Wow! So good! Inspiring and thought provoking. A great romance subplot. Very well-written. I couldn't get enough of it. No swears, mentions of others drinking alcohol, but main characters choose not to drink, and kissing only.

3.5 ⭐️
Thank you NetGalley, Thomas Nelson Fiction, and Courtney Walsh for providing me this ARC in exchange for my honest review. I enjoyed the message behind this book about how money isn’t the most important thing in life. I thought it was a clever idea to pair Kelsey and Georgina together to give the readers a present and future angle. This was a fun and entertaining read. Courtney Walsh’s writing was refreshing.

I really wanted to like The Summer of Yes, but there was just something missing for me. The premise was good and I enjoyed the relationship between Kelsey and Georgina, but the pace was too slow for me and I had a hard time finishing the audiobook. The narration was wonderful and it definitely made me think about what I would do differently - especially if I said yes more.

Thank you NetGalley and Harper Collins for providing me with an advance auidobook in exchange for my honest opinion.

Summer of Yes by @courtneywalsh was such a great book! I loved the relationship that developed between the two female main characters, Kelsey (sunshine) and Georgina (grumpy), as they set out on their unexpected Summer of Yes adventures. The adventures, real talk, risk taking and healing that ensued were so fun to listen to. The whole book had such a positive message and the love story that was woven throughout was a definite bonus!

I had the privilege of listening to the audiobook and the voices chosen for the dual POV fit the characters perfectly.

I really liked the intergenerational friendship and the hallmark-y vibes of this book! Very uplifting and sweet. It made me think of my own "yes list"

This was a nice quick listen. I love the idea of saying yes to things we normally would not. I liked this, didn’t really connect to the characters though.

After a near-death experience, Kelsey, who is perfectly content in her friendless and fun-less lifestyle, realizes she may want more out of life. By fate or happenstance, she meets Georgiana, a highly successful, self-made businesswoman who has shattered the glass ceiling, in the hospital. Kelsey persuades Georgiana to join her in saying yes to new experiences all summer long. Both women go on to learn and grow from the experience and get new shots at life, both literally and figuratively.

This was such a warmhearted romcom. It is an excellent read for anyone stuck in a rut and feeling the urge to make major life changes.

This book was really cute!

Kelsey gets ran over on her way to work and ends up in a room with the rich and aloof and much older Georgina which makes for the start of a super unlikely friendship and the author did something really clever and turned the grumpy/sunshine trope into a friendship between 2 very different women. kelsey has this hairbrained idea that her and Georgina should start saying yes to the things they normally say no to and it sends them on one heck of adventure.

I thought the book was funny and heartwarming. The narrator did a fabulous job of bringing the book to life for me and I highly enjoyed the whole thing.

I loved the underlying moral to this story. It's never too late to reach out for the things you want.

4 stars! I need to get more books from this author.

The summer of yes has well developed characters and story line, and is an enjoyable listen through the character arcs. I found the narration to be well done, and easy to follow. I enjoyed this listen and w0uld recommend it to others!
I received an ELC through NetGalley, these are my personal opinions.

This book just gets me. I love it & will purchase a hard copy. I love the premise of this story and the writer made it work. The characters were fully engaging. I loved that The two main characters were total opposites of each other to make the storyline work. The ending was perfect. This was a perfect palate cleanser and a thought-provoking read.

Courtney Walsh has outdone herself with this brilliant book. I loved the two FMCs- Kelsey and Georgina- with their bonding and character arc over the story. This book reminds me of Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella in some ways, yet it is completely different. Two characters with very similar personalities but at different stages in their life make for some incredible perspectives. The story follows themes of second chance, self-discovery, unlikely friendships, and the promise to make you sigh contently when the book is over. If you're a lover of sweet romance, this book has the perfect side-plots that make you feel all gooey.

The narrators did an awesome job of translating the MCs grumpy X sunshine dynamic into audio and that added so much to my reading experience. If there's one thing you should do this summer, it's say yes to this book because it's totally worth it.

I have previously read a few of Courtney Walsh's books and was very excited to receive an audiobook from NetGalley, Courtney Walsh & Thomas Nelson in exchange for an honest review and I'm happy to report that I loved it! The Summer of Yes centers around two main characters, 30s career woman, Kelsey Worthington, and Georgina Tate, the super successful business woman who meet in a hospital room due to some unfortunate circumstances. This is not a pleasant meeting and both intend to go their separate ways, until Kelsey realizes that she wants more out of the life she's been living and decides Georgina will be an excellent companion. They embark on the Summer of Yes, which is saying yes to experiences they would normally limit themselves, from eating carbs, to going on a roadtrip that will forever change their lives.

