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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
The perfect summer book. It's cute, sweet and fun to read. I loved other books by this writer and this one met my expectations.
Recommended!
Many thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for this ARC
Recommended!
Many thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for this ARC
Martin's story is set in the fictional but the utterly charming location of Sandcastle Bay. Her cast of characters encompasses village life excellently with no one able to have a private life, the gossip mill running wild and well-meaning meddlers in the mix. Join the endearingly clumsy, accident-prone Melody in her quest to capture Jamie's heart you won't regret it. Brimming with laugh-out-loud disaster moments and a side helping of heart-wrenchingly poignant moments this is the perfect summer read. It is the second book in but each book focuses on a different character so you don't need to read them from the beginning (I have read the first - yet but its now on the list!).
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for sending me this in exchange for an open and honest review.
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for sending me this in exchange for an open and honest review.
Es un 3,5
En general, este libro me ha gustado un poco más que el primero, lo he disfrutado mucho.
Los personajes me encantan, la ambientación, la historia, todo.
Lo único con lo que he tenido un “problema” es que siento que no conocemos mucho a Jaime y, como se me queda cojo el personaje, no me he terminado de creer la relación que se crea entre ellos. Que no voy a negar que es preciosa, Melody me hacía reír a carcajadas con sus torpezas y Jaime me derretía el corazón constantemente, pero me ha faltado algo más. Otro pequeño defecto que le veo es que la autora explica demasiado. A veces siento que es mejor dejar que el lector presuponga ciertas cosas que no dedicarle una página entera a algo que no afecta a la trama para nada.
Quitando estos detalles, el libro me ha gustado mucho y ya estoy leyéndome el siguiente.
En general, este libro me ha gustado un poco más que el primero, lo he disfrutado mucho.
Los personajes me encantan, la ambientación, la historia, todo.
Lo único con lo que he tenido un “problema” es que siento que no conocemos mucho a Jaime y, como se me queda cojo el personaje, no me he terminado de creer la relación que se crea entre ellos. Que no voy a negar que es preciosa, Melody me hacía reír a carcajadas con sus torpezas y Jaime me derretía el corazón constantemente, pero me ha faltado algo más. Otro pequeño defecto que le veo es que la autora explica demasiado. A veces siento que es mejor dejar que el lector presuponga ciertas cosas que no dedicarle una página entera a algo que no afecta a la trama para nada.
Quitando estos detalles, el libro me ha gustado mucho y ya estoy leyéndome el siguiente.
http://www.anurseandabook.com/2018/07/summer-at-buttercup-beach-by-holly.html
Just a relaxing, feel good book. Holly Martin's books are such a great escape.
Melody moves to Sandcastle Bay to be near her sister, who is busy raising her nephew. Her best friend, Tori lives close by, having found love in the little village.
Melody is crushing hard on Jamie, the sculptor in the shop across fro hers, but they are both so shy around each other, it seems like they will never move forward.
I blame Holly Martin and Jill Mansell on my continued single state. I keep waiting for true love to just appear in front of me. They make it seem so easy! But even if it doesn't improve my love life, a Holly Martin book always improves my weekend!
Just a relaxing, feel good book. Holly Martin's books are such a great escape.
Melody moves to Sandcastle Bay to be near her sister, who is busy raising her nephew. Her best friend, Tori lives close by, having found love in the little village.
Melody is crushing hard on Jamie, the sculptor in the shop across fro hers, but they are both so shy around each other, it seems like they will never move forward.
I blame Holly Martin and Jill Mansell on my continued single state. I keep waiting for true love to just appear in front of me. They make it seem so easy! But even if it doesn't improve my love life, a Holly Martin book always improves my weekend!
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Bizarre politicised rant against mothers and mothers rights spoiled an otherwise lacklustre, trite and poorly written story
http://www.anurseandabook.com/2018/07/summer-at-buttercup-beach-by-holly.html
Just a relaxing, feel good book. Holly Martin's books are such a great escape.
Melody moves to Sandcastle Bay to be near her sister, who is busy raising her nephew. Her best friend, Tori lives close by, having found love in the little village.
Melody is crushing hard on Jamie, the sculptor in the shop across fro hers, but they are both so shy around each other, it seems like they will never move forward.
I blame Holly Martin and Jill Mansell on my continued single state. I keep waiting for true love to just appear in front of me. They make it seem so easy! But even if it doesn't improve my love life, a Holly Martin book always improves my weekend!
Just a relaxing, feel good book. Holly Martin's books are such a great escape.
Melody moves to Sandcastle Bay to be near her sister, who is busy raising her nephew. Her best friend, Tori lives close by, having found love in the little village.
Melody is crushing hard on Jamie, the sculptor in the shop across fro hers, but they are both so shy around each other, it seems like they will never move forward.
I blame Holly Martin and Jill Mansell on my continued single state. I keep waiting for true love to just appear in front of me. They make it seem so easy! But even if it doesn't improve my love life, a Holly Martin book always improves my weekend!
I absolutely love Holly Martin’s books, although I have said in my previous reviews that all of her books are pretty much carbon copies of each other, with names and places interchanged. That said, I love her writing style and the easy romance within her stories is really appealing, the characters are always likeable, and the girl always gets the happy ending. What more could you want in a chick-lit romance novel? Each of the books are vaguely connected to the other books in the series, but not so much that you can’t read them on their own. I’d highly recommend Holly Martin if you need some relaxed holiday reads.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No