The Matchbreaker Summer
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- Author：Annie Rains
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Summary
A pitch-perfect summer camp rom-com about two teens with nothing in common who come together to help break up a romance and unexpectedly start one of their own
Sixteen-year-old Paisley Manning has been attending Camp Seabrook since she was a little girl， when her parents ran it together。 For the last few years， since her father’s death， she’s been the one helping her mom run the camp behind the scenes。 This year， however， will be Camp Seabrook’s last hurrah because Paisley’s mom has met a guy online and they’re getting married。
Enter Hayden Bennett， who is working alongside Paisley。 Paisley and Hayden are like oil and water。 She follows the rules， and he seems to live to break them all。 But when Hayden catches wind of Paisley's predicament， he has an idea。 If a matchmaker in some computer algorithm caused the issue， a couple of real-life matchbreakers can fix it。
As they work to break up the happy couple， Paisley discovers that maybe Hayden's not so bad after all。 Has she met her own perfect match in her fellow matchbreaker？
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Sixteen-year-old Paisley Manning has been attending Camp Seabrook since she was a little girl， when her parents ran it together。 For the last few years， since her father’s death， she’s been the one helping her mom run the camp behind the scenes。 This year， however， will be Camp Seabrook’s last hurrah because Paisley’s mom has met a guy online and they’re getting married。
Enter Hayden Bennett， who is working alongside Paisley。 Paisley and Hayden are like oil and water。 She follows the rules， and he seems to live to break them all。 But when Hayden catches wind of Paisley's predicament， he has an idea。 If a matchmaker in some computer algorithm caused the issue， a couple of real-life matchbreakers can fix it。
As they work to break up the happy couple， Paisley discovers that maybe Hayden's not so bad after all。 Has she met her own perfect match in her fellow matchbreaker？
Underlined is a line of totally addictive romance， thriller， and horror paperback original titles coming to you fast and furious each month。 Enjoy everything you want to read the way you want to read it。
Reviews
Caroline Gaines
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like so cute i loved it but it was SOOO predictable which i don’t mind but like i skipped a chapter and i could figure everything that happened in that last chapter。 super easy and calm read！ i loved when hayden called paisley pais that was so aw
senselessdaydreams
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these “16 year olds” act like 12 year olds。 dnf at page 79 :/
Anniek
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This was fine and objectively enjoyable， but for me， it didn't have that spark to make it stand out。 I love reading summer books in summer， and a summer camp story is always fun， but I didn't FEEL the atmosphere of it。This read more like middlegrade than YA for the most part， and I wish the author would have committed to that， because it could have been a really cute middlegrade story。 Or possibly a lower YA with like a 14 year old MC， which we don't have nearly enough of！The romance was okay to This was fine and objectively enjoyable， but for me， it didn't have that spark to make it stand out。 I love reading summer books in summer， and a summer camp story is always fun， but I didn't FEEL the atmosphere of it。This read more like middlegrade than YA for the most part， and I wish the author would have committed to that， because it could have been a really cute middlegrade story。 Or possibly a lower YA with like a 14 year old MC， which we don't have nearly enough of！The romance was okay to me though， I did think the Rory and Jess vibes of it all were cute。 However， the way the MC's toxic best friend interfered with that ruined the fun a little。 。。。more
Sarah {The Bookish Knitter}
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3。5 Stars
Rachel
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After Paisley’s dad passed away， all the more Camp Starling had meaning。 It was the camp her dad helped run。 But after hearing news that her mom wants to relocate them to Wyoming because of her mom’s serious boyfriend， and that she plans to sell the camp， Paisley can’t believe that this would be her last summer with her friends。 Hence， bring on The Matchbreaker plan， hatched by her and Hayden （the troublemaking graffiti artist who got thrown into camp counseling as part of punishment）。 What Pais After Paisley’s dad passed away， all the more Camp Starling had meaning。 It was the camp her dad helped run。 But after hearing news that her mom wants to relocate them to Wyoming because of her mom’s serious boyfriend， and that she plans to sell the camp， Paisley can’t believe that this would be her last summer with her friends。 Hence， bring on The Matchbreaker plan， hatched by her and Hayden （the troublemaking graffiti artist who got thrown into camp counseling as part of punishment）。 What Paisley realizes though is change is not all bad， right？I loved the summer camp vibes， the reverse parent trap turned parent trap， and falling for the “bad boy，” though I didn’t think Hayden was all that bad。 Paisley had a strained friendship with her best friend， the inevitable change to come with Paisley’s big move， being uprooted from all that she’s ever known。 It was all predictable but sweet， and I def enjoyed！ 。。。more
emily luvs reading
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it was ok。 i did not really get too into the character or story。 but it was still cute。
Chloe Suzanne
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 it was really good， 4 stars in my book cause the characters are adorable and I love the interactions between Hayden and Paisley。 But， I didn't like her best friend or the way her mom was acting and how everything was fixed with an apology， I also didn't like the small amount of communication， she never knew her best friend or what was going on with boys and who she dated and I feel like paisley and Hayden acted like that can't even talk outside of camp。。 it was amazing though there was just a fe it was really good， 4 stars in my book cause the characters are adorable and I love the interactions between Hayden and Paisley。 But， I didn't like her best friend or the way her mom was acting and how everything was fixed with an apology， I also didn't like the small amount of communication， she never knew her best friend or what was going on with boys and who she dated and I feel like paisley and Hayden acted like that can't even talk outside of camp。。 it was amazing though there was just a few things I wanted to change but it was just what I was looking for， a lighthearted romance :） 。。。more
