Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
fast-paced
This book flies, but it’s all very dramatic. I love the setting, the recipes, and the food descriptions. The characters were likable but there was so much drama…I was happy to be done with such a heavy book. It was like a lifetime movie! AND HAROLD?! I ALMOST QUIT THE BOOK THEN
This book whisked me away to serene Nantucket, or at least it would have been serene were it not for the tumultuous lives of the main characters. As the webs of lies and secrets surrounding them slowly unravel, the heroines navigate through the rough waters of their personal crises. Reads well with a crisp sauvignon blanc.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This started out as a guilty pleasure book, but it had more substance than I anticipated. It takes place on Nantucket, thus the cover, but it is a story of two women in mid-life who are going through some hard family times. One woman, Meredith, is running away from notoriety, as her husband has been recently arrested for a giant Ponzi scheme. (I have read two books this summer about women married to Wall Street financiers who majorly defrauded their clients!) Hilderbrand made me actually care about these wealthy women who shop name brands. Although there is romance in the story, it is not the focus. The focus is the two women and the ups and downs of their friendship - a long one that has lasted most of their lives. The only thing i thought was questionable was
The book was like a less melodramatic, more believable Jodi Picoult book.
Spoiler
Meredith's romance with Toby at the very end. I thought they had a lot to work through, and the text didn't really indicate that they had done that. Also, there wasn't enough confirmation that Toby's irresponsibilities had been completely worked out. Even in the middle of the book he was kind of ignoring his kid.The book was like a less melodramatic, more believable Jodi Picoult book.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
My favorite Hilderbrand book yet! I loved the mix of friendship, turmoil and just overall life problems. Being part of a money laundering scheme isn't something the average joe can necessarily relate to, but you could relate to other problems in the story, and also how the main characters handled all of them as a whole. I often find with Hilderbrand's books that I never think I'm super sucked into them, but always going "ahhh! no!" by the time they're about to end because I'm far more attached than I thought I was.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I did enjoy this book even though there wasn't really a lot that happened.
I love Elin Hilderbrand and I will continue to read her books about problematic middle aged women who live on Nantucket forever and ever
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes