The summer after you and me: I really liked this book. I live in long island and i thought this book used the fact of hurricane sandy as a way to relate it back to the relationship that started during this storm. I liked the character of Lucy and how much she went through in this novel. It made me so sad the lucy almost lost her house. I did like the romance was well. It was fun quick read and really fun read. 
 
Check out my non-spolier review that includes this book:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9bR5P-ip5g
  ( )

The summer after you and me: I really liked this book. I live in long island and i thought this book used the fact of hurricane sandy as a way to relate it back to the relationship that started during this storm. I liked the character of Lucy and how much she went through in this novel. It made me so sad the lucy almost lost her house. I did like the romance was well. It was fun quick read and really fun read. 
 
Check out my non-spolier review that includes this book:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9bR5P-ip5g
  ( )

I enjoyed this one. It's fluffy and cute. I particularly enjoyed the chapter intros which contained excerpts from Lucy's thesis on the mating habits of marine mammals. I found them adorable, charming, and funny.

This book takes place the summer after Sandy as a town works to recover, rebuild, and move on from the tragedy. Mirroring that effort is Lucy's attempt to personally move on from Sandy and the aftermath of a failed attempt of a relationship with the boy next door, Connor.

I really liked Lucy, the main character, which isn't terribly a surprise since when I was her age, I was also bookish, studious, and had ocean-mad. I wanted to be a marine biologist for the longest time and not pursuing that is one of my life's regrets. She also seemed to be a bit uncertain about relationships, preferring facts and clams. Again, I relate.

This is a young adult novel about relationships so there is the predictable flailing around, misunderstandings due to lack of communication, and love triangles. But I never got annoyed with them like I have with other YA novels. Possibly because I liked Lucy and Connor so much, and even the secondary characters, who at the end of the day were just behaving like human beings who tried to do what they thought was right (even when it wasn't). ( )

4.5 stars.

The Summer After You and Me by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski is a very sweet and charming young adult romance. Set on the Jersey Shore, it is a heartwarming story that takes place during the summer after Superstorm Sandy swept through leaving chaos and destruction in its wake. More than just homes need rebuilding when islander Lucy Giordano is reunited with summer resident Connor Malloy.

Lucy has a longtime crush on Connor but she knows a romance with a part timer is a recipe for heartache. But just before Sandy hits, she and Connor have a momentary connection that she hopes will lead to a real relationship between them. Outside interference derails their budding romance and when Connor returns for the summer, both have moved on. But it is pretty obvious they still have feelings for each other, and Lucy's life becomes very complicated when a rash decision leads to problems with her friends and her twin brother, Liam.

Lucy is a very engaging and likable character. She has decided that love is not worth the pain, so she is going to play it safe when it comes to romance. But Connor's return brings back all those feelings she has worked so hard to forget and once she finds out the real reason why their relationship fizzled, she finds it very hard to ignore her reaction to him. Lucy tries keeping all of her problems to herself, but in the long run, this causes a rift between her and her closest friends.

Lucy and her friends think that Connor is nothing but a player, but appearances might just be deceiving. He really is a nice guy despite his reputation and his friendship with Lucy is very endearing. Once he and Lucy work through their initial awkwardness, they enjoy hanging out together. For the first time since Connor started coming to the island, they take the time to get to know each other and Lucy is pleasantly surprised to discover she has misjudged him.

The Summer After You and Me is a light read despite the upheaval and turmoil in Lucy's life. Jennifer Salvato Doktorski adroitly blends family, romance and friendship with real life problems and the resulting story is absolutely delightful. The characters' growth is believable and the resolution of the issues is realistic. The storyline has plenty of depth and substance and it is blissfully angst free. A lovely young adult contemporary romance that I highly recommend to fans of the genre. ( )