Book Review | Perfect Summer – Bethany Lopez

Perfect Summer
By: Bethany Lopez

Series: Mason Creek Series
Book Number In Series: 7 of 12
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Trope(s): Small Town, Single Mother
Publisher: Indie
Publication Date: July 1st, 2021

My Rating: 3 ½ stars

Blurb:

Coming back to Mason Creek was never the plan…

When Faith left her small town after high school, she swore she’d never look back. But life and hard circumstances eventually opened her eyes, sending her back to Mason Creek a different person. Now a single mom, she wants to give her daughter a good life, even if it means facing the ghosts of her past…and the man she left behind.

Moving on had never been an option…

When Faith left Mason Creek, she took Mitch’s heart with her. Over a decade has passed and he’s never moved on, unable to forgive the girl who left him. Now she’s back, and there’s no avoiding her in a town as small as Mason Creek. The memories of their young love war with the new feelings she stirs within him, once again putting his heart at risk.

They were each other’s first loves, first kisses, and first heartbreaks, and the damage between them runs deep. Will their reunion end with even more devastation or will it turn into a Perfect Summer?

---

My Review

The Mason Creek Series is a small town romance standalone series. If you’re looking for all the swoony heartwarming vibes and a series full of second chances look no further and give this series a try! The next book on my list is Perfect Summer by Bethany Lopez. Because Bethany Lopez is a new to me author, I’m not sure what I’m getting myself into, but given the single mother and second chance nature from the blurb, I’m ready for an epic All The Feels moment!

In My Own Words:

Perfect Summer is the seventh standalone in the Mason Creek Series. This novel is told from both Faith and Mitch pov! Be prepared for all the swoony small town feels with a single mother vibe! I couldn’t put this one down!!

Mitch has only known one great love in his life. They were the golden high school couple voted most likely to be together forever! But the day after graduation Mitch’s one true love, Faith Evans, left their sleepy town without a single goodbye.

Faith had her reasons for leaving Mason Creek twelve years ago. She also had her reasoning behind coming back to the one place she’s always felt the most safe. So with her daughter in tow, she decides to build her life back up in Mason Creek. Now, with her being the new owner of Serenity, she finally feels everything in her life is falling into place. Well, everything aside from her ex-high school love, Mitch…. That’s one conversation she doesn’t mind putting off until the end of time.

My Thoughts:

When I first started Perfect Summer, I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into. I loved the initial chemistry between Faith and Mitch and that was what I was leaning on. Faith is as strong as strong can be, but sometimes even the strongest person falls from weakness. I loved her motherly instincts and the way she was with her daughter. This woman was a great mother and it showed through the pages of this novel.

Now, as for Mitch, this man wears his heart on his sleeve. And Faith has always been the owner of his heart. The first moment between them had me clutching my heart and feeling sorry for Mitch. This is a man who loves with his whole heart, a heart that never truly got over his first love. I feared this man would get his heartbroken once again.

Hope, she was the sunshine in this story! This little girl was so adorable, I legit had a smile on my face through all the moments between, not only her and Faith, but also her and Mitch! I craved to have more moments between Mitch and her, but beggars can’t be choosers.

Now onto why I gave Perfect Summer a 3 ½ Star rating….. I loved Mitch, Faith, and Hope’s story. Bethany Lopez did a wonderful job at showing fate at it’s finest where this couple and Faith’s daughter is concerned. But one thing I’m still scratching my head over is a few of the hole’s within this story. Like the conversation with Mitch’s mom that I don’t ever remember happening. And let’s not forget when Faith told Mitch at the restaurant, she would get into more detail about her relationship with Jed at another time…. Okay, I don’t remember that deep conversation happening either. And believe me when i say, I don’t think I’d forget about a conversation regarding four broken bones… I feel the connection between Faith and Mitch had the potential to grow even stronger than it was. I wanted more one-on-one conversation between the two of them, about the two of them.

Overall, I loved the premise of this story, but as I’m sitting here writing this review I’ve come to the realization that this one was simply just a like for me and not much of the love I had thought it was. There were moments I loved, but many moments I wanted to see play out, just didn’t… Bottom line, I felt Perfect Summer was fast paced and maybe a little to rushed for my liking. I wanted more of a slow down where pivotal moments were concerned. I am, however, looking forward to hopefully getting a few glances of these three in upcoming novels.

---

The section below contains amazon affiliate links. This is a way for my site to earn advertising fees by advertising or linking to certain products and services.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3HYRjQ2
Amazon World: http://getbook.at/PerfectSummerBL

---

Catch up on my reviews
for The Mason Creek Series:

Perfect Risk – C.A. Harms
Perfect Song – Lauren Runow
Perfect Love – A.M. Hargrove
Perfect Night – Terri E. Laine
Perfect Tragedy – Jennifer Miller
Perfect Escape – Cary Hart
Perfect Summer – Bethany Lopez
Perfect Embrace – Kaylee Ryan

---

Peace Love and Happy Reading,

You can also find me here:

Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Pinterest | Goodreads | Bookbub