⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 – 3.5 stars
Paul Grayson has decided that he needs to unite his family. He feels that his three daughters are somewhat estranged from one another. Not intentionally, but nevertheless they don’t spend enough time together. So he decides to buy the island where he met his wife at camp decades ago, and who is now deceased, in order to bring his children back together again. His daughters think he is suffering from Dementia proposing this scheme and are initially resistant to the thought of helping him get situated on this delapidated island. The project of reconstituting the old Camp Kicking Moose seems immense. But as they all begin assisting and becoming more intimately acquainted with the real assets of the island, its people, each sister will not only help to mend one another, but also themselves in the process.
On a Summer Tide started off strong. It was full of laughs and drew me in, but for some reason the momentum didn’t hold up for me and I was having trouble getting through it. The book flashes back to when the sisters were young; each sister’s part gives us a glimpse into her life and what shaped her into who she is present day. The focus was mainly on the oldest sister, Cam. Those snippets were enlightening but somehow came across to me as haphazardly included. Also, there were a couple of parts in the book that seemed implausible to me and I couldn’t suspend disbelief in order to accept those occurrences as believable. From that point on I truly struggled to finish the book. I enjoyed a few of the characters, including the sisters, but I felt like something was missing, and that the book concluded somewhat abruptly, leaving some untidy loose ends.
Overall, I truly enjoyed parts of the book, but it didn’t keep me glued to its pages.
Thank you, Revell Books, for a complimentary copy of On a Summer Tide. In exchange I have provided my honest review.
I think this is a good review, Laurie. Unfortunately we can’t like them all. At least you stuck it out so that your review is a fair one.
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Thanks, Linda. ❤️ It really started off great. But then it ebbed. I couldn’t stay focused when reading it. It’s getting positive reviews, so maybe it just wasn’t for me.
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I appreciate your thoughts on this one, Laurie. I hope your next read works better and hope you are having a great start to summer! ♥️
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Thank you, Jennifer!! ❤️🤗
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Superb Review!!
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Thank you, Priyasha. 🤗
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Nice, honest review Laurie. Too bad, it sounds like the book had potential, but just didn’t quite measure up. I have this one to read, so I shall see what I think. Have a great day. 🙂🌞
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Thanks, Carla. It started out really well but slowed down and I had to push through it. Also, the twist was just not believable. It was a good read, but not a favorite.
Thanks for reading, Carla. 😉
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Not my kind of read. Lovely review 😍
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Thanks, Shalini! 😘
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