This was such an adorable cutesy romance book, just like Huntley's other book, My Life Next Door, she has characters that you can't help but fall in love with. I'm not sure if I like Gwen better than Sam but I did really enjoy this book, I'd give it a 9/10 stars. Very enjoyable. The chemistry between the characters just felt so real and it just pulled you into the plot. My favorite character was defiantly Nic, I don't know why, but Huntley makes excellent side characters. I really hope after she writes The Boy Most Likely To (About Tim! <3) that she writes something about Nic, he's a character I'd most definitely read another book about and I feel like he has great potential to be a main character in his own story. I can just see where Nick is coming from and he's a character I just fell in love with instantaneously. Yeah, you know what, Huntley? I want a story about Nick, about when he goes off to his school and him finding love there. Here's the synopsis:

From the acclaimed author of My Life Next Door comes a swoony summertime romance full of expectation and regret, humor and hard questions.

Gwen Castle has never so badly wanted to say good-bye to her island home till now: the summer her Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, takes a job there as the local yard boy. He's a rich kid from across the bridge in Stony Bay, and she hails from a family of fishermen and housecleaners who keep the island's summer people happy. Gwen worries a life of cleaning houses will be her fate too, but just when it looks like she'll never escape her past—or the island—Gwen's dad gives her some shocking advice. Sparks fly and secret histories unspool as Gwen spends a gorgeous, restless summer struggling to resolve what she thought was true—about the place she lives, the people she loves, and even herself—with what really is.

A magnetic, push-you-pull-me romance with depth, this is for fans of Sarah Dessen, Jenny Han, and Deb Caletti.

If you liked My Life Next Door I highly recommend this book to you. So without further ado let's go into the spoiler-y section! 

SPOILERS FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS TRUE BELOW


So from the beginning I wanted to know what happened between Gwen and Cass, I had my suspicions- which turned out to be right, kinda. I didn't take a lot of notes on this book, TBH because I didn't have that much to say, not because it isn't good, nothing just popped up at me to write down, I mean of course I have a few notes but not many so excuse me if this review is shorter than usual. 
I didn't like how her dad was encouraging Gwen to steal, but what I didn't like even more was Henry telling her that everything was itemized, like he thought Gwen was going to steal his stuff. I just thought that was an arse-ish thing to do. 
Look, we all knew before Gwen realized this that Cass obviously most definitely liked her. The main character is usually pretty naive to people liking them but Gwen was sticking quite firmly to her 'I hate him' idea for quite a while. 
Like I said before I love Nic. And I love his and Gwen's relationship, it's a very brotherly sisterly relationship and it's cute. Like when Gwen was so scared for Nic and when she found him and they went out and talked by the creek? That was just such a cute moment and I think it might have been my favorite part in the book. I did enjoy Nic threatening to kill Cass if he hurt Gwen, though. 
I could guess that Nic and Vee weren't going to make it through the book together, from the moment that Vee was talking to Gwen about it, I just knew that they were going to break up. What I wasn't expecting was Vee and Spence starting a relationship. I felt so bad for Nic when he punched Spence and Vee ran to Spence, just that would be so world shattering for the person who you thought you were in love with, cheating on you with someone you despise. 
The first tutoring session was hilarious, because Em wanted Cass to read to him while Nic is over in the corner doing weights and stuff, glowering at Cass across the room. It was just a funny situation. 
It was so cute (Huntley's books, one word to describe them? Cute.), okay not fully cute, like cute mixed with touching when Gwen and Cass talk about that night and explain their actions to the other. 
Like I said, short review, but I highly recommend this book if you read through the spoilers and you haven't read this book, so you really should read both of Huntley's books, especially if you like contemporary romance reads. 

This book is so adorable, it's a Romance contemporary novel that I just couldn't tear myself away from (well aside for the beginning when I read one word and decided I should make  a legion of pickles to take up my fridge....) I would give this book a 9/10 stars, it was just such a cute and lovable romance story that just draws you in. It's about one family who's on the poorer side of things that's large and very tightly bonded, and another that has a few people in it, is fairly rich and not very close. Actually you know what? I suck at summaries, here's the official one. 

The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, messy, affectionate. And every day from her rooftop perch, Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them . . . until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs up next to her and changes everything.

