The Beach House in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jan 09, 2016 Debbie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This book was sooo good. A perfect summer read. I like books with a number of characters and Jane Green is a master at intertwining lives. I had trouble putting this down and I did not want this story to end.

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Sep 19, 2012 Connie N. rated it it was amazing

Shelves: chick-lit, flower-on-cover, blue, massachusetts, relationships, island

What a wonderful introduction to Jane Green! This book is warm and friendly, all about relationships and their ups and downs. I was drawn in immediately to the characters, all inherently good people but with vulnerabilities and problems that they need to face and overcome. A variety of people randomly end up renting or living together in a home on the beach in Nantucket. Nan is the "matriarch" of the group as the owner of the home and forced to rent out rooms. Daff is fresh off a divorce, Daniel ...more

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May 09, 2011 Elle rated it really liked it

Shelves: chick-lit

Jane Green made a come back for me in this book. Prior to this, I read her next book - Dune Road and was sorely disappointed. However, this book is more of the Jane Green I've come to know and love. The multi-story plot line ties together well, with only one piece of the plot irritating me as over the top...and I won't spoil that for any perspective readers. As with all of her books, I found this book easy to read and a fast and fun read as well. I read this book in less than a day, unable to pu ...more

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Jun 29, 2010 Laura rated it it was ok

While there is a main character in this book, there is more a weaving together of seemingly unconnected characters who come together when the eccentric Nan, main character, starