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A review by clairechum
The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand
4.5
I liked this a lot more than I thought I would because the only other Elin Hilderbrand book I have read was a major miss for me. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it and everyone else I know who has read it has loved it, too.
The entire premise of a luxurious hotel attempting its startup in Nantucket was interesting because Hilderbrand uses her knowledge of Nantucket so well in her writing to make readers feel like they're actually seeing the hotel and island for themselves. I loved how all of the staff members had their own little secrets, as well, so readers get to see how their secrets unfold and their relationships play out. I was pleasantly surprised with how my feelings about certain characters changed with some character development! I also loved the romance subplot for Lizbet because I think I have decided that I prefer a fiction novel with a romance subplot to a full-on romance novel where the only plot is surrounding love and sex.
The things that knocked my rating down half a star were Hilderbrand's attempt as using 'hip' language to connect with a younger audience (cringe) and the subplot about Grace, the ghost haunting the Hotel Nantucket. I was expecting this to be a larger part of the plot because of the book's description but I felt like it could have been done better or just cut out completely. It made a book that does a nice job of making readers place themselves into the setting seem unrealistic and childish, so I didn't love that.
Overall, though, I loved this book!
The entire premise of a luxurious hotel attempting its startup in Nantucket was interesting because Hilderbrand uses her knowledge of Nantucket so well in her writing to make readers feel like they're actually seeing the hotel and island for themselves. I loved how all of the staff members had their own little secrets, as well, so readers get to see how their secrets unfold and their relationships play out. I was pleasantly surprised with how my feelings about certain characters changed with some character development! I also loved the romance subplot for Lizbet because I think I have decided that I prefer a fiction novel with a romance subplot to a full-on romance novel where the only plot is surrounding love and sex.
The things that knocked my rating down half a star were Hilderbrand's attempt as using 'hip' language to connect with a younger audience (cringe) and the subplot about Grace, the ghost haunting the Hotel Nantucket. I was expecting this to be a larger part of the plot because of the book's description but I felt like it could have been done better or just cut out completely. It made a book that does a nice job of making readers place themselves into the setting seem unrealistic and childish, so I didn't love that.
Overall, though, I loved this book!