As the two fall fiercely for each other, stumbling through the awkwardness and awesomeness of first love, Jase's family embraces Samantha - even as she keeps him a secret from her own. Then something unthinkable happens, and the bottom drops out of Samantha's world. She's suddenly faced with an impossible decision. Which perfect family will save her? Or is it time she saved herself?

A transporting debut about family, friendship, first romance, and how to be true to one person you love without betraying another.

In all honesty I only put this book on my TBR list on goodreads because his name is Jase.... and that sounds just like Jace, which is kind of funny because Jase acts and looks nothing like Jace. I definitely like Jace better TBH, for those of you who have no idea who Jace is (gasp) he's Jace Wayland/Morgenstern/Lightwood/Herondale from The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, which is my favorite series and I highly recommend it if you haven't read it. So if you haven't read this book I would suggest you don't read on because I'm going to spoil you, come back after you've read it ;) 

SPOILERS BELOW FOR MY LIFE NEXT DOOR


One of my first initial thoughts were, wow, her mom is a clean freak. Haha, which is kind of like me, my room is usually clean and pristine, I almost cried last time my friends got it messy. The only thing that's not clean is my bed, I never make it.... I always forget. From the beginning Clay was driving me insane and he was just so well, annoying and he was cheating on Sam's mom, and I just never liked him. 
George on the other hand, he was adorable I loved how he was always bursting with facts. I really liked the Garett family, they're really close and I respect that. My favorite Garett would probably be George or Alice, though I did really like Jase and I liked Joel even though we didn't get to know him very well. My favorite character in this whole book would have to be Tim, which is very fortunate since the next book in this 'series' is about Tim! I really liked Tim's story in this, how he was in a really dark place in the beginning of the story but was able to pull himself out, I respect that about him and he's just an awesome guy, his twin sister on the other hand, I actually never liked her. Especially after she made that first comment about everything being easy for Sam. I really value friendships and jealousy to that extent is just not something that I like at all, I find it amusing when people in a 'couple' are jealous like Daemon and Katy but not in friendships over something so petty like Sam having more money than Nan. I especially didn't like how Nan cheated, stealing her own brother's work and claiming it for herself, the minute that Sam found those files on Tim's computer I thought that Nan might've taken them from Tim. But then Nan just completely terminated her and Sam's friendship after that and told her she couldn't wait to get away from and her family and Sam. I just thought that was totally rude, mean and unnecessary. You can't just drop a friendship you've had for a lifetime that quickly, I really didn't like Nan for that. 
This book was funny, cute, adorable, cute, and did I mention cute? I thought it was hilarious how Patsy's first word was 'boob' next came 'poop' and then 'butt'. I also loved how Jase was an animal lover, I respect anyone who has a soft spot for animals, as of the fact that I myself love animals. When Alice threatened Sam I smiled because as you've probably figured out from my past reviews, I love over protectiveness especially from old siblings. 
When Jase (Sorry if I accidentally write 'Jace' instead of 'Jase' habits!) wanted to make sure that Sam liked his car? I was just in a state of awwwwww. Jase is defiantly a good guy, not a bad boy like Jace, but he's more cute than hot in my opinion. 
By the Angel, I was laughing so hard when Sam and Jase were having that passionate make out session and then George comes in with the cookies he'd bitten out of to 'make sure they were good'. 
I was so excited for Tim when he was starting to pull himself back up from where he'd fallen head first off the deep end, his story is just so likable and compelling, I defiantly enjoyed reading his parts the most, though I did really like Sam and Jase's romance it was really cute with a hint of forbidden love on Sam's side, and we all know how much I love forbidden and star-crossed love. 
The ending part, we all knew Sam was going to tell Jase eventually about her mom hitting his dad, but the time between was just so... interesting to read about. When Clay threatened her and made her break up with Jase, I already hated him but then he made her break up with Jase and I just lost it. Ugh. I'm so glad her mom finally saw sense and walked out on him. Literally. 
I felt Sam's awkwardness when she was trying to talk to Jase and Alice wouldn't let her in and then finally Jase comes out to talk to her and..... ahhh the awkward feels! 
This book had such a cute perfect ending, I can't wait until The Boy Most Likely To comes out because I love the characters Alice and Tim! <3