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A review by happyreadings
Summer on the Bluffs by Sunny Hostin
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
medium-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
5.0
This was definitely the Summer Beach read of the year for me. The beach, romance, family, love, betrayal vibes were all over this book.
This book follows Ama and Omar Tanner's who build their life on Oak Bluffs, an affluent Black community. They take in these goddaughters Perry, Olivia, and Billie. Every summer they spend it at the house on Oak Bluffs but as they grow up they start to separate from each other. However, this summer, Ama wants all the girls together this summer. At the end of the summer, Ama is going to give the house to one of the three girls.
Over the summer, Ama reveals to them all the secrets shes kept from them, especially how they are all connected to Ama and Omar. This releases anger and betrayal in the group and each girl goes off on their own, but eventually all coming back to Ama with forgiveness.
This was such a wonderful summer read, I can definitely see myself coming back every summer to reread this book. I absolutely loved it. Once you start reading you get sucked in to the setting and getting involved in these women's lives. Overall, it shows how difficult love and relationships can be, but nobody's perfect and everyone is deserving of forgiveness.
This book follows Ama and Omar Tanner's who build their life on Oak Bluffs, an affluent Black community. They take in these goddaughters Perry, Olivia, and Billie. Every summer they spend it at the house on Oak Bluffs but as they grow up they start to separate from each other. However, this summer, Ama wants all the girls together this summer. At the end of the summer, Ama is going to give the house to one of the three girls.
Over the summer, Ama reveals to them all the secrets shes kept from them, especially how they are all connected to Ama and Omar. This releases anger and betrayal in the group and each girl goes off on their own, but eventually all coming back to Ama with forgiveness.
This was such a wonderful summer read, I can definitely see myself coming back every summer to reread this book. I absolutely loved it. Once you start reading you get sucked in to the setting and getting involved in these women's lives. Overall, it shows how difficult love and relationships can be, but nobody's perfect and everyone is deserving of forgiveness.
Content Warnings
Minor: Addiction, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Grief