College student Cassie Soul is back in her childhood hometown of Avalon Bay, spending one last summer with her grandmother and hoping to find herself a summer fling. Enter Tate Bartlett. He’s a local sailing instructor, lovable playboy and is allergic to commitment. However Tate friend-zones Cassie almost immediately; he thinks she’s the type to develop feeling and he has no desire for a relationship. But as their friendship grows and Cassie starts “flinging” with someone else, state realizes he may have made the biggest mistake of his life not claiming her as his own.

I love anything Elle Kennedy and The Summer Girl was no different. This was such fun love story that had me laughing out loud at points, but Elle was also able to weave in a surprisingly deep subplot surrounding Cassie’s family. Definitely recommend picking this up for a beach read this summer!

Loved the book. This is my first by this author. A great quick summer beach read, The pages just kept turning. The spice was on point, just enough, not too much. I’m sure I’ll read more by this author.

This is a rom-com, mature coming of age book. The story is of a young girl (20-21) who is spending time with her grandmother as the grandmother gets ready to move from a coastal town to Boston. This young decides to have a summer fling, however this book is about her personal growth during the summer. She learns how to come into herself by standing up for herself, actually talking and influencing how she wants her relationships to be in her life. I enjoyed the humor and warmth of this book. Thank NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to pre-read this story.

I could not love Cassie and Tate more! This story is summer reading perfection and I am now convinced I will literally read Elle Kennedy’s grocery list. Everything she writes I just fall in love with! The steam, the character connections, the side pilots, gosh I just love it all!

Go read this and and the others in the series!

I was so excited to read this book — Elle Kennedy is an auto-buy for me. I loved the first two books in this series, but this one fell a bit flat for me.

Cassie returns to Avalon Bay and is hoping to have a summer fling. She gets wrapped up in the drama of her divorced parents, her grandmother who is selling the family home, and trying to heal from childhood traumas.

Tate is the town playboy who catches Cassie’s eye. He comes from a strong family and he is just trying to live in his dad’s shadow.

I did love the development of Cassie and Tate’s friendship, but it lacked the heart wrenching depth that I am used to from Elle Kennedy. It was very slow and then VERY fast.

I did love how a lot of the plot points wrapped up together near the end, but I also think that the book could have been longer.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC uh exchange for an honest review.

Definitely predicting this to be a summer hit! It's the perfect book to sit on the beach, or your couch, and read. I loved the characters and the storyline. So good!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

unfortunately this book was def not for me. i wasn’t necessarily a fan of either character but especially tate. literally all he talked about was Cassie’s boobs and how hot she was. i’ve also never been a fan of the trope when one character decides they know what’s best for the other and that was like 50% of this book. additionally, considering how much time we built up before the sex it seemed a little bland.

i just don’t think this book was the one for me but if you’re a elle kennedy fan then i can definitely see you enjoying this book! thank you so much to Netgalley and St Martins Griffins Publishing for sending me this arc! all opinions are my own.

Omg I loved this book! I’ve been reading Elle’s books since The Dare originally came out and I love this new series.. I had to take my time with this one a bit because I related to the main character on a personal level and some of her situations were wrecking me. It was such a fun summer read and just made me wish I could run away to a small town and live the beach life for a summer

I loved being back in Avalon Bay and I really enjoyed the couple of Tate and Cassie.

Similar to the first too, it’s a perfect summer read filled with lots of steam. It also had a pretty good twist in this one too.

Where it lacked for me was that it felt a bit “preachy” at times. I think some of the points could have been integrated in a better way.

Thank you to NetGallery and St. Martin’s Griffith for this eARC!

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martins Press for letting me read this ARC in exchange for a review. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish!

What first attracted me to this story was the author, Elle Kennedy. I regret to say that I’d never read anything written by here before this book but having seen her name all over bookstagram, I was sure I’d love her books. (I’ll be diving into the rest of them shortly!)

The Summer Girl is technically the third book in the Avalon Bay series but, having never read the others in the series, I’d say it could be read as a stand-alone or as a great introduction to the main characters from the other stories within this world. I was hooked from the first chapter and felt as though the characters were relatable and so much fun to follow. The banter between Tate and Cassie was just absolute perfection. I loved that, as the reader, you could see the chemistry between the characters was so strong right from the beginning. I’m a huge fan of the friends to lovers trope and how quickly Tate jumped to push Cassie into standing up for herself in all areas of her life.

Cassie’s life away from Avalon Bay was not easy and, god, her mother is quite the narcissistic pain in Cassie’s life. Every interaction with her mother left me furious but it left me rooting for Cassie to push back. Overall, this was one of those books that sucked you right into the world and once you finish, you’ll need a little bit of time to adjust once it’s over. Good thing I’ve got two more to start to bring me back to Avalon Bay right away!!

I absolutely loved our MCs and could read three more books about what they tackle later in life. If you love a swoony romance, this is for you. I think my favorite part of this was, believe it or not, the conflict. It was believable. It made sense. I got it. I loved it and the resolutions.

Thank you to Elle Kennedy, St. Martin Press, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

What a great summer read! Not your typical summer fling story. I laughed and I cried. This was my first book from Elle Kennedy, and I can't wait to go back and read the previous books in the series.

Thank you to Elle Kennedy, St. Martin Press, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

This is the third book in the Avalon Bay series. Just like the other 2, this one was so good. I loved both Cassie and Tate. The way he encouraged her to stand up for herself was amazing! We all want a man that encourages us, don't we?

One thing I didn't like was the body shaming. Overall this was a good read.

I always love a good Elle Kennedy book. This is a great read for the beach and one that you can just sit back and enjoy. Great characters, good humor and a good story line as always from Elle Kennedy. It feels like you are listening to an old friend tell you a story.

Cassie (Cassandra) is visiting Avalon Bay for the summer since her grandmother is selling her home and the famous Beacon Hotel that they has owned for years. Cassie is in the summer before her senior year in college and she is looking for a summer fling. Nothing serious but she wants to have a fling.

The first night that Cassie is at Avalon Bay she meets Tate, a dreamy hunk of a young guy. Cassie is very fond of Tate but when she meets him, she doesn't think about him being her summer fling and regrets not getting his contact as soon as she gets home that night. Well, lucky for Cassie, Tate shows up on her doorstep the next morning and she finds out that he is her neighbor for the summer. Tate is house sitting for her grandmother's neighbors.

When Cassie realizes that Tate is her neighbor for the summer, she soon realizes that they can see into each others rooms. Not only is that a pleasant surprise for Cassie, it presents some unique opportunities for both of them. This is a fun, easy read that will have you flying through the pages and enjoying every minute of it. Great summer read.

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book and all opinions are my own. Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an advanced copy of this book. I highly recommend this book.

In my eyes, Elle Kennedy can do no wrong. My favorite series are always written by her and this book is along with that opinion. I love the characters and the writing made me feel like a was a teenager again, experiencing love and romance that first time all over again. Love the friends to lovers concept and wondering will it or won't it?

The chemistry in this novel is IMPECCABLE!! I devoured this book so quickly and I'm not a romance reader at all. This was spicy and realistic and just downright fun to read!

I loved going back to the world of Avalon Bay for this book. I always like series that have new main characters with the previous ones woven in. This was my favorite of the 3 books so far. I enjoyed the relationship and how the real life stuff was approached. Elle Kennedy continues to be a must read for me! Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martins Griffin for this ARC.

Being back in Avalon Bay, always manages to bring me right back to summertime. This is the third book in a series but can definitely be read as a standalone. If you have the time, the other books are definitely worth the read. From the very first page, with Cassie getting stuck having to witness Tate being broken up with by his friend with benefits, to then getting caught and awkwardly having to explain herself, the fun just begins. Cassie and Tate have such a fun banter throughout the whole book, making it very comedic but don’t worry, there is still plenty of spice in this book.
The window scene 🥵🔥 IYKYK.🌶️🌶️🌶️
I loved this book, and I’m hoping that Elle Kennedy decides to continue more in this series! Both characters had good storylines and great chemistry! I honestly wasn’t exactly sure how the ending was going to go but I’m really happy with how everything happened. 5 stars ⭐️
I’d also like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC, so I could give my honest review.

Give me a book where the hero is best friends with his mom and dad and you’ve got me hook, line, and sinker! Of course, anything Elle Kennedy writes is immediately purchased and put on my shelf. The Summer Girl is no exception. Book number three in the Avalon Bay series is just as good, if not better in my opinion than the previous reads in the series. Tate and Cassie have this beautiful back-and-forth electric friendship/chemistry that keeps the pages turning. It’s the perfect beach read, especially when we get little Easter eggs from other books in Kennedy's universe. Perfect for spring and just in time for those beach bags. I absolutely loved it!
~Tanja

This is the first of the series I’ve picked up, as well as my first by this author.
An issue I had with the book is the maturity level of the characters leans much more YA, but the content is very adult. Much of the character development felt superficial and immature.