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olivia1997's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
kimlb's review against another edition
3.0
Reads like a Hallmark movie - which isn't a bad thing. Happy endings and a feel good read.
jcunning57's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
ginabyeg's review against another edition
4.0
I find I've been needing light, easy reads lately, and this definitely hit the spot. The book has a common theme--30-something woman is forced to leave her fast-paced life and spend time in a small beach town; realizes she's unhappy; deals with some past heart issues; navigates a romantic experience along the way. Still, the details differ from other stories of this theme enough to be engaging, and the writer is descriptive. While I had a general sense of how things would probably unfold, I remained curious to learn how the characters would get there. Little free library novel for the win!
kdurham2's review against another edition
5.0
Check out the full review at Kritters Ramblings
A set of twins and an older sister survived their parents divorce and being split between their mom and dad and now many many years later two of the three girls are reunited with their mom as the mourn the loss of one and try to fight for their right to stay on the land they have lived on for years.
While I love a good romance, I love when the romance is a side story to a family drama. Cami the eldest of the sister trio went to live with their dad when the divorce happened and moved away from her mom and twin sisters and she has all sorts of feelings from that. Violet is the surviving twin and she has returned to her mom's house with guilt that Lily's death is her fault and she must confront those feelings in order to heal and pass through her grief.
A set of twins and an older sister survived their parents divorce and being split between their mom and dad and now many many years later two of the three girls are reunited with their mom as the mourn the loss of one and try to fight for their right to stay on the land they have lived on for years.
While I love a good romance, I love when the romance is a side story to a family drama. Cami the eldest of the sister trio went to live with their dad when the divorce happened and moved away from her mom and twin sisters and she has all sorts of feelings from that. Violet is the surviving twin and she has returned to her mom's house with guilt that Lily's death is her fault and she must confront those feelings in order to heal and pass through her grief.
kylieduncan's review against another edition
4.0
I can always count on RaeAnn Thayne for a heart-warming easy read. I picked this up after a particularly gruesome horror novel that I couldn’t even finish. This has restored my faith in humanity so much! Great read full of family, community and romance. It is exactly what I needed. I will keep coming back to this author again and again! She always leaves me feeling warm and happy.
scoutmomskf's review against another edition
5.0
Terrific story of family, loss, and love. Told from alternating points of view, I loved seeing how each character processed what was going on around them. The people are realistically portrayed, their feelings and actions believable.
When oldest daughter, Cami, was fourteen, her parents divorced. She stayed in LA with her lawyer father, eventually becoming a lawyer herself. Her twin sisters, Violet and Lily, went to Cape Sanctuary with their free-spirited mother, Rosemary. Cami always felt like the odd one out when she visited. Twenty years later, Lily drowned while saving the lives of two little girls in Cape Sanctuary. Rosemary begs Cami to help untangle some complicated issues involving Lily's dream of a glampground on neighboring property.
I ached for Cami. She's still trying to process her grief over Lily's death while working long hours at her father's law firm. Though she doesn't know how much help she'll be, getting away to the peace of the beach sounds like exactly what she needs to recharge. As she nears her destination, she stops to help a man wearing a sling with a flat tire. Sparks fly between them, but Cami doesn't expect to see him again.
The man is Jon, an archaeologist who has been called home to deal with his estranged father. They haven't spoken in several years, but he gets word that Franklin is behaving oddly. He arrives home to discover his father in the early stages of dementia, tents set up on property that should be vacant, and the suspicion that the neighbors are trying to pull a fast one on his father.
Cami's sister Violet, Lily's twin, is a special education teacher in Sacramento. She comes to Cape Sanctuary for the summer to help Rosemary with the glampground. She struggles with the loss of her sister and best friend. She also feels guilty over an argument with Lily that they hadn't made up before Lily died. Complicating matters, she can't avoid running into Alex, her first love, whose daughter Ariana is one of the girls Lily died while rescuing.
I loved the intertwining of the various storylines. While Cami would like nothing more than to fix the glampground leasing issue, Jon's first thought is protecting his father. Cami is sympathetic to his problems and finds herself stepping in to help Jon with his dad. At the same time, the sparks between Cami and Jon continue to grow. There were some sweet scenes of the two of them together, with and without Franklin. It's easy to see their growing feelings, but there are also obstacles to a future together.