ceci ecklund
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i thought this was a cute， fast-paced summer book！ this book is definitely geared towards a younger audience maybe 12-13 but i enjoyed it。 the whole summer camp atmosphere was very nostalgic🏕
Emily Johnson
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Such a cute short little book
Katie
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Such a great summer read。 I enjoyed lounging in my hammock while reminiscenting on my summer camps as a kid。 😊
Book_freak
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Its rare that i reach for a YA book these days， but this was good for what it intended to do。If i had read it back in the day I would have loved it。
Alina
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This story just smells like a summer morning by the lake。 Definitely has kasie west vibes！ But I thought the plot points were immature at times。 Given， they're 16， but still。 But it's the whole "matchbreaker" premise so there isn't much to change。 This story just smells like a summer morning by the lake。 Definitely has kasie west vibes！ But I thought the plot points were immature at times。 Given， they're 16， but still。 But it's the whole "matchbreaker" premise so there isn't much to change。 。。。more
Deborah
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3。75 romance was super super cute but justice for my boy dave
Chronically Well Read
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This is a 2。5 star book。Is it bad that I wanted more Parent Trap and less personal growth？Let me start the review with things I liked about this book。 I liked the setting of the camp， the activities of summer camp were highlighted in this book， where the other summer camp books I have read， it just says they are at camp and leave it at that。 I like the question of growing out of a friendship that was brought up， but I don’t think it was explored enough and it kinda took the easy answer path。 I l This is a 2。5 star book。Is it bad that I wanted more Parent Trap and less personal growth？Let me start the review with things I liked about this book。 I liked the setting of the camp， the activities of summer camp were highlighted in this book， where the other summer camp books I have read， it just says they are at camp and leave it at that。 I like the question of growing out of a friendship that was brought up， but I don’t think it was explored enough and it kinda took the easy answer path。 I liked the ‘pranks’ pulled on the mom’s boyfriend， like I said， I wish there were more of them。 And finally， I liked the ending of the book， how all the problems were wrapped up。 Now， what I didn’t like。 I found the characters to be young， they read much younger than 16， and annoying。 I also thought the story would have benefited from multiple POVs telling it。 I thought the drama was very immature for the characters of that age， and it was super insta-lovey。 About halfway through the book， I tried to read it through the lens of a middle grade， and that helped eliminate most of the problems I had with the story。 Annie Rains is an adult romance writer， and this was her debut in YA。 I feel like she tried to make her writing young， and just went too young。 I would like to try another YA book from her if she writes another， maybe it will read a little more YA。 。。。more
Trigger Warning Database
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Trigger & Content WarningsGrief & loss depictionDeath of a father
Malia Grelinger
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2。5*
thueternity
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 THUZAR DONT READ THIS REVIEW UNTIL AFTER YOUVE READ THIS BOOK。 This book bore the fuck out of me and that’s why it took me so long to finish it。 It was only 200 pages and it took me seven days。 I was going through it， trying to force myself to read it。 It picked up in the middle so it honestly wasn’t too hard to devour。 The story overall was cute。 I think it’s the perfect summer book to read。 I’m so jealous that I didn’t get to enjoy the camp experience growing up。 Although， thanks to stories li THUZAR DONT READ THIS REVIEW UNTIL AFTER YOUVE READ THIS BOOK。 This book bore the fuck out of me and that’s why it took me so long to finish it。 It was only 200 pages and it took me seven days。 I was going through it， trying to force myself to read it。 It picked up in the middle so it honestly wasn’t too hard to devour。 The story overall was cute。 I think it’s the perfect summer book to read。 I’m so jealous that I didn’t get to enjoy the camp experience growing up。 Although， thanks to stories like this， I feel like I’m living the experience through them。 I enjoy that。 I love that。 The beginning was definitely very boring and hard to get though。 I think it was the realization that it was a young adult romance and not an adult romance。 I really like my romance adult so it being young made me not love it。 Around the rising action and climax， it really picked up。 It was a slow start， but I finished the read of the book in a sitting。 Cute book。 2/5 stars because I did enjoy it， but I didn’t love it。 。。。more
Julia
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kind of average。 i didnt really like it but didnt hate it
Cailin Kelley
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3。5。 It was cute but it definitely wasn't meant for me。 I gotta learn that more with YA 3。5。 It was cute but it definitely wasn't meant for me。 I gotta learn that more with YA 。。。more
haley
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4。5
Anna
