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A review by beautifullybookishbethany
The Cliff House by RaeAnne Thayne
3.0
Actual Rating: 3.5 stars
The Cliff House is perfect if you are looking for a book with sweet romance, sisterhood, and complex family dynamics. It also does a great job talking about foster care- with both positive and negative portrayals and discussions of the real need for good foster parents.
The story follows three women- two sisters and the aunt who raised them- at crossroads in their lives. Bea is a single mother, raising her daughter while her celebrity musician ex-husband tours the world with beautiful young women. When a near-death experience has him seeking reunification, Bea must decide whether to go back to him or admit her growing feelings for her best friend Shane.
Daisy is an uptight CPA with a secret who controls everything in her life after a traumatic experience as a child in foster care. When a free-spirited man comes into her life and discovers what she is hiding, she must decide whether to finally open up to love.
Stella is turning 40 and finally thinking about what she wants for herself. After taking in her nieces in her 20's, she spent years working as a teacher and providing foster care to older children. After months of fertility treatments, she discovers she is finally pregnant with a child of her own, when her first love shows up in town with his daughter.
This is a really sweet story about family, love, healing, and redemption. It does get a little melodramatic at times and there is some unnecessary internal conflict between characters who are failing to communicate well or listen to each other. Be aware that there are content warnings for infidelity, references to child abuse and sexual assault, and miscarriage and I don't particularly like miscarriage as a plot twist in the way this was done. I was sent this book for review from Little Bird Publicity. All opinions are my own.
The Cliff House is perfect if you are looking for a book with sweet romance, sisterhood, and complex family dynamics. It also does a great job talking about foster care- with both positive and negative portrayals and discussions of the real need for good foster parents.
The story follows three women- two sisters and the aunt who raised them- at crossroads in their lives. Bea is a single mother, raising her daughter while her celebrity musician ex-husband tours the world with beautiful young women. When a near-death experience has him seeking reunification, Bea must decide whether to go back to him or admit her growing feelings for her best friend Shane.
Daisy is an uptight CPA with a secret who controls everything in her life after a traumatic experience as a child in foster care. When a free-spirited man comes into her life and discovers what she is hiding, she must decide whether to finally open up to love.
Stella is turning 40 and finally thinking about what she wants for herself. After taking in her nieces in her 20's, she spent years working as a teacher and providing foster care to older children. After months of fertility treatments, she discovers she is finally pregnant with a child of her own, when her first love shows up in town with his daughter.
This is a really sweet story about family, love, healing, and redemption. It does get a little melodramatic at times and there is some unnecessary internal conflict between characters who are failing to communicate well or listen to each other. Be aware that there are content warnings for