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sariereads's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Toxic friendship
juliacath99's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident
jennabeck13's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand
⭐️⭐️ (2/5)
Genre: Women’s Fiction
About 370 pages
After tragically losing her husband, Hollis could use a five-star weekend. So she sets out to create a weekend that will not only feel like a divine five-star experience but will include the five stars of her life. The idea is to invite someone from each phase of her life. So Hollis, her childhood BFF (Tatum), college BFF (Dru-Ann), a close friend from when her daughter was growing up (Brooke), and her new internet friend (Gigi) will spend the weekend at her beautiful Nantucket home. What should be a picture-perfect weekend doesn’t go quite as planned as each woman is dealing with their own problems and one woman in particular is keeping a pretty big secret from Hollis. The Five Star Weekend tells the story of how adult friendships evolve and the good, the bad, and the ugly that can come from a girls' trip 😂
The concept of doing a five-star was fun and cool to me….tbh still is after reading this book. But this book didn’t hit quite the way I wanted it to… I think it may be because all the characters were in their 50s so I just didn’t connect with them. Hilderbrand’s books tend to be hit or miss for me, but I know I will certainly end up reading more of them next summer.
Hoping to squeeze in one more summer read before the sunny weather goes away ☀️
Content Warnings
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Death
ali_runs_and_reads's review against another edition
4.0
🎧 The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Elin Hilderbrand is the queen of the summer read and this book was no different. Perfect for the beach, vacation, or just lazy summer days at home. After food blogger Hollis Shaw’s husband dies unexpectedly she decides to host a “Five Star Weekend” at her home on Nantucket. She invites one “star” from each phase of her life. Although she’s thought of every detail to make it the best weekend ever, things don’t exactly go as planned. Hilderbrand writes great characters. Love them or hate them, they will keep you entertained. As always in her books,Nantucket was the real star of the story. Her books really make me want to visit! This wasn’t my favorite of hers, but it was still great. The perfect summer read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident
lindsayerin's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, and Car accident
booked_with_meg's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Infidelity
Minor: Car accident
lisasilv's review against another edition
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Infidelity
leahvogel's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident
Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent
Minor: Classism and Mental illness
chailady's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
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
4.75
Another hit for Hilderbrand. I’ve never been to Nantucket, but every time I read one of her books I’m transported there. Great characters, substantial stories, and a happy ending! My only complaint were the multiple pov’s…but even that was easily overlooked the more I read. Great beach read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident and Death of parent
rebeccarudisill's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-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? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Death, and Death of parent