Franklin's medical issues are heartbreaking to watch, but on his good days, he is a delight. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing him interact with Rosemary and the glampground guests. I was thrilled to see him and Jon repair their relationship with each other.
I ached for Violet and her tortured feelings. She loved Lily, but she also frequently felt like the pale imitation of her vivacious sister. Without Lily, though, she feels as if a piece of herself is missing. I liked seeing Violet and Cami begin to strengthen their bond in their shared grief. The night-time scene on the beach with them and a bottle of wine was emotional, funny, and eye-opening for them. It was also a great start to a new closeness.
Violet also must deal with her unresolved feelings for Alex. He makes it clear that he still cares about her and would like a second chance, but Violet is wary of trusting him with her heart again. There are several great scenes where Alex is there when she needs him and helps her work through her grief. I especially enjoyed the scene on the boat when she helped him with the whale-watching trip for the glampers. The question is whether she can let go of the past enough to move forward into the future with him and Ariana.
There's a heartwarming scene where the town holds a ceremony to honor Lily and her sacrifice. The kind words of the mayor and the heartfelt speech by Ariana make a world of difference to Lily's family. Cami's dad, Ted, was also there, and he wasn't what I expected. I enjoyed seeing him and Rosemary together. There are some intense moments near the end when Franklin wanders off, and Jon feels overwhelmed by what lies ahead. I loved his surprise at how people came together to help find him and Jon's realization that he's not alone. A moment of clarity in a discussion between Franklin and Jon reveals an unexpected twist in the leasing issue. I loved seeing Jon and Cami look at exploring their feelings for each other.
The epilogue was a terrific look at their lives a few years down the road. There's happiness and heartbreak, love and loss, but above all, the importance of family.
#netgalley
When oldest daughter, Cami, was fourteen, her parents divorced. She stayed in LA with her lawyer father, eventually becoming a lawyer herself. Her twin sisters, Violet and Lily, went to Cape Sanctuary with their free-spirited mother, Rosemary. Cami always felt like the odd one out when she visited. Twenty years later, Lily drowned while saving the lives of two little girls in Cape Sanctuary. Rosemary begs Cami to help untangle some complicated issues involving Lily's dream of a glampground on neighboring property.
I ached for Cami. She's still trying to process her grief over Lily's death while working long hours at her father's law firm. Though she doesn't know how much help she'll be, getting away to the peace of the beach sounds like exactly what she needs to recharge. As she nears her destination, she stops to help a man wearing a sling with a flat tire. Sparks fly between them, but Cami doesn't expect to see him again.
The man is Jon, an archaeologist who has been called home to deal with his estranged father. They haven't spoken in several years, but he gets word that Franklin is behaving oddly. He arrives home to discover his father in the early stages of dementia, tents set up on property that should be vacant, and the suspicion that the neighbors are trying to pull a fast one on his father.
Cami's sister Violet, Lily's twin, is a special education teacher in Sacramento. She comes to Cape Sanctuary for the summer to help Rosemary with the glampground. She struggles with the loss of her sister and best friend. She also feels guilty over an argument with Lily that they hadn't made up before Lily died. Complicating matters, she can't avoid running into Alex, her first love, whose daughter Ariana is one of the girls Lily died while rescuing.
I loved the intertwining of the various storylines. While Cami would like nothing more than to fix the glampground leasing issue, Jon's first thought is protecting his father. Cami is sympathetic to his problems and finds herself stepping in to help Jon with his dad. At the same time, the sparks between Cami and Jon continue to grow. There were some sweet scenes of the two of them together, with and without Franklin. It's easy to see their growing feelings, but there are also obstacles to a future together.
Franklin's medical issues are heartbreaking to watch, but on his good days, he is a delight. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing him interact with Rosemary and the glampground guests. I was thrilled to see him and Jon repair their relationship with each other.
I ached for Violet and her tortured feelings. She loved Lily, but she also frequently felt like the pale imitation of her vivacious sister. Without Lily, though, she feels as if a piece of herself is missing. I liked seeing Violet and Cami begin to strengthen their bond in their shared grief. The night-time scene on the beach with them and a bottle of wine was emotional, funny, and eye-opening for them. It was also a great start to a new closeness.
