BLOG TOUR STOP~ THAT ONE SUMMER BY C.J. DUGGAN
The Summer Series by C.J. Duggan
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
SYNOPSIS
book 1 (The Boys of Summer):
It seemed only natural to nickname them the ‘Onslow Boys’. Every time they swaggered in the front door of the Onslow Hotel after a hard week’s work, their laughter was loud and genuine as they settled onto their bar stools. I peeked through the restaurant partition, a flimsy divider between my world and theirs. I couldn’t help but smile whenever I saw them, saw him ... Toby Morrison.
Quiet seventeen-year-old Tess doesn’t relish the thought of a summertime job. She wants nothing more than to forget the past haunts of high school and have fun with her best friends before the dreaded Year Twelve begins.
To Tess, summer is when everything happens: riding bikes down to the lake, watching the fireworks at the Onslow Show and water bomb fights at the sweltering Sunday markets.
How did she let her friends talk her into working?
After first-shift disasters, rude, wealthy tourists and a taunting ex-boyfriend, Tess is convinced nothing good can come of working her summer away. However, Tess finds unlikely allies in a group of locals dubbed ‘The Onslow Boys’, who are old enough to drive cars, drink beer and not worry about curfews. Tess’s summer of working expands her world with a series of first times with new friends, forbidden love and heartbreaking chaos.
All with the one boy she has never been able to forget.
It will be a summer she will always remember.
Review
I give this book 4 stars. It's told in first POV.
The book is set in the 1990's (I remember those years and now I feel old lol) Tess is working with her best friends and they end up being friends with the guys who are older than them and are known as the Onslow Boys. Throughout the book you see how a lot of guys end up falling for Tess which kind of gives the book the "unrealistic" feel but it's a great book for a chilled day and the fact that it's part of a series means you can expect more silly banter funny jokes and some kind of
Summer drama lol I also love how the book talks openly about a lot things young people go through when they are insecure about things.
C.j. Did really well in this book. It's like the book tackled everything but still left more to be wanted so I am excited to see what the next book has in store.
4 Stars from Nicole
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Synopsis
book 2 (An Endless Summer):
book 2 (An Endless Summer):
Sean looked out over the lake, squinting against the sunlight. He turned to me, his expression sobering as his eyes flicked over my face in a silent study.
“Come on Amy, I saved you once, I’ll save you again.”
I met his stare unflinchingly. “I don’t need saving.”
A wicked grin formed slowly. “Don’t you?”
After a rebellious summer night that almost claimed her life, Amy Henderson – the Onslow publican’s only daughter – is sent away to suffer a fate far worse than any other punishment:
Boarding School.
Three years on, a now nineteen-year-old Amy returns to Onslow for the summer. What once was a cauldron of activity with live bands, hot meals and cold beers, the Onslow Hotel now lies dark, deserted and depressing. All fond childhood memories of loitering on the hotel stairs and eavesdropping on customers’ colourful conversations are in the distant past.
How had her dad let it come to this?
With the new threat of putting the Onslow up for sale, Amy reluctantly turns to a local tradesman for help: Sean Murphy, the very same Onslow boy who saved her life all those years ago. With his help and that of some old friends, the task is clear: spend the summer building the hotel back up to its former glory or lose it for good.
In an endless summer, Amy soon realises that sometimes in order to save your future, you have to face your past, even if it’s in the form of a smug, gorgeous Onslow boy.
Review
Eeeeek!!! Yes I just did that out loud.
Amy is finally able to return to Onslow after 3 years, but only to fall through a balcony. Yea, that's right, the Onslow has been neglected. This all leads to a major struggle for Amy. Well several inner struggles, some being highlighted by an Onslow boy.
"Come on, Amy, I saved you once, I'll save you again."
I met his stare unflinchingly. "I don't need saving."
A wicked grin formed slowly on his face. "Don't you?"