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This summer is Paisley Manning's first and last time as a counselor at Camp Starling。 The camp was originally built by her late father but now， it is run by her mother， at least for the next 2 weeks because once camp is over， the For Sale sign goes up because Paisley and her mother are moving。 Recently Ms。 Manning joined a dating site and that's where she met Dave。 Things have been getting serious between the two and when Dave has to move from North Carolina to Wyoming， Ms。 Manning and Paisley w This summer is Paisley Manning's first and last time as a counselor at Camp Starling。 The camp was originally built by her late father but now， it is run by her mother， at least for the next 2 weeks because once camp is over， the For Sale sign goes up because Paisley and her mother are moving。 Recently Ms。 Manning joined a dating site and that's where she met Dave。 Things have been getting serious between the two and when Dave has to move from North Carolina to Wyoming， Ms。 Manning and Paisley will be following him。 Paisley is less than thrilled about this。 She doesn't want to leave the camp behind and all the memories of her father to follow some guy to boring Wyoming。 With the help of rule-breaker Hayden Bennett， they begin a plan to break up the 2 adults by making Dave's time at camp terrible。 This book was light （lacked depth） and semi-cute （not the cutest）。 。。。more
Emily
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i loved this book so much it’s just so wholesome and such a cute setting that you don’t get to read about that often
Sara
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I love books that have summer camp as the setting。 I don't care if it's middle grade， young adult or adult fiction， I tend to enjoy most of them。 This was a sweet story of friendship and firsts and just an enjoyable， easy and entertaining read。 I love books that have summer camp as the setting。 I don't care if it's middle grade， young adult or adult fiction， I tend to enjoy most of them。 This was a sweet story of friendship and firsts and just an enjoyable， easy and entertaining read。 。。。more
Diana-christie Biancardi
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I don't know why I was so excited for this， but I really was！！ I just love books and movies in summer camp settings！ They are always so fun。 I'm not even the type of person that likes going camping。 I've gone camping about two times that I can remember and was miserable that I couldn't take a shower all the time！ I just remember as a kid I never went to summer camp， always wanted to。 I went to a YMCA day camp， but not a 'go away for the summer' type camp。 Couldn't wait to get my hands on it。 The I don't know why I was so excited for this， but I really was！！ I just love books and movies in summer camp settings！ They are always so fun。 I'm not even the type of person that likes going camping。 I've gone camping about two times that I can remember and was miserable that I couldn't take a shower all the time！ I just remember as a kid I never went to summer camp， always wanted to。 I went to a YMCA day camp， but not a 'go away for the summer' type camp。 Couldn't wait to get my hands on it。 The audio was great！ 。。。more
Brittany Allen
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The plot was okay， the characters were cute。 The story was slow moving， and the ending dragged a bit。
Ensara ➶
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very much for 12/13 year olds but i loved it because i read it at a time in my life where i needed the cheesy and the comfort — so idc that it was the most middle school things， i loved every second of it
Cheri
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Camp Starling has been in the Manning family for years。 Paisley Manning has so many good memories of her dad being at camp， she misses him， since he passed away。 Paisley， has dreamed of being old enough to be a camp counselor。 Paisley， can't believe， that her first year， to be a camp counselor， is also filled with lots of secrets。 Hayden Bennett， is a boy who always seems to be in trouble， Paisley has seen him sitting outside Principal Manning's door， many times。 When she sees him looking a litt Camp Starling has been in the Manning family for years。 Paisley Manning has so many good memories of her dad being at camp， she misses him， since he passed away。 Paisley， has dreamed of being old enough to be a camp counselor。 Paisley， can't believe， that her first year， to be a camp counselor， is also filled with lots of secrets。 Hayden Bennett， is a boy who always seems to be in trouble， Paisley has seen him sitting outside Principal Manning's door， many times。 When she sees him looking a little bit sheepish on her first day at camp she knows it can't be good。This book was so fast paced I enjoyed it so much。 。。。more
Alisha
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When you pick up a book because it has a cute cover and think it will be equally cute but ends up being a double thumbs down < I love a summer romance， but this was not romance。 This was that weird period we all experienced in middle school when you had your first ‘real’ boyfriend and everyone encouraged your to hug for the first time and it was just AWKWARD。 Yeah。 That’s what this book made me feel like。 Partially my bad because I don’t read any synopsis or reviews before I dive into a book。 An When you pick up a book because it has a cute cover and think it will be equally cute but ends up being a double thumbs down < I love a summer romance， but this was not romance。 This was that weird period we all experienced in middle school when you had your first ‘real’ boyfriend and everyone encouraged your to hug for the first time and it was just AWKWARD。 Yeah。 That’s what this book made me feel like。 Partially my bad because I don’t read any synopsis or reviews before I dive into a book。 And if I did， I would have known this is targeted for a YOUNG audience， like ideally 7-13 with how cheesy it is。 Don’t get me wrong， I love a good YA， but this just didn’t have the UNNF。 。。。more
Kate
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Got about 4% through and it definitely feels really cringe to me。 I think the writing comes off a bit too juvenile for my taste。 I think younger YA readers might like this though！
Nancy
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I enjoyed The Match Breaker Summer but I didn’t like that it ended so quickly。 I do like Annie’s adult books better。
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