to consider each character point of view. In many ways, this helped to explored why both Helen and Sebastian acted as they did, and how together, they made a great couple.
I so look forward to reading more by this talented author.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Sebastian and Helen meet when he is in England for work. He mistakes her someone else, and she plays along before realising she might have gotten in too deep. As they have to keep the ruse going, they start to fall for each other, but will what is happening in their real lives keep them apart?

A great read, with some twists I was not expecting.