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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.
rmarcin's review against another edition
3.0
Vicki has been diagnosed with lung cancer, so she decides to spend the summer on Nantucket with her sister, Brenda, and their friend, Melanie. Vicki also brings her 2 young children, leaving her husband back in NYC. Brenda was fired from her university teaching job after having an affair with her student, and Melanie is pregnant with her first child. She hasn't yet told her husband, Peter, because he has been having an affair with a work colleague. When they get off the airplane, they meet Josh Flynn, and he feels drawn to the women. He ends up babysitting for them to give Vicki some needed rest and becomes intimately involved in their lives.
The story follows the women as they navigate their messy love lives, the health concerns, and being there for each other. It was enjoyable.
The story follows the women as they navigate their messy love lives, the health concerns, and being there for each other. It was enjoyable.
gabiii8547's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
reneesabina's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
Moderate: Infertility, Drug use, Alcohol, and Infidelity