That's right the same guy that saved her 3 years ago is the same Onslow Boy to come to her rescue now. Sean is back in town too. He just happened to arrive at the Onslow when Amy decided to take a journey down the balcony hole. He isn't happy about the state he finds the Onslow in either, but will Amy let anyone help? Will her pigheadedness stand in the way of something great?
"You might want to close your mouth," Teas whispered, elbowing me in the ribs. "There's a few flies hanging around the barbie; you don't want to swallow one."
I remember reading The Boys of Summer back before I ever started blogging with Natasha. I absolutely fell in love, even if I had to use context clues to figure out what some words meant. This book is no different. An Endless Summer captivated me and would not let go. I was entranced and couldn't go to sleep until I finished, which is why I am up at 3am writing a review ( and I didn't even realize how late it is). The story id written from Amy's POV. I would love to know what Sean was thinking throughout this book, but it rocked all the same. The book is very well written and I cannot wait to read That One Summer next!
Synopsis
book 3 (That One Summer):
Loving Chris Henderson would be wrong. Diabolically disastrous. I mean, what is there about him to love? He’s moody, bossy, brooding, a control freak, and that’s on a good day … but there was one achingly obvious fact that haunted my every thought, every minute of every day …
He sure could kiss.
As the countdown to the new millennium begins, there is one thing everyone agrees on: no one wants to be in Onslow for New Year’s Eve.
So that can only mean one thing: road trip!
No longer the mousey, invisible, shy girl from years ago, Tammy Maskala is finally making up for all those lost summers. A new year with new friends, which astoundingly includes the bossy boy behind the bar, Chris Henderson.
She likes her new friends (at least most of them), so why does she secretly feel so out of place?
After chickening out on the trip, a last-minute change of heart sees Tammy racing to the Onslow Hotel, fearing she’s missed her chance for a ride. The last thing she expected to meet was a less-than-happy Onslow Boy leaning against his black panel van.
Now the countdown begins to reach the others at Point Shank before the party is over and the new year has begun. Alone in a car with only the infuriating Chris Henderson, Tammy can’t help but feel this is a disastrous start to what could have been a great adventure. But when the awkward road trip takes an unexpected turn, Tammy soon discovers that the way her traitorous heart feels about Chris is the biggest disaster of all.
Fogged up windows, moonlight swimming, bad karaoke and unearthed secrets; after this one summer nothing will ever be the same again.
REVIEW
I am pretty sure I am in love!!!
That One Summer is full of adventure, confusion, love and will keep you laughing throughout.
Tammy happens upon her best friend's brother while playing murder in the dark. Little did she know that moment, being so close in the dark, could change everything.
Chris is always serious, but after being hidden with Tammy he lets his guard down. For someone like Chris that never happens, well unless he is getting lucky ;) When circumstances continue to put them in each others paths will they fight attraction or give in to it all??
"With, wait a sec." His hand snaked around my wrist and he pulled me back. "This isn't over, not for me." He said seriously.
I stared up at his, my mind whirring in maddening circles, fearing to hope.
"What are you saying?" I whispered .
He pulled me closer, circling his arms around my waist. "What I'm saying is I want to go to the ends of the Earth with you."
Written from Tammy's point of view, That One Summer will keep you wanting more. I haven't found one of the Onslow books I haven't fallen in love with yet. Chris is not like any other Onslow Boy. He is the responsible one, but hidden underneath he is completely lovable. I absolutely love that at times when Tammy was setting herself up, I could just feel anxiety. My emotions were so in sync with this book and I cannot wait to experience more of the Onslow Boys! CJ Duggan certainly knows how to engage a reader and keep them fully entertained.
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AUTHOR BIO
C.J Duggan is an Australian author who lives with her husband in a rural border town of New South Wales, Australia.
The Boys of Summer is Book One in her Mature Young Adult Romance Series.
For more on C.J and ‘The Summer Series’, visit www.cjdugganbooks.com
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