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beeziereadsromance's review
5.0
Kooky and sweet
If you thought O'Leary was a handful...
I laughed out loud so many times; it's witty, it's a bit kooky and the perfect amount of sweet.
Fenn and Mason are two sides of the same coin and I'll be waiting with baited breath for the next installment.
If you thought O'Leary was a handful...
I laughed out loud so many times; it's witty, it's a bit kooky and the perfect amount of sweet.
Fenn and Mason are two sides of the same coin and I'll be waiting with baited breath for the next installment.
onceupon_a_bookdream's review
5.0
Everything I expected from May Archer. I just adored everything about it but I'm not surprised
kkescott's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
iguana_mama's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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? No
4.75
rain_97's review
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
tiptoedreams's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident
Moderate: Homophobia
leslie_kent's review
4.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Stars. Rounding up.
What a fun start to a new series! This is a spin-off of the, “Love in O’Leary,” books but I think you could totally read it by itself.
A quirky but not too quirky town. Think Archer’s O’Leary folk but laid back and toned down. For me this was a good thing. As much as I liked most of the O’Leary books and even loved a few, the town could be too much. I feel like this town could have headed in that direction but didn’t. At least not yet.
There’s a lot to like about this book. It made me smile and even laugh in places. It was light and breezy but wasn’t lacking in feels.
It’s hard to write long reviews on my phone. So I’m going to come back to this over the weekend and finish it. Sorry for the incomplete review.
What a fun start to a new series! This is a spin-off of the, “Love in O’Leary,” books but I think you could totally read it by itself.
A quirky but not too quirky town. Think Archer’s O’Leary folk but laid back and toned down. For me this was a good thing. As much as I liked most of the O’Leary books and even loved a few, the town could be too much. I feel like this town could have headed in that direction but didn’t. At least not yet.
There’s a lot to like about this book. It made me smile and even laugh in places. It was light and breezy but wasn’t lacking in feels.
It’s hard to write long reviews on my phone. So I’m going to come back to this over the weekend and finish it. Sorry for the incomplete review.
haletostilinski1's review
5.0
I absolutely loved this!
I'm such a fan of May Archer, and my continued success with her books is why.
This is almost like a spin off of the O'Leary series, where we have Mason Bloom,Micah's(from the third O'Leary series book) younger brother. Mason is a doctor and who has recently had a fairly cushy life, with a pretty fiance, and was sure he was straight.
But when his fiance leaves him for another man and throws some harsh words his way, Mason thinks it's time for a change, and instead of overthinking like he usually does, he sees a site online about Whispering Key island, which makes it seem like a fancy resort island, and the man he talks too is pretty fast and loose with the truth...
Enter Fenn Reardon, who feels he's been stuck on the island for five years after something bad happened to him that five years prior. He's the nephew of Big Ralph (as he has a son also named Ralph, who they call Young Ralph (and not Little Ralph for some reason, but oh well), and is pretty cynical and angry at the world.
When Big Ralph makes Fenn go pick up the new doctor, who Ralph claims is just one of the many little things he's doing to improve their seemingly shit hole of an island, Fenn and Mason don't exactly hit it off right away.
Although, by the end of the day, there is definite attraction. Except Mason claimed he was straight (and is now confused) and Fenn has a bad experience with a seemingly straight guy and has sworn straight men off. Except, Fenn can't stay way for long, and after a night of seeming experimentation on Mason's part, they try to deny their connection, but not long before they start something.
Except Mason, who was expecting a five star resort and not The Five Star Resort Motel, dilapidated and all, is apparently only staying as long as it takes him to get another job offer.
Only, in the time that start to happen, the island folk start to endear themselves to Mason, and a certain blue-eyed, prickly man named Fenn is too, unknowingly, just as much as Mason is endearing himself to Fenn.
But Fenn is scared, and pulls away and runs when things get real, and it takes a bit for Mason to be sure of what and who he wants, and so there's some miscommunication along the way, but not in a bad way. It made sense and was cleared up in a way that made sense.
I loved these two together. They had such amazing chemistry, and they were so sweet together, even when they were bantering at each other.
Also, I was not expecting this book to be so funny, but it was absolutely hilarious. Had me laughing out loud several times throughout. And just like with Mason, I became endeared as well with the wacky cast of character on Whispering Key Island, and I already can't wait for the next book in this series (I wonder who it will be...Fenn has three cousins, two of them gay, and the other either thinking he's straight or he's bisexual, the book didn't confirm either way....so I look forward to more adventures on Whispering Key, with more romance to come.)
Two massive thumbs up from me, I HIGHLY recommend! Loved it! <3
I'm such a fan of May Archer, and my continued success with her books is why.
This is almost like a spin off of the O'Leary series, where we have Mason Bloom,Micah's(from the third O'Leary series book) younger brother. Mason is a doctor and who has recently had a fairly cushy life, with a pretty fiance, and was sure he was straight.
But when his fiance leaves him for another man and throws some harsh words his way, Mason thinks it's time for a change, and instead of overthinking like he usually does, he sees a site online about Whispering Key island, which makes it seem like a fancy resort island, and the man he talks too is pretty fast and loose with the truth...
Enter Fenn Reardon, who feels he's been stuck on the island for five years after something bad happened to him that five years prior. He's the nephew of Big Ralph (as he has a son also named Ralph, who they call Young Ralph (and not Little Ralph for some reason, but oh well), and is pretty cynical and angry at the world.
When Big Ralph makes Fenn go pick up the new doctor, who Ralph claims is just one of the many little things he's doing to improve their seemingly shit hole of an island, Fenn and Mason don't exactly hit it off right away.
Although, by the end of the day, there is definite attraction. Except Mason claimed he was straight (and is now confused) and Fenn has a bad experience with a seemingly straight guy and has sworn straight men off. Except, Fenn can't stay way for long, and after a night of seeming experimentation on Mason's part, they try to deny their connection, but not long before they start something.
Except Mason, who was expecting a five star resort and not The Five Star Resort Motel, dilapidated and all, is apparently only staying as long as it takes him to get another job offer.
Only, in the time that start to happen, the island folk start to endear themselves to Mason, and a certain blue-eyed, prickly man named Fenn is too, unknowingly, just as much as Mason is endearing himself to Fenn.
But Fenn is scared, and pulls away and runs when things get real, and it takes a bit for Mason to be sure of what and who he wants, and so there's some miscommunication along the way, but not in a bad way. It made sense and was cleared up in a way that made sense.
I loved these two together. They had such amazing chemistry, and they were so sweet together, even when they were bantering at each other.
Also, I was not expecting this book to be so funny, but it was absolutely hilarious. Had me laughing out loud several times throughout. And just like with Mason, I became endeared as well with the wacky cast of character on Whispering Key Island, and I already can't wait for the next book in this series (I wonder who it will be...Fenn has three cousins, two of them gay, and the other either thinking he's straight or he's bisexual, the book didn't confirm either way....so I look forward to more adventures on Whispering Key, with more romance to come.)
Two massive thumbs up from me, I HIGHLY recommend! Loved it! <3
cabc's review
5.0
May Archer is back with her brand of gay Hallmark movie, but this time on an island! I absolutely loved this book. It has a colorful cast of characters, a fun element of mystery and a scorching hot relationship/chemistry. And May is so good at writing small towns (and this is the definition of small town, even more so than O'Leary!). I am very much looking forward to more in this universe. I NEED to know Beale's story ASAP.
Kudos to May for the start to another great series. I highly, highly recommend this book!
Kudos to May for the start to another great series. I highly, highly recommend this book!