traceyd's review against another edition
1.0
DNF. It was all to perfect. You can guess the ending from the beginning. Everyone will end up with their summer loves and the sisters will end up back home.
I loved that it took place in a book store and the suggestions of other books.
I loved that it took place in a book store and the suggestions of other books.
kristenlovesbooks's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
mrsjkamp's review against another edition
4.0
Less predictable than her last novel and much more enjoyable. This book was comfortable, if at all possible. You can fall right into the story, with the cozy bookstore and all the characters. The three sisters' lives are entwined easily, albeit a chaotic connection of jealousy and old resentment. Sometimes conversations seem forced or unnatural, but those conversations were necessary to the story. It was heartbreaking at moments, so happy in others. A good story of pulling family together to make dreams come true.
gertyp's review against another edition
5.0
I'm a sucker for a beach setting and add in a bookstore??? :)
ekma710's review against another edition
3.0
I found myself quickly reading this book. There is something so wonderful about the setting, a bookstore right along the coast. If there is a place like that I want to visit for sure. I'd actually want to live above it just like Riley does. I have the say the setting made the book for me, Maisy did not. I found her character overall very annoying and I could of done without her. With that being said by the end Maisy was quite as annoying and I did enjoy it.
fudge's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mishale1's review against another edition
3.0
Sisters Riley and Maisy had a rift so big as teenagers that I wasn’t sure whether they’d even become friends again by the end of this book.
Riley, Maisy and their baby sister Adalee grew up together in a beach town. They were year long residents and they loved when summer rolled around and the vacationers came to town.
Riley and Mack were best friends as kids and Riley fell in love with him as she entered her teens. The summer before college, everything changed. Riley was hoping that her 18th year would be the summer Mack fell In love with her.
But one day, when Mack came to pick up Riley, he saw 16 year old Maisy again. Suddenly Maisy had a big crush on Mack. Unfortunately for Riley, Mack seemed to return the feelings.
Now, this might have been the thing that sisters could eventually get past. They are both in their 30’s now. But the situation with Mack set off a chain of events that changed the course of everyone’s life. And unfortunately, both women still think they’re in love with Mack.
How could this possibly resolve amicably right? Neither sister has seen him in over a decade but they both think he’s the one who got away.
In addition, both have made questionable choices over the years and chalked it up to a broken heart.
When Riley saw Mack with her sister, she got so jealous that she told her father that Maisy had broken curfew.
Their father made a huge scene and Mack left without saying bye to either sister.
Riley, on the very same night, had a few drinks and slept with a kind friend that she didn’t have feelings for. She got pregnant and had to drop out of college when she found out.
She moved home and her mother opened a bookstore, allowing Riley and her baby to live upstairs.
Maisy kept expecting to hear from Mack and when he never called or showed up the next summer, Maisy got drunk and slept with her best friend’s fiancée. She fled to California to try to outrun her guilt.
13 years have passed since the super dramatic summer. The girl’s’ mother invites Maisy and Adalee to come home for a big celebration at the bookstore.
It’s the 200th birthday of the house the bookstore is within. Mack was a previous resident, so he is invited to the party too.
The girl’s’ mother has recently learned she has cancer and she wants all her daughters to be home together.
Adalee is the youngest and has the least drama between her sisters. She has nearly managed to fail out of college and gotten a DUI but honestly she still brings way less drama to the table than Maisy.
I enjoyed the story but I would have liked it better if I liked Maisy more. I feel like she caused the problem in the first place. She went after a guy she knew her sister had feelings for, she slept with her friend’s fiancée and then had continued on a similar path of unavailable men over the years. Why is no one mad at Mack? He stopped talking to both sisters that summer.
I have to give the author a lot of credit for how real she made the characters. I don’t think I could have disliked Maisy so much if she hadn’t felt real, right? :)
I also appreciated the ending of the story. I very much appreciated that the epilogue took place a few months later. It was too soon to wrap the story up at the end of a week and I am grateful that the ending wasn’t open to interpretation.
Riley, Maisy and their baby sister Adalee grew up together in a beach town. They were year long residents and they loved when summer rolled around and the vacationers came to town.
Riley and Mack were best friends as kids and Riley fell in love with him as she entered her teens. The summer before college, everything changed. Riley was hoping that her 18th year would be the summer Mack fell In love with her.
But one day, when Mack came to pick up Riley, he saw 16 year old Maisy again. Suddenly Maisy had a big crush on Mack. Unfortunately for Riley, Mack seemed to return the feelings.
Now, this might have been the thing that sisters could eventually get past. They are both in their 30’s now. But the situation with Mack set off a chain of events that changed the course of everyone’s life. And unfortunately, both women still think they’re in love with Mack.
How could this possibly resolve amicably right? Neither sister has seen him in over a decade but they both think he’s the one who got away.
In addition, both have made questionable choices over the years and chalked it up to a broken heart.
When Riley saw Mack with her sister, she got so jealous that she told her father that Maisy had broken curfew.
Their father made a huge scene and Mack left without saying bye to either sister.
Riley, on the very same night, had a few drinks and slept with a kind friend that she didn’t have feelings for. She got pregnant and had to drop out of college when she found out.
She moved home and her mother opened a bookstore, allowing Riley and her baby to live upstairs.
Maisy kept expecting to hear from Mack and when he never called or showed up the next summer, Maisy got drunk and slept with her best friend’s fiancée. She fled to California to try to outrun her guilt.
13 years have passed since the super dramatic summer. The girl’s’ mother invites Maisy and Adalee to come home for a big celebration at the bookstore.
It’s the 200th birthday of the house the bookstore is within. Mack was a previous resident, so he is invited to the party too.
The girl’s’ mother has recently learned she has cancer and she wants all her daughters to be home together.
Adalee is the youngest and has the least drama between her sisters. She has nearly managed to fail out of college and gotten a DUI but honestly she still brings way less drama to the table than Maisy.
I enjoyed the story but I would have liked it better if I liked Maisy more. I feel like she caused the problem in the first place. She went after a guy she knew her sister had feelings for, she slept with her friend’s fiancée and then had continued on a similar path of unavailable men over the years. Why is no one mad at Mack? He stopped talking to both sisters that summer.
I have to give the author a lot of credit for how real she made the characters. I don’t think I could have disliked Maisy so much if she hadn’t felt real, right? :)
I also appreciated the ending of the story. I very much appreciated that the epilogue took place a few months later. It was too soon to wrap the story up at the end of a week and I am grateful that the ending wasn’t open to interpretation.