I have read so many books about young girls bff on vacation by the beach, becoming grown ups and their stories, that is sometimes hard to distinguish one book from another.
That said, I enjoy this type of book and enjoy reading about their life stories.

A good beach read.

Decent story although the ending was ridiculously predictable. And everyone went on and on about Emma just a little too much. I would have liked to hear more about the beach girls as teenagers.

Good Read

I think Luanne Rice is a great storyteller. This has another lovely story with interesting characters and settings. I would have given 4 stars if I hadn’t had to deal with the descriptive sex. Doesn’t add anything to the book.

A bit slow but still a fun read. If you love birds, you'll love this book

While there was a bit of a surprise involving the victim of a car accident, for the most part this was a story of a widower with a 9 year old daughter meeting a thrice married divorcee who has given up on love, men, and "happily ever after".

I have read all of Luanne Rice's books. All excellent. She has a new one coming out in June and I will be purchasing it.

You can't miss with this author, as far as I am concerned.

I love Luanne Rice and hesitate to give three stars. It is well written and enjoyable, no doubt. Just too miraculous. At times I felt cynical towards the "poor millionaires." For example, Nickey's eccentric aunt can't afford the upkeep and repairs on her castle. A wife doesn't enjoy her husband's gifts of expensive jewelry like she used to. I shouldn't grouse about that, after all, the setting is Old Lyme, CT where you have to be a millionaire just to drive down the street.

At times the constant pampering and bending over backwards for Nell got aggravating, too. Call me mean, but lots of kids suffer the tragic loss of a parent and have to handle the trauma without beach houses, therapists, etc. I know I did. And Nell's character vascillates between kiddie speak and adolescent behavior, which was off.

Overall though, an enjoyable summer read despite being somewhat like a dime store romance paperback because of some steamy sex scenes which I'm not used to in a Rice novel, and really don't want.

It's a pretty straightforward story; you know where the plot is going. The characters are unique, and it's well-written. I love that it is set in Connecticut! The perfect beach read.

As all of Ms. Rice's books....absolutely fabulous! Can't wait to start the next in the series!

I wanted to love this book. I did not. I guess it was ok for a beach read. A few problems I had with it:

The storyline was contrived which I expect in a book of this genre but it felt way too forced. There was not enough storyline of the girls when they were younger. Just a brief glimpse in the prologue and then they were adults for the rest of the story. I didn’t feel attached to any of the characters, I think because this backstory was lacking. And finally one of my pet peeves— a lot of unnecessary writing and descriptions that have no bearing on the story. Like the author was just wanting to lengthen the book with no more substance.

I seem to be in the minority since many loved this book. Again, probably ok for a summer read. I’m glad I only paid $1 at a used book sale.

What great story, told so well.Love Hubbard’s Point You can feel the ocean, beach & sand. Really an enjoyable read!!!