Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: May 4th, 2021
Reviewed On: September 13th, 2022
BASIC PLOT
Meredith Fox has been going to Martha’s Vineyard for the summer as long as she can remember. But this summer is the first one back since the death of Meredith’s sister. It will all be overwhelming, but even more since since the entire extended family will be together for her cousin’s big wedding.
Unfortunately, Meredith’s longtime boyfriend unexpectedly dumped her two weeks before the wedding, leaving her dateless. Luckily, she has the perfect distraction. Her family has a tradition of playing the ultimate game of Assassin every summer, and this year it will take place during the week of wedding festivities.
But her target just happens to be a very cute groomsman. She’s determined to not let herself get distracted, not let herself be lost in another doomed relationship. But as the week progresses, she can’t help falling for him, which may cost her not only the game, but also her heart.
REVIEW
Okay, so I didn’t realize that this book was YA… My bad. BUT, I ended up absolutely loving it! I felt for the loss the Fox Family has experienced. I could feel how important Claire was the everyone in the family. I did feel however, that the love everyone had for Claire made Meredith read as less than she actually was. I also felt that even Meredith didn’t see her own value.
It did bother me how she jumped from a FOUR year relationship into another relationship so quickly. Yes, yes, I know that sometimes it’s really easy to get over someone that was just wrong for you… but still.
That being said, the banter between Meredith and Wit is adorable. I like how the relationship evolves and is more than just physical. The twist of Claire having met him and basically deciding he was perfect for Meredith was unexpected, but worked with the story to show the relationship between the two sisters. I REALLY liked that Meredith did not follow Wit on his adventure. She knew she had to have her own story as well, apart from him.
This book was a mix of light/beach read style and also emotional. I teared up more than once and could feel the emotions of the characters easily.
FAVOURITE QUOTES
My stomach was swoop, swoop, swooping when we met in the middle, especially when Wit half grinned and began
gently tracing my face with his fingertips. My eyebrows, my eyelids, my nose, my cheekbones – he saved my lips for
last. “I kind of want to kiss you, too,” he murmured. “Would that be all right?”
“You’re wicked,” I said.
“And you go wild for it,” he said back as I jumped to the ground.
“Because when we said goodbye, at first you told me you’d see me tomorrow.” He said and propped himself up on
an elbow. “But then the next time you said it, it was later.”
I nodded and continued to cry. He hugged me to his chest and didn’t let go even when I’d stopped crying. “Sleep,”
he murmured. “Go to sleep, Killer.”
Wit squeezed my hand. “But that only made me want to meet you more.”
“I know you don’t like hearing this,” I heard his say, “and I know I promised not to tell you, but you are pretty, Killer.
You’re pretty, beautiful, stunning, mesmerizing.” He paused. “But that’s not all of it.” He kissed the top of my head.
“And I do know how much you adore me,” he whispered. “I just wish it was as much as I adore you.”
I love you, Stephen. I adore you, but I love you even more.
STAR RATING
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