Starting in August 2021, I’m changing up my book review format just a bit. In the past, I would write fairly lengthy reviews, but I’ve come to realize in this busy world of ours, that people just don’t have the time any more – or the desire – to read such long reviews. Hence – “Mel’s Mini Reviews” will now be the name of the game on this blog! I’ll still provide a book summary like before, but the “My Thoughts” section of each review will be no more than 200 words.
My reviews will always be about a book I rated with either 4 or 5 stars on Goodreads and/or BookBub and/or Amazon. There are soooo many books available for readers to choose from—and to choose to buy—that I want to save you readers both selection time and hard-earned money. I want to give you “the best bang for your buck.” So, even though there are some 3-star books that are still “good,” I’ll only post reviews about the “better” and “best” books I’ve read.
**** 4 Stars ****
Book Summary
Blaine Grayson returns to Three Sisters Island with a grand plan–to take Camp Kicking Moose to the next level. Her dream starts to unravel when she discovers Moose Manor’s kitchen has been badly remodeled by her sister, Cam, who doesn’t know how to cook. Added to that blow is the cold shoulder given by her best friend, Artie Lotosky, now a doctor to the unbridged Maine islands.
As old wounds are opened, Blaine starts to wonder if she made a mistake by coming home. Little by little, she must let go of one dream to discover a new one, opening her heart to a purpose and a future she had never imagined.
Bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher invites you back to the coast of Maine for a story that reminds you to release what doesn’t matter and cling to what does: faith, family, and friendships.
My Thoughts
Ah, the love and not-so-much love that goes on between siblings! I know a thing or two about that, having grown up ith two older brothers whose personalities were very different from mine. This novel’s heroine is Blaine, the youngest of three sisters.
The author does a great job showing how the sisters (and the dad and grandpa) all have their unique personality quirks, their own ideas about what is best for themselves and their family members, and what happens when everyone in the family isn’t all “on the same page” – and then what happens when they do get to that same page.
This novel also covers a subject that many people struggle to manage: what do you do when the big dreams you have don’t work out the way you imagined they would? Do you blame God, yourself, or others for that? Or in the end do you realize what you already have, or what different situations and people in your life you have been given instead, are really much better than your big dreams, and you decide to let those dreams go?
You should definitely add this novel to your TBR list!
Note: I received an Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) of this novel for being a part of Revell Read’s Blogger Program. I was not required to write a positive review, and all opinions expressed are my own.
