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Victoria Griffin thought she had her life figured out, that was until she called off her wedding and lost her career in real estate. Knowing she needs a reprieve, her best friend offers her a temporary escape working at a kids camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Not one for the outdoors, Victoria prepares to be pushed past her comfort limits. However, she isn’t prepared for her coworker to be the one and only, Noah Valentine. Noah and Victoria were best friends in college, but a misunderstanding caused them to go years without speaking. Will Victoria survive the three weeks of camp, or will Noah’s presence force her to once again walk away?

Friends-to-more is my all time favorite trope, if it is done well. Lucy Day’s My Star-Crossed Summer is a great example of how to write this trope. By employing dual POVs and alternating timelines she offers readers an unbiased look at the events and emotions that first separated and then lead to Victoria and Noah’s reconciliation.

Day’s choice to set the story in the Blue Ridge Mountains also played a vital role in the trope being successful. The forced proximity required the main characters to work together. Having to interact and pretend they didn’t know one another ultimately worked as a catalyst. It reminded them what they loved about one another as well as highlighted the growth them made during their separation. This provided just enough tension to hold my attention without it becoming overly dramatic and unrealistic.

Special thanks to Netgalley, BooksGoSocial, Blue Crow Books, and Lucy Day for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book was a solid 3.5 for me. it took me a couple of chapters to really get into it but i did smash it all out in half a day. I am a sucker for a second chance romance but there is one line i didn’t like where one of the characters specifically says second chance romance which did make me cringe a little. i did really enjoy the ending it was very sweet