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The blurb:
Summer at Oyster
Bay is the perfect, feel-good summer romance, about the importance of home and
family, learning what love is, and living for the moment.
They say falling
in love is easy. But what if you know it’ll break your heart?
For Emily Tate,
returning to her charming childhood home Oyster Bay is like coming up for air
after the fast pace of her city life. At the farm her grandfather built,
surrounded by sister Rachel’s chatter, Gram’s buttermilk biscuits, and the
soft, white sand, Emily is reminded of exactly who she is and what she holds
most dear.
When Emily
starts work at elegant Water’s Edge Inn, Charles Peterson, the handsome new
owner, asks for her help. He wants to expand and needs Emily to teach him the
local ways, so he can convince the planning commission. Emily vows to make him
fall in love with her hometown, just the way it is.
At work, Charles
is reserved and serious, yet once Emily has him kicking off his shoes in the
sand and sailing across the glistening Chesapeake Bay, she sees another side to
him, and their easy rapport feels like the start of something big.
But when it becomes
clear Charles’s plans for the inn involve bulldozing Oyster Bay, Emily is
heartbroken. Will she lose her home and Charles all at once, or can she save
Oyster Bay, and give true love a chance?
My Opinion:
*Book provided by the publisher on
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
So, if you have been a reader of my blog/my reviews
for a while, you know how much I love Jenny Hale’s books and yes, she did it
again!
Summer at Oyster Bay follows the story of Emily Tate who
finds herself back at Oyster Bay after saying no to her ex-boyfriend’s
proposal. Oyster Bay contains a lot of memories for her, because it’s her
childhood home. It reminds her of her grandfather and brings her back to her
gram and her sister Rachel.
All this tells us more about her past and what was
important in her childhood. Emily’s gran plays an important part in the novel,
which was great. Also her sister Rachel got her part of the story and it was
adorable to see Rachel with her daughter Clara and her husband Jeff. They went
through quite something in this book actually. I felt really close to all the
characters, they seemed very real and authentic. I loved how they were all
connected and I think Jenny did a great job including them all in the story,
with their unique personalities.
Emily starts work at Water’s Edge Inn and soon meets
handsome owner Charles Peterson. He wants to expand the inn and seeks Emily’s
help to show her the area and convince the right people. She wants him to see
the place from another point of view and appreciate what the area has to offer.
Her dreams are crushed when she hears that Oyster Bay is part of the expansion,
meaning it’s all going to change. Her childhood would be gone…
It doesn’t make it easier that on the other side she
really likes Charlie and actually enjoys her time with him. I have to say that
they had deep chemistry from the start, I was really routing for them, but then
got annoyed with Charlie’s plans. It’s hard when you really like a character,
but there is one thing that gives it all a dark spot. I think that’s the way
Emily felt as well.
This story is full of wonderful moments and scenes,
especially between Charlie and Emily, but also within the family and they way
Charlie was with her family. Jenny’s writing is on point. She catches the
scenes from a beautiful angle, makes you feel like you’re there with the
characters and lets you vanish into that world. She describes everything in a
vivid, realistic, bright and sweet way. The story combines family, love,
passion, romance and a wonderful setting and it also shows the difficult sides
of all these aspects.
I got hooked from the first page and in the end I was
really sad when I had to say goodbye to the characters, the story and Oyster
Bay. Please take me there right now!!!
The way the story developed was great, the storyline
flows beautifully. So I just have one word to sum it all up: AMAZING!!!
Rating:
My possible cast:
Emily: Jessica Ryles
Charles: Tom Austen
Jenny on Twitter: @jhaleauthor
Website: http://www.itsjennyhale.com