Violet also must deal with her unresolved feelings for Alex. He makes it clear that he still cares about her and would like a second chance, but Violet is wary of trusting him with her heart again. There are several great scenes where Alex is there when she needs him and helps her work through her grief. I especially enjoyed the scene on the boat when she helped him with the whale-watching trip for the glampers. The question is whether she can let go of the past enough to move forward into the future with him and Ariana.
There's a heartwarming scene where the town holds a ceremony to honor Lily and her sacrifice. The kind words of the mayor and the heartfelt speech by Ariana make a world of difference to Lily's family. Cami's dad, Ted, was also there, and he wasn't what I expected. I enjoyed seeing him and Rosemary together. There are some intense moments near the end when Franklin wanders off, and Jon feels overwhelmed by what lies ahead. I loved his surprise at how people came together to help find him and Jon's realization that he's not alone. A moment of clarity in a discussion between Franklin and Jon reveals an unexpected twist in the leasing issue. I loved seeing Jon and Cami look at exploring their feelings for each other.
The epilogue was a terrific look at their lives a few years down the road. There's happiness and heartbreak, love and loss, but above all, the importance of family.
#netgalley
jbrooks1976's review against another edition
5.0
Reanne Thayne has done it again!! Summer at the Cape is a fantastic read. This will be the beach read of the summer. Returning back to Cape Sanctuary we meet Cami, who is coming in from LA to help her mother and her younger sister Violet. All three woman are grieving Violet’s twin sister Lily. Both sisters come home for the summer, and they may find love along the way. I laughed and cried. This book is so good.
bhunsberger's review against another edition
4.0
I received an advanced copy of this book.
This is a nice warm weather read that takes place at the seaside. Sisters Violet and Cami are processing the shocking death of their sister Lily (violet's twin), and head back home to help their mother who is trying to keep Lily's glampground dream alive, despite neighbors causing problems with a lease. The sisters work through their strained relationship, the sadness of the loss of their sister, and romance potential that pops up. Is the storyline predictable? Absolutely, but it's still a good read for warm & happy feelings!
This is a nice warm weather read that takes place at the seaside. Sisters Violet and Cami are processing the shocking death of their sister Lily (violet's twin), and head back home to help their mother who is trying to keep Lily's glampground dream alive, despite neighbors causing problems with a lease. The sisters work through their strained relationship, the sadness of the loss of their sister, and romance potential that pops up. Is the storyline predictable? Absolutely, but it's still a good read for warm & happy feelings!
books_by_the_bottle's review against another edition
5.0
Cami is a busy lawyer from Los Angeles who visits her mother’s campground at Cape Sanctuary. She planned on helping her mother with a legal matter but ends up being drawn to beautiful place where her mother raised her twin sisters a violet and Lily. The family is all grieving Lily’s death from a horrible accident.
Even though this book focused a lot in the family’s grief, it was still a feel good story. The Porter family has much to learn from each other and they get to do it in a beautiful setting. The whole idea of “glamping” (in beautiful luxury tents) by the ocean was new to me but certainly sounds inviting. The author did a beautiful job showing how people can grieve for someone in a different way. I love the community feel to this - the guests as well as some of the residents from the town gathering for breakfast everyday, boat tours, bonfires. If Cape Sanctuary was a real place, I would love to visit!
Thanks to Getredpr, Harlequin, Netgalley and Rosemary Thayne for the ARC!
This review will be posted to my Instagram blog books_by_the_bottle shortly
Even though this book focused a lot in the family’s grief, it was still a feel good story. The Porter family has much to learn from each other and they get to do it in a beautiful setting. The whole idea of “glamping” (in beautiful luxury tents) by the ocean was new to me but certainly sounds inviting. The author did a beautiful job showing how people can grieve for someone in a different way. I love the community feel to this - the guests as well as some of the residents from the town gathering for breakfast everyday, boat tours, bonfires. If Cape Sanctuary was a real place, I would love to visit!
Thanks to Getredpr, Harlequin, Netgalley and Rosemary Thayne for the ARC!
This review will be posted to my Instagram blog books_by_the_bottle shortly