Reviews

The Beach Club by Elin Hilderbrand

karabeara_21's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

megwhite12's review

medium-paced

3.25

katou_2's review against another edition

Long ass chapters. (1hr+)

cgunzenhauser45's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

emilyycolee's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

wife228's review

5.0

Excellent

Excellent read. Fast reading. Can't wait to read more books by her. Glad I found a good author. You won't be disappointed.

smgigante's review

3.0

I could probably give this 3.5. It was good and enjoyable to read but since I absolutely LOVE some of her other books, I have to rate them accordingly on their own scale.

kristenlcoates's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.25

nickbyers's review

DNF - 52% Edit: Attempted some more then DNFed at 78%

You can tell that this is one of Hilderbrand's earlier works because the character work is pretty amatuerish. I'm not sure I can pick out a character that really had any redeeming qualities. We've got the manager, Mack, who is

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cheating on his girlfriend of six years who he says he loves but won't marry her

but don't worry its ok because

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he loves both his girlfriend and the woman he is cheating with.

That may make you feel for the girlfriend, Maribel,

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but she is also cheating.

Then there is the owners of the hotel, who throw huge pity parties for themselves whenever another character doesn't do exactly what they want. And their daughter is no picnic,

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she could have talked to her parents before deciding to submit the form for a deferment from her first year of college. Her parent's did overreact to her telling them but she didn't do it in the right way. She could have talked to them and come up with a plan or at the very least introduced her boyfriend before going on the trip.

Then there is Vance who despite having a college degree works at the hotel as a bellman every summer because

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he is holding on to a grudge for something that happened 12 years ago, really? Seriously get a life.

Then there is Love, not the feeling the person. (although there is literally a line of dialogue that says, "I want to talk about love." cringe city) Her whole personality is that she wants to have a baby but doesn't want the relationship or marriage or really for the father to know about it at all. Go to a sperm bank or clinic or something, this whole thing where she is trying to have one night stands and hope she gets pregnant is so stupid.

If you are looking for a story like this, focused on an ensemble of characters working at a Nantucket hotel throughout one summer, pick Hilderbrand's most recent book [b:The Hotel Nantucket|59227941|The Hotel Nantucket|Elin Hilderbrand|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1634954735l/59227941._SY75_.jpg|86476191] its character's are better written.

I may attempt to finish this just to see if any of my issues with it are resolved but its going to be tough.

Edit: Tried some more and I just can't with these characters and at this point I hope this fictional Nantucket sinks into the ocean.

heather425's review

fast-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? No

3.5