Book Description 

As New York City’s fashion it-girl, Lola has been living her dream. But when her career comes to a screeching halt after a very public snafu, everything Lola has worked for – her loyal following, her designer closet, her perfect boyfriend – starts to go up in flames. And when notorious culture critic Aly Ray Carter lights the final match by writing a scathing exposé, it feels as if Lola has lost it all. 

When Lola flees to the Hamptons to escape her mistakes, she expects to spend her summer drinking Minuty by the pool while carefully rebuilding both her confidence and her brand. Instead, she looks over the trimmed hedges to see none other than her rival and newest neighbor: Aly Ray Carter.

As summer blazes on, Lola is swept into an intoxicating situation with the woman who ruined her life, marred by chaos and confusion as she tries to pinpoint why Aly has her so captivated. She thought the Hamptons would be the perfect place to outrun her mess, but quickly realizes there’s no place to run.

My Review 

So Lola accidentally gets herself cancelled and then her last attempt to salvage herself with an interview implodes, leaving Lola to skulk off to the Hamptons to figure out what she’s going to do with herself now that her influencer career is no longer feasible. But she can’t even enjoy her summer because the journalist who wrote the disastrous interview lives next door. Lola wants to hate Aly, she is also strongly attracted to her. 

This book was okay, but its biggest weakness is its protagonist. It’s hard to like Lola. She’s petulant and impulsive and she holds grudges. She is unkind to her friends, especially her bestie who invited her to the Hamptons in the first place. She’s literally in a situationship with Aly, but refuses to call herself bisexual. 

The name dropping of luxury brands was excessive and led me to wonder if Tinx was hoping for some sort of compensation for mentioning certain brands. It felt like The Truman Show. 

Hotter in the Hamptons is still a fun book, despite its flaws. It’s good for a beach read. 

I received a digital ARC of this book from Sourcebooks/NetGalley.