A review by aotales
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland

4.0

This was such a fun story! Not to mention the exact right read at the exact right moment. Eylssa Friedland delivers us a perfect family drama that combines the right amount of tension & fighting with love & support. I found all the characters fresh and lively and completely entertaining.

I’m a big sucker for balanced conversations on generational divides: millennials vs boomers vs gen Z - in my personal life I’m often on my own little soap box talking on these topics - and Eylssa provides such great observations here. Never pitting one side as better than the other and, as I always like to say, each side benefitting and learning from each other. Of course the misunderstandings between the two is always ripe for great comedy … goat yoga for seniors anyone?

An excellent summer setting that had me yearning for a traditional summer getaway of my own. Characters are alive and the pacing is perfect. While the ending maybe came across a bit rushed, the whole was lighthearted without being insipid or stale. An absolute must summer read.

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