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The Five-Star Weekend
by Elin Hilderbrand
Cute.
I'll start with the things I enjoyed:
The way that the author played with different characters and perspectives was engaging. In particular, I liked the several times she gave the point-of-view from a character outside of the immediate friend circle. I thought that gave the book some added whimsy (although more thoughts on this in the cons column).
I enjoyed the setting of the book, Nantucket being a beautiful beach town. Hollis's house seemed dreamy and idealistic and I found it to be a place I would desperately want to stay.
The Cons:
I couldn't find myself genuinely liking any character, except maybe the dog. There was only one character I actively did not like at all (*cough* Caroline *cough*), but I also didn't find myself truly liking any characters either. I can acknowledge that every character is flawed, as every character I've ever read about is...tis' the way of the world, but for most of these characters I found their positive qualities simply did not do enough to make them genuinely likable.
Overall this book didn't convince me to read any more of this author, like I had expected it to, but it was a cute, cozy read nonetheless.
I'll start with the things I enjoyed:
The way that the author played with different characters and perspectives was engaging. In particular, I liked the several times she gave the point-of-view from a character outside of the immediate friend circle. I thought that gave the book some added whimsy (although more thoughts on this in the cons column).
I enjoyed the setting of the book, Nantucket being a beautiful beach town. Hollis's house seemed dreamy and idealistic and I found it to be a place I would desperately want to stay.
The Cons:
I couldn't find myself genuinely liking any character, except maybe the dog. There was only one character I actively did not like at all (*cough* Caroline *cough*), but I also didn't find myself truly liking any characters either. I can acknowledge that every character is flawed, as every character I've ever read about is...tis' the way of the world, but for most of these characters I found their positive qualities simply did not do enough to make them genuinely likable.
Overall this book didn't convince me to read any more of this author, like I had expected it to, but it was a cute, cozy read nonetheless.