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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
2.5 stars. Storyline was fairly predictable and characters were flat. Conversations between characters were awkward and stilted.
I really enjoyed reading this book. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters. The whole Everett/Evan plotline was a little too hokey for my taste, but it resulted in a happy ending for the book, and I like happy endings so I can deal with it.
Some of the descriptions are just terrible. Every single time Jordana is mentioned, I was beat over the head about how she loves to wear a ton of makeup and huge diamonds. And the end was just silly, everything wrapped up in a neat little package.
another wonderful jane green book. light-weight, but so satisfying :)
The Beach House is certainly a set up from normal chic lit and a welcomed surprised although being the first book by Jane Green it was a welcomed read. The personality flaws in all the characters make them endearing and real, while the overall plot/love stories were a little obvious the constant twists and turns in the tale do keep you hooked in for more till the very end.
Started off 4 stars. Ultimately, the plot becomes one cliche after another. The characters remain likable, though, and I loved reading the Fairfield County nods. So: three stars.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The beginning was confusing with hopping between all of the characters. But the way it all comes together is beautiful. I fell in love with all of the characters for a multitude of reasons. Just a sweet story.
On my last visit to the public library before my summer vacation, this 2008 Jane Green novel was the last on a display of recommended summer reads. Having some vague fond familiarity of the author (wasn't she British, I thought?) and seeing it was set in Nantucket, I thought it would be a good bet for a New England summer vacation, with an interesting setting and a guaranteed happy ending.
Unfortunately, Nantucket couldn't have been more vaguely drawn (the only thing that felt legit was the predatory developers) and I had so little emotional investment in this menagerie of characters that the promised happy ending for nearly everyone wasn't particularly compelling. I skipped around chapters, skimmed many, and wouldn't have minded if I never finished it...but...eh. For vacation reading, it was okay. But I see why it was left on the shelf, literally.
Unfortunately, Nantucket couldn't have been more vaguely drawn (the only thing that felt legit was the predatory developers) and I had so little emotional investment in this menagerie of characters that the promised happy ending for nearly everyone wasn't particularly compelling. I skipped around chapters, skimmed many, and wouldn't have minded if I never finished it...but...eh. For vacation reading, it was okay. But I see why it was left on the shelf, literally.
I finished The Beach House by Jane Green this afternoon, just in time for book club tonight. It really was a nice, light summer read. The first half of the book mostly tells the characters that end up in at the beach houses history. So, there was a lot of infidelity which I am not a big fan of, but it turned into a story about how those people mended their lives at the beach house. And, I really did enjoy it.