Here Comes Summer is a romance novel about two ex-boyfriends who have to fake still being together to go on a trip around Europe for a travel brand. Brady is aimless, with his rich family wanting him to follow in their footsteps and become a lawyer, but when he gets an offer from a travel company to be an ambassador for their brand for the summer thanks to an old social media account, he jumps at the chance. The catch? They want a couple, having seen Brady’s posts with ex-boyfriend Hayes, who is now preparing for med school and worrying about money. This could be the perfect summer for both of them, but feelings might complicate their chance for easy money.
This is a great summer read if you’re looking for queer romance, as it is light and the drama never feels too deep or troublesome for the couple. I like how it is told from both Brady and Hayes’ perspectives, which makes the obvious miscommunication work better than it sometimes does (I find the trope is often frustrating when it is unrealistic and just there to create slight drama). There’s definitely some interesting character development for them both, with the narrative focusing on them needing to take some inspiration from each other as they grow up, and realise that they might need to rethink some of their impressions to understand each other better. Each location they go to has a weather report that I think is meant to give a flavour of what is going to happen to their relationship there, but I didn’t really feel like it was needed.
Here Comes Summer is an escapist romance that focuses on growing into who you want to be, whilst also touching on wealth differences and gay shame. It is on the lighter end of queer romance, but with characters that still feel like real queer people even in the very fictional situations.
Fiendfully Reading 
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