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A review by syapotter
Summer at Oyster Bay by Jenny Hale
4.0
I love how heart-warming this book is! Right from the start, I was pulled into the world of Emily who had just got back to her hometown to start a new job and when I met Charlie, I was smitten. Adding Gram to the mix, I fell in love whole-heartedly in the world that Jenny Hale had created.
All the characters were very delightful to know and I just love how they progressed throughout the story. I especially have a soft spot for Charlie because he started out as a typical bachelor businessman who is serious and have no other room in his life except for work, but thanks to Emily and her family, he slowly relaxed and began to look at the other aspect of life. It's somehow cliche, but I just love that progression, especially towards the end.
I also love how the theme of living your life in the moment is very prominent throughout the book as that is a great message to get across. In the book we were shown how Emily was so adamant on not giving away the family land to the inn expansion because of the many memories that they created there, but when Gram said that live is for living, that really struck a chord with me and I really love Gram for that. Some of the memories that Emily have had with her Papa was also too beautiful not to mention and I have to admit that there was a part that I got a bit teary-eyed.
This book is written beautifully and the pace is good, not too fast but not too slow either, just enough to make me feel interested to know what is coming next. It's quite an easy read as I read it in just over a day. One of the things that I love about the writing is the description of the places that are just enough to make me imagine and feel as if I am right there together with Emily and Charlie.
I would definitely recommend this to those who would love a sweet, heart-warming summer romance story that is easy to read.
I received the ARC from Bookouture via Netgalley in exchange of honest reviews. All opinions are mine.
All the characters were very delightful to know and I just love how they progressed throughout the story. I especially have a soft spot for Charlie because he started out as a typical bachelor businessman who is serious and have no other room in his life except for work, but thanks to Emily and her family, he slowly relaxed and began to look at the other aspect of life. It's somehow cliche, but I just love that progression, especially towards the end.
I also love how the theme of living your life in the moment is very prominent throughout the book as that is a great message to get across. In the book we were shown how Emily was so adamant on not giving away the family land to the inn expansion because of the many memories that they created there, but when Gram said that live is for living, that really struck a chord with me and I really love Gram for that. Some of the memories that Emily have had with her Papa was also too beautiful not to mention and I have to admit that there was a part that I got a bit teary-eyed.
This book is written beautifully and the pace is good, not too fast but not too slow either, just enough to make me feel interested to know what is coming next. It's quite an easy read as I read it in just over a day. One of the things that I love about the writing is the description of the places that are just enough to make me imagine and feel as if I am right there together with Emily and Charlie.
I would definitely recommend this to those who would love a sweet, heart-warming summer romance story that is easy to read.
I received the ARC from Bookouture via Netgalley in exchange of honest reviews. All opinions are mine.