Summer in the City

3.5 Rounded to 3

When I saw this cover and title, I was hoping for a fun summer Rom-Com. I have been itching to read one for a while now so this seemed perfect. I didn't realize this was actually 3 novellas, one for each of the friends in the group. I don't mind novellas at all and think they can be a lot of fun so this was what I have come to expected when reading one.

Overall, Summer in the City was quick and okay read. I was disappointed, however, because I expected some sort of summer type scene. This didn't have that at all. It occurs during summer but that's about it.

As to the novellas themselves, each occurs over a 24hr period during a blackout. In that sense, the steamy scenes felt rushed and forced and took away from the underlying stories, for me anyway. I would have loved more interaction and banter between the different couples vs. such a focus on the sex.

I did enjoy the writing, for each author, and would probably have loved these more if they were longer and the characters and situations fleshed out more.

I sincerely appreciate Kensington Books for providing me with a review copy. All opinions expressed herein are mine and mine alone.