Everyone's been rating this five stars just to support the author with the whole trolls situation, but I refused to rate this at all because that's a bullshit way to support. Come and fight me on this. The best way to support the author was to take down those fucking trolls, which has been done. Books should be rated after being read and having formed your own opinions about them.



Honestly, just stop rating a book 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 stars IF YOU HAVEN'T FUCKING READ IT. It's not that hard, why do

Everyone's been rating this five stars just to support the author with the whole trolls situation, but I refused to rate this at all because that's a bullshit way to support. Come and fight me on this. The best way to support the author was to take down those fucking trolls, which has been done. Books should be rated after being read and having formed your own opinions about them.



Honestly, just stop rating a book 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 stars IF YOU HAVEN'T FUCKING READ IT. It's not that hard, why don't you go try that?



I've been meaning to read this for a while and give it a fair rating. I rated this book four stars because it was absolutely incredible. I didn't have much expectations for this one because summer contemporaries are not my thing, but this book really surprised me.



The story is about Anise, a seriously amazing surfer who has to leave the beach and her home to move to Nebraska for the last summer she had to spend with her friends before they all move away for college. Her aunt was badly injured in a serious accident so Anise and her father move to help out her and her three kids. Having to move to Nebraska also means having to face the hometown of her shit-of-an-excuse-of-a-mother's memories.



●I loved so many things about this book and one of them were character growth. Anise has to come to terms with leaving behind her friends (abandoning her loved ones, which is what her mother does to her) and sacrificing her own happiness for family who needs her. All of this leads to a very satisfying ending which may have bought me to tears. (I'm not going to admit anything.) At first, Anise was pissing me off with her "LET ME FUCKING SURF, I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE" attitude, but she really grew afterwards.



●There's also POC and disability rep without it being a big deal and taking a whole chunk of the plot. It's so casual and naturally woven into the story, it's honestly impossible not to love the book at this point. Lincoln is a black, one armed skater. He's hilarious, kind, charming and such a sweet soul.



●The relationship between Anise and her father is freaking magnificent. He communicates with his daughter, they talk about their feelings and they have this sense of "closeness." Heck he talks to his daughter about sex and protection. He cares for her well being and he's always there for Anise. I seriously fucking loved their relationship and I want more of this, thanks.



●There's also a lot of focus on surfing and skating, which I loved! The first couple of chapters are about Anise surfing and it was very fun to read about. I can't surf for shit so reading about someone who can, makes up for that, lmao. And the skating scenes were so on point!! I remember my friend teaching me how to skate and I fell on my ass and scraped knees all the time. Reading about Anise's struggles about skating felt so real. It's relatable.



-Anise's love for her home and the beach is so refreshing. She has so much love for surfing, the beach, her home and it made me want to hit the beach and try some surfing!!! (Lbr, I would probably die)



●Also there's a really cute ff couple at the end. The only sad thing is that we don't get to see much of them. :(



My only problem with the book was the slow pacing towards the beginning.



Overall, I highly recommend this book if you're looking for a summer contemporary. It's perfect.