I am so embarrassed that it took me this long to read this cute quirky romance I love stories about chefs and Tia just learning to cook and taking a job to help her aunt start a new "boat" restaurant sounded like my kinda read and throw in a old crush...super cute! Even though I didn't like the love triangle I still enjoyed this.
Thanks to Netgalley, Publisher and Author I will keep a look out for more books from Melody Carlson

One of my favorite Christian authors is Melody Carlson and I have decided this year to try and get back into reading more CF and what better author to restart than Melody Carlson and catching up on the books of hers I haven't yet read. This particular one takes place in San Francisco which I loved as in December 2013, I visited it with my friend Nina and loved it. It reminded me of Wellington where I was born in New Zealand. The different places the main character visits, I felt myself going "I've been there, I remember that place". In All Summer Long, Tia is moving back to help her Aunt Julie and her Uncle turn their yacht they have inherited into a dining experience and a floating restaurant. With Tia's cooking background, she has been hired as the chef and to help with the menu and design. This is the change she was looking for and a new start. Tia is in for a surprise as she is about to be reunited with the guy she shared her first kiss back when she was sixteen at Sailing camp when she last visited her Aunt - Leo Parkes. Leo has been hired as the ship's captain. Sparks fly and chemistry sizzles between the pair but what happens when it turns out Leo is engaged to Natalie and she is not what anyone expected for Leo. Tia tries to move on, but her heart has been captured by Leo. Can Tia take a step back and let Leo decide which girl he wants, when he takes his step back and decides to really "follow his heart"? Who will Leo choose - Tia or Natalie? Find out in All Summer Long by Melody Carlson. Now after doing some research, I discovered that Hallmark had picked up this book and made a movie and I was keen at first to give it a go but after seeing the cast and reading the plot - I just couldn't as they had the actors too old and the main guy in the movie as Jake, not Leo and it didn't help that there was a Jake in this book but he was a tiny side character. It's like come on, it's not that hard - if you are making a movie based on a book - try to stick as close with ages and names.

I love Melody Carlson's books and All Summer Long is one you will find yourself reading over and over.

I loved this book and this series. This book kept my interest through the entire book. Melody Carlson is on of my favorite authors.

All Summer Long was not that enjoyable of a read for me. I didn't like the romance. I mean, someone is engaged and then it seems like he flirts with another woman (who is the leading lady of this story). Sorry, but I didn't like that. There's more I could mention, but that would include spoilers, so I won't.

I liked the whole boat rehab and the location. I also liked how quick of a read this was, but that didn't make up for my dislike of the romance. The ending also seemed really rushed and unbelievable to me.

All in all, an okay read.

*I received a complimentary eBook copy of this book for my honest review. As always, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.*