A review by allisonseverson
Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer

2.0

I don't think I'll read anything else by Nancy Thayer. Part of the appeal of reading this book for me was that it was set in Nantucket, and Thayer had been praised for using that as a "beautiful backdrop"... So I was imagining she might be as rich and vivid with her descriptions as Mary Kay Andrews is when she uses Savannah or Tybee Island. But no, I was disappointed with the lack of details and vagueness of her descriptions about the town. It was a bit like a romantic comedy in that you know exactly how it's going to end. Except this book lacked humor. The characters are depressed at the beginning of the book and it's largely about how they struggle through that depression to find happiness. I almost stopped reading it because it just wasn't anything special, I didn't think.