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Hello everyone and welcome back to the blog. Today is my stop in the ”The Matchbreaker Summer” Tour and I have a review in store for you.
DISCLAIMER: A review copy of this book has been sent to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
And now without further ado, let’s start with this post.
A pitch-perfect summer camp rom-com about two teens with nothing in common who come together to help break up a romance and unexpectedly start one of their own
Sixteen-year-old Paisley Manning has been attending Camp Seabrook since she was a little girl, when her parents ran it together. For the last few years, since her father’s death, she’s been the one helping her mom run the camp behind the scenes. This year, however, will be Camp Seabrook’s last hurrah because Paisley’s mom has met a guy online and they’re getting married.
Enter Hayden Bennett, who is working alongside Paisley. Paisley and Hayden are like oil and water. She follows the rules, and he seems to live to break them all. But when Hayden catches wind of Paisley’s predicament, he has an idea. If a matchmaker in some computer algorithm caused the issue, a couple of real-life matchbreakers can fix it.
As they work to break up the happy couple, Paisley discovers that maybe Hayden’s not so bad after all. Has she met her own perfect match in her fellow matchbreaker?
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Title – The Matchbreaker Summer
Author – Annie Rains
Genre – Young Adult Contemporary Romance
Release date – April 5th, 2022
Paisley is a sixteen-year-old teenager who is really passionate about everything she does. This includes the summer camp that her mother runs. She loves following the rules and hates everyone who doesn’t like to follow them. Hayden is like her arch nemesis because he did something that Paisley did not like. However both of them discovered that maybe they could work together, especially if it could help Paisley by making her mother break up with her boyfriend. Let’s just say that love is in the air and our main characters definitely did not include that part in their calculations.
I got serious Camp Rock minus the all-the-time singing feels from ”The Matchbreaker Summer” and absolutely adored it. This novel is a cute and fast paced Romance book for young adults.
Paisley’s entire character is changing for a 180 degree turn as she definitely doesn’t want the Camp to close. She blames her mothers’s boyfriend for this radical plan and can’t understand how her mom could close something that belonged to Paisleys father. I liked the fact that the reader gets to see the motivation behind Paisleys change of character and how she deals with it. It certainly isn’t the right way to deal with it like she does but it shows us again that no one is perfect and that we all have flaws.
The book definitely had more potential than what it showed in the end, which is why I ”only” gave it a 4-star rating. ”The Matchbreaker Summer” is a great read for the summer and will definitely be a fun read for younger YA readers (15-16 year-old).
Favorite Quotes:
- I wouldn’t say that Hayden and I are friends. He’s that guy who’s cute in theory, but who’s always in trouble.
- The cat was there first. If anyone should be confined to one room in our house, it’s Dave.
- As you can probably guess, I didn’t take it well. I thought an engagement would be miserable news, but this was so much worse.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57839826-the-matchbreaker-summer
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-matchbreaker-summer-annie-rains/1139798123?ean=9780593481554
Book Depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Matchbreaker-Summer-Annie-Rains/9780593481554
IndieBound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593481554
USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains lives in a small, coastal North Carolina town, full of lovable folks, scenic downtown areas, and breathtaking nature—similar to the towns she writes about in her books. Annie’s love of reading and writing grabbed hold of her at a young age and never let go. Her first book was published in 2015, and she’s been writing heartfelt, page-turning stories ever since. When Annie isn’t writing, she’s reading from her never-ending TBR stack on her bedside table, taking long walks while plotting her characters’ happy endings, and living out her own happily ever after with her husband, three children, feisty rescue cat, and mischievous dog.
Website: http://www.annierains.com/
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*A review copy of this book has been sent to me in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.
