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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Every main character in this book would benefit from therapy. However, I was here for the drama.
As always, a solid story. Her books are always a hit for me. Just the kind of book to curl up with in winter or summer!
Identical twin sisters Tabitha and Harper and Tabitha’s sixteen-year-old daughter are the primary story tellers of this novel. None of them are particularly likeable at the beginning. Tabitha is upright and not good at expressing her feelings; Harper is laid back but doesn’t have a real career and is having an affair with a married man; and Ainsley is a spoiled brat. The changes in their circumstances transform all of them over the course of the book—for the better.
Tabitha and Harper haven’t really spoken for fourteen years, since they were twenty-five when tragedy struck. Even before that, the twins, who had once been inseparable, started growing apart when their parents divorced and Harper moved to Martha’s Vineyard with her father and Tabitha went with her mother to Nantucket. They were seventeen-years-old when their parents divorced, so that can’t account for why Tabitha and Harper are so different. Had they been thirteen or younger, I would understand why Tabitha is so concerned with appearances—their mother is a fashion designer with a boutique selling expensive outfits to the wealthy. Their father, however, lets his home fall into disrepair and, like her father, Harper just throws clothes on without concern for what she looks like as long as she’s comfortable. With her string of waitressing and delivery jobs, she doesn’t need to look stylish.
When their father dies (at the beginning of the book), the sisters are forced to talk, especially when new events call for them to essentially switch places. I liked reading about the characters’ transformations.
Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.
For more of my reviews, please visit: http://www.theresaalan.net
Tabitha and Harper haven’t really spoken for fourteen years, since they were twenty-five when tragedy struck. Even before that, the twins, who had once been inseparable, started growing apart when their parents divorced and Harper moved to Martha’s Vineyard with her father and Tabitha went with her mother to Nantucket. They were seventeen-years-old when their parents divorced, so that can’t account for why Tabitha and Harper are so different. Had they been thirteen or younger, I would understand why Tabitha is so concerned with appearances—their mother is a fashion designer with a boutique selling expensive outfits to the wealthy. Their father, however, lets his home fall into disrepair and, like her father, Harper just throws clothes on without concern for what she looks like as long as she’s comfortable. With her string of waitressing and delivery jobs, she doesn’t need to look stylish.
When their father dies (at the beginning of the book), the sisters are forced to talk, especially when new events call for them to essentially switch places. I liked reading about the characters’ transformations.
Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.
For more of my reviews, please visit: http://www.theresaalan.net
This was for my book club. It was okay. Nothing too special to me.
Melodramatic and quite absurd at times. And the Not Ending? The story just didn’t end then went into an unnecessary epilogue.
I did enjoy the setting - Hildebrand really makes Nantucket (and Martha’s Vineyard) characters of their own.
I did enjoy the setting - Hildebrand really makes Nantucket (and Martha’s Vineyard) characters of their own.
Best part, the epilogue. So, read the book, but don't peak. All I will hint to, if you love dogs, you will enjoy the epilogue.
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this book and felt like I got to know the characters well. I was happy with the rom-com aspect of it, but wished the story would have gone slightly further since I wanted to know what happens next!
As an only child, a twin sister would be amazing. I did struggle with some of the dumb reasons they were fighting. I read it quickly, but honestly just thought it was okay.
Not my favorite of Hilderbrand's novels. The continual backtracking in time to tell the story from multiple perspectives made it hard for me to keep everything straight. Some of the drama was so petty, some of it was just pathetic, I kept saying "Really? You know that will only end poorly!"
However, she obviously wrote this from a place of deep appreciation and feeling for the bond between siblings, especially twins.
However, she obviously wrote this from a place of deep appreciation and feeling for the bond between siblings, especially twins.
lighthearted
medium-paced