I don't normally go on and on about beach books, but this one really deserves all the stars! I found it engrossing and the ending felt so satisfying and full circle. It had enough depth to not feel like total fluff, and the food descriptions and amazing summer vacation location just made it so incredibly fun to read. I even loved the paranormal element which I wasn’t sure about at first!Īll in all, this was just the perfect vacation read. It has a large cast of characters who all have their own storylines but also all intertwine. I enjoyed that it featured the hospitality industry, much like #TheBlueBistro did. So not only did this end up being such a pleasant reading surprise, but I am still thinking about it a couple weeks later! A sure sign of a 5-star read. I wasn't sure what to expect as I am a big fan of her older books but her last few have been hit or miss for me. Maybe it is the nostalgia for me but when I received this book on #audiobook right in time for our April trip, I knew it was a sign that I needed to read it on our spring break vacation. John USVI back in 2009 (hey, these were pre-Kindle days!} and three of them were Elin books! I brought 9 (hard copy) books on our 7 day honeymoon to St. With Grace gleefully haunting the halls, a staff harboring all kinds of secrets, and Lizbet’s own romantic uncertainty, is the Hotel Nantucket destined for success or doom?įilled with the emotional depth and multiple points of view that characterize Hilderbrand’s novels ( The Blue Bistro, Golden Girl) as well as an added dash of Roaring Twenties history, The Hotel Nantucket offers something for everyone in this compelling summer drama.ĭo you have an author that you associate with vacation reading too?! For as long as I can remember, #ElinHilderbrand has been that author for me. The staff (and guests) have complicated pasts, and the hotel can’t seem to overcome the bad reputation it earned in 1922 when a tragic fire killed nineteen-year-old chambermaid Grace Hadley. And while the Hotel Nantucket appears to be a blissful paradise, complete with a celebrity chef-run restaurant and an idyllic wellness center, there’s a lot of drama behind closed doors. When she’s named the new general manager of the Hotel Nantucket, a once Gilded Age gem turned abandoned eyesore, she hopes that her local expertise and charismatic staff can win the favor of their new London billionaire owner, Xavier Darling, as well as that of Shelly Carpenter, the wildly popular Instagram tastemaker who can help put them back on the map. “The queen of beach reads” ( New York Magazine) and #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers an immensely satisfying page-turner in this tale about a summer of scandal at a storied Nantucket hotel.įresh off a bad breakup with a longtime boyfriend, Nantucket sweetheart Lizbet Keaton is desperately seeking a second act.
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