Reviews

The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams

reddreadds's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

It was very interesting and I was curious to see how the earlier story panned out in the later story. 

tracyfeye's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

laura_corsi's review

3.0

I picked this book for my July pick from Book of the Month Club because I was looking for that perfect beach read. And, even though it took me way longer to finish than anticipated because of my own personal crises...it more than delivered. It had all the perfect elements of a beach read: romance, scandal, glamour, danger, mystery, intrigue. As a bonus, it all took place in an enchanted world. An island off the coast of New England, that had its own little magic and its own rules and was never far from the sand, the water, and the sky. I will definitely look for more from Ms. Beatriz Williams.

faithemt's review against another edition

4.0

good story if you like drama mixed with some romance and family secrets/mysterious inner plot

Full review is here:
https://goldintheclouds-faith.blogspot.com/2022/12/2022-book-review-38-summer-wives.html

ebc726's review against another edition

4.0

Giving this one a solid 4.5 rating. If some of the plot twists hadn’t been a little predictable, I would’ve given it a 5 because I honestly LOVED it and would recommend it and read it again. Maybe I’ve been reading too many split time period/family web books like this lately that I’ve gotten good at predicting the twists?

jsultz3's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

4.25

peaknit's review against another edition

3.0

A 3.5, It rambles a little in the middle but overall a good story.

erindoublee's review against another edition

2.0

This was a difficult book to finish. It was easy to figure out and the skipping back and forth was sometimes tedious to keep track of. Overall, I think this author tried hard to write a good book but may be better off writing adult novels.

shanhautman's review against another edition

3.0

Quick & engaging read. Nothing earth shattering, and a little heavy on the romance for me.

heybalestoo's review against another edition

3.0

While I liked this book fine, I feel like it was missing links in the character development that would have made the story more interesting related to the key events of the story.