Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

29 reviews

madisonkolke's review against another edition

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

3.75

This book was a fun read, and it was interesting seeing all of the stars stories coming together. It really does feel like high school drama became a book. Which is kind of the point as we see the characters try to grow from their pasts. If you are anything like me, you will find that most of the time you can’t help but think what snooty bitches most of these characters are, and find it hard to believe they are going to have redeemable qualities. I’m glad they started to get their shit together near the end. The cast of characters was entertaining, the nosy neighbors of Nantucket adding their perspectives kept the story feeling authentically small town. 
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lizzybobizzy23's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

Beautiful. I picked this up because I was a fan of “The Hotel Nantucket”. I loved so much about this book, the setting, the characters, the writing. This was the perfect holiday read. 
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creativeteacherreads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Another fantastic read from Elon Hilderbrand! This story was so captivating from the start! I couldn’t stop myself from reading it! I had to know what happened with each character right away! If you loved The Hotel Nantucket from her, you’ll love this one too!
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fkshg8465's review against another edition

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

2.25

I really hated Matthew’s character, and the more I got to know him, the more I was so glad that he died in chapter one. Caroline may be given more grace, but I really disliked her for her attitude toward her mom. But the development between the two felt forced.

Given how pivotal Gigi’s role is, I was surprised how little she was featured, relative to  everyone else. I think it might’ve been because there were too many characters to focus on. Probably would’ve worked better with just three friends and a different title.

Epilogue felt cheesy. Book could’ve concluded without it.

So while I was  unsure what the big deal had been about this book, I thought it was cute the way the author highlighted her other book (The Hotel Nantucket) within this story.
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samburkhouse's review against another edition

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

1.25

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cassidy_rain's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I thought this was going to be a cute little beach read but there’s actually some drama and deep topics here! Cute easy read and I enjoyed the storyline. I did find a few of the characters a bit annoying.
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bep's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A bubblegum ice cream beach read that covers serious topics yet manages to feel somewhat lacking in depth. Tackling death of a spouse, “cancel culture”,
coming out at a later age
, breast cancer, and infidelity (for it is an Elin Hildebrand book) while still having the same tone and mood of all Elin’s books puts it in beach books that should have a heart but seem somewhat stilted. Cool concept!
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lindsayerin's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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booked_with_meg's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.0

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lisasilv's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What a great summer read! Plenty of twists and turns to keep you wanting more and an ending tied everything together. I always love this author’s books.
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