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amauberzinski's review against another edition
3.0
I’m conflicted for several reasons
1. Maybe it’s because at 22 I was birthing my second child, married and had bought my first house and in this book the 22 year old is literally treated like a baby. People talk to him like “ohh my gosh Josh how are you even remotely attracted to these ancient old women who are so so much older than you it’s DISGUSTING” ... they are 30 and 31
1. Maybe it’s because at 22 I was birthing my second child, married and had bought my first house and in this book the 22 year old is literally treated like a baby. People talk to him like “ohh my gosh Josh how are you even remotely attracted to these ancient old women who are so so much older than you it’s DISGUSTING” ... they are 30 and 31
anniewill's review against another edition
3.0
Perfect for reading on the beach- which is what I did.
mschrock8's review against another edition
3.0
A good family story with lots of moving parts and emotions.
I was bothered by the use of "said" when "asked" was more appropriate. I probably would not have noticed this as much in print.
Listening length 16 hr, 45 min
I was bothered by the use of "said" when "asked" was more appropriate. I probably would not have noticed this as much in print.
Listening length 16 hr, 45 min
amandashields94's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
briehettinga's review against another edition
4.0
Good book, easy read. The end bumped it from a 3.5 up to a 4.
emmabee19's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
hmgelo02's review against another edition
4.0
Let me start by saying I was expecting this to be a throw-away book. Something I could start, put down if something else caught my attention, and/or never pick back up (and never regret missing out on if I didn't return to it). I think that impression was the fault of the editors, or whoever put the front cover together. With the tagline, "Three women. Three Secrets. One long, hot summer." and a quote reading, "Summer reading fun. ... Twenty pages in, you'll be ready to drop everything and head for the beach yourself." I was only expecting fluff.
So when I ended up neglecting all chores around the house for an entire day while I devoted all my spare, non-parenting time to reading this book that I was hard-pressed to put down, I was really surprised.
This book is, indeed, the story of three women who travel to the beaches of Nantucket for a summer, but it's also about so much more than that. This is the story of three women who may look like they have it all together from the outside, but who are falling apart at the seams internally. Their summer spent together, crammed into a tiny, older-than-dirt beach house does not make them fast friends, but enables them to work out for themselves how to deal with the hands life has dealt them.
I would not classify this as a beach read. To me, those are books that are picked up and easily put down. I wasn't able to easily put this down; I was wrapped up in the characters and their lives (and the drama within their lives). I wanted to follow through to the end. In the end I was left satisfied and wanting to read more books by this author, and that's always a good feeling to have at the end of a reading.
So when I ended up neglecting all chores around the house for an entire day while I devoted all my spare, non-parenting time to reading this book that I was hard-pressed to put down, I was really surprised.
This book is, indeed, the story of three women who travel to the beaches of Nantucket for a summer, but it's also about so much more than that. This is the story of three women who may look like they have it all together from the outside, but who are falling apart at the seams internally. Their summer spent together, crammed into a tiny, older-than-dirt beach house does not make them fast friends, but enables them to work out for themselves how to deal with the hands life has dealt them.
I would not classify this as a beach read. To me, those are books that are picked up and easily put down. I wasn't able to easily put this down; I was wrapped up in the characters and their lives (and the drama within their lives). I wanted to follow through to the end. In the end I was left satisfied and wanting to read more books by this author, and that's always a good feeling to have at the end of a reading.
triciaralph's review against another edition
2.0
Easy summer read. Compelling story but nothing mind blowing.