A review by snugglesandpages
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad

4.0

This is yet another "๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ต" read for me and I am finding that I may need to listen to my fellow booksta fam more often. ๐Ÿ˜‚ 

Initially, Piper gave off very stereotypical airhead influencer vibes - ditzy, beautiful, rich, eccentric, and famous for being famous. I remember thinking, oh noโ€ฆ Iโ€™m not going to be able to stand this character. ๐Ÿ™ˆ

Once in Westport, and no longer surrounded by the glitz and glamour of Hollywood or the misogynistic men in her life, Piper lets her guard down and we come to see she is bright, funny, passionate, and severely misunderstood. It was refreshing to experience Piper find her voice and really come into her own.  

It was about midway through when I really began to ship Captain Taggart and Piper (HA! Ship โ€“ very punny). That hospital room scene thoughโ€ฆ ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ woooooof, I was not ready for that level of spice!!

I really loved the storyline of the sisters reconnecting with their roots and reigniting the legacy of the father they lost at a young age. 

The sibling relationship between Piper and Hannah is one of my fav aspects of this book. They are polar opposites, but love and respect each other for exactly who they are. Hannah is such an old soul and played the perfect supporting character, however, I am looking forward to reading more from Hannahโ€™s POV in Tessaโ€™s follow-up novel, Hook, Line and Sinker