The recommended reading age is 18 or older. This book is intended for mature audiences. Something Like Summer traces the tumultuous relationship of Ben and Tim, secret high school sweethearts who grow over the years into both adulthood enemies and complicated friends. While the series doesn't shy away from sex, it also focuses deeply on emotion, promising an experience that will stay with you long after the final page is turned. Surrounding them are friends and enemies, each with their own story, resulting in an immersive universe filled with first times and second chances. Flower petals still opened in the sun’s early light, and animals still grazed the day away, their minds untroubled. People still woke up, had breakfast, went to work, and it was wrong. Central to the plot is the troubled relationship between Ben and Tim, former high school sweethearts who continue to meet over the years, their chemistry changing with each encounter. Jay Bell, Something Like Summer 42 likes Like That the sun still rose the next morning was incredibly unjust. book follows a different LGBTQ character on their quest for love. But some love stories are impossible to forget.Įach Something Like. Overwhelmed by old feelings, Ben is forced to reconcile the summer-filled dreams of his past with the complexities of his new adult life. Everything is perfect until the day Tim shows up unexpectedly. Years later, Ben is attending college in a different state while dating a truly wonderful guy. Their budding romance is soon tested by spreading rumors, the danger increasing along with their passion for each other until it pushes them to the breaking point. After a not-so-accidental collision with Tim, an attractive athlete and artist, Ben is convinced that he's met his soulmate. Instead he ended up lonelier than before. It’s about being true to yourself, letting your heart lead the way and discovering the strength of love.

Ben thought coming out was his best chance of finding love. Something Like Summer is a coming of age story of true long-lasting love, about insecurities, social pressure, heartache and love again that spans 12 years. Life isn't easy for a gay teenager living in the nineties. I remember sneaking over to his house in the middle of the night.

Something like summer by jay bell