The novel is voiced by narrators, Tanya Eby, Cathi Colas, who were perfectly cast and truly brought these characters to life. The quality of the audiobook was excellent and I enjoyed their portrayals of each other as well as the other characters in the book.

What an inspirational novel to listen to! It was beautiful to see these character grow, learn to cherish the beauty in life and not only accept, but embrace their destiny. Learning to trust your gut, believe in yourself and your abilities and in the power of forgiveness, Kelsey and Georgina's journey was such a delight. This novel tackled some topics that many women of all ages have faced and it encourages us to go for it! This is one of the books that will stay with me forever, reminding me to live.

When a book editor is treated like an assistant and sent out for coffee, her world gets upended when she's hit by a car that jumped the curb and hit her on the sidewalk. Her workaholic life isn't working. Luckily, her hospital roommate is her business mogul idol. She can see that her idol has regrets and she's torn between wanting to be this woman and also not ending up like this woman. So the two embark on a surprising and unlikely quest to satisfy a list of things they'd never done, and fix the wrongs of the past to make for better futures.
While having a very specific cheese factor, this book was also sweet in the way that it unravelled, the way the relationships built, the way the story pulls together. I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it in the beginning but the end was so worth it.

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LOVE this book! I’ve yet to find a Courtney Walsh book I don’t love - but this one is up there with Isadora Bentley for me! These two characters were so much fun - I loved the generational differences and how they taught each other life lessons. I loved all the situations they found themselves in - they made me laugh, they made me cry, they made me cheer for them! It taught me lessons on how to say yes to more, and to not always play it safe or turn down opportunities.

The narrators did a fantastic job as well bringing these characters to life!

I really enjoyed this sweet book. Georgina is a harsh but lovable character, and while I can’t relate to Kelsey, I love the idea of a “summer of yes.” This felt like a cozier and less scandalous version of Evelyn Hugo, and I think a lot of readers would really appreciate the communication throughout the book—no miscommunication trope here! Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to reflect on what they could say yes to while enjoying a fun story.

4.5 stars . I enjoyed this story. It had a message that so many (including myself) can use. I loved that their were two couples in this book and the dual point of view. I listened to the audiobook and I loved the narration. Having a different narrator for Kelsey and Georgina was wonderful. I especially loved the narrator for Georgina. There were a few small things that bothered me (for instance apparently the author hasn’t heard of HIPAA because Kelsey would not just be able to call and talk to Georginas doctors without her permission)

After Kelsey gets hit by a car and recovers, she decides to change her life. She decides that she’s no longer going to work in a job that she’s not appreciated in so she gets the rich woman who was sharing the hospital room with her to say yes to adventure and go on a road trip for the summer, despite the fact that she’s older and on dialysis. Kelsey decides she’s going to say yes to all the things all summer and make the most of the new lease on life she’s been given and wants Georgina, her hospital roommate, to do the same. Georgina has been a workaholic and sacrificed her family in order to have her career and now she’s successful but has no relationship with her grown son or her husband who never stopped loving her. Kelsey decides to take their road-trip to find Georgina’s son without her knowing it, and when they get there of course Georgina has figured it out and all is immediately forgiven. It was a little too neatly wrapped up in a bow for me. But I may be a little cynical 😂
Thanks to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for this eArc in exchange for my review.

Kelsey & Georgina were the most relatable characters!

Kelsey is at the hospital after a hit-and-run accident. While at the hospital, she meets Georgina. They are both in different stages of their lives but have some of the same questions and desires. Kelsey and Georgina team up for a summer of yes. We hear all about their adventures.

The narrators were great! They both the characters to life.

Thank you to NetGalley, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, and Thomas Nelson Fiction for the Advance Listening Copy of this book.

The narrators were great for this book. I absolutely adored this story and could relate so well to the main character, Kelsey. (Minus the being hit by a car part LOL.) In fact, all of the characters were relatable. This is a great summer read/listen. Especially for those that feel like your life has hit a dead end - whether it be your job, social life, or anything else. Sometimes, you just need to take a chance, and say yes!

I saw another influencer immitating the photo of the cover of this book and I immediately knew I had to go and investigate. The Summer of Yes was a bit of a slow book to start, but the premise felt promising. The plot was a little slow for my liking, but I can see how it can be delightful for readers tht enjoy character driven books, and not action/heavy plot books. The multiple points of views were well done and I felt connected to a couple of lines stated by the main character. These characters were relatable and completely imaginable. The love interest could have been a little more developed but I understand it was not a crucial part of the story.

Overall, I feel like this is a book I can recommend to those that love character driven stories.