Summertime Punchline
- Madison Rawlings
- May 19, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: May 25, 2024
Written by: Betty Corrello
Goodreads Avg. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.07
My Star Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Rating: 🌶
Only a few steamy scenes and one spice scene. The scenes are pretty sweet and romantic, nothing too graphic.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Please note for the spice guide that the page numbers are based on the paperback copy as seen in the pictures. Page numbers may vary between copies.
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My Review:
Delfina Silva-Miller lives in New York City living out her dream of becoming a comedian. When everything in her life seems to go wrong, she is forced to go back to her hometown to live with her nana until she can get back on her feet.
When she arrives home in Evergreen, New Jersey, she bumps into her high school bully, Eddie Rodriguez. Del and Eddie have a lot of complicated history together that wasn't ever resolved. But they've both changed so much, can they finally get along?
This past and present timeline, summer romance was such a fun time! The writing was quick and easy to get through. This is a really great beach read that I will be recommending to anyone that needs a good book to read on vacation. There was not as many summer vibes as I was hoping but I still really enjoyed it. I wish there were more past timeline chapters and where they were placed seemed a little disorganized to the point where it was a bit hard to follow the references to the past from the present timeline. The things happening to both of the main characters in the book made them feel more real and got me attached to the characters individually AND together. I definitely recommend if you're looking for a fun and easy romance!
Spice Guide
(Drop-down contains exactly where to skip—down to the sentence—and any important information missed. It may include spoilers)
Light Make Out — Chapter 17, Page 153
Skip after There wasn't anything left to think about... (the rest of the paragraph)
Del is surprised by how much she wants him and how much it feels Eddie wants her
Eddie turns up the radio when a song called S*x and Candy comes on
Continue reading at the beginning of Chapter 18
Steamy Scene — Chapter 18, Page 168
Skip after Are we doing this? Is this happening?
Del realizes she’s wanted him for a long time, Eddie interrupts before anything can happen and says, “Maybe we shouldn’t”
Del feels insecure that he doesn’t feel the same, she convinces herself that they’re such different people and it’s ending abruptly now just like how it ended 10 years ago
Continue reading at the beginning of Chapter 19
Moderate Spice Scene — Chapter 25, Page 214
Skip after "You're lucky I don't get spooked easily."
Important quote to the story: “ Eddie must have studied the exact places I was sewn together because he had no problem pulling me apart, one thread at a time. I felt safe enough to lose myself in his arms…”
Continue reading at the beginning of Chapter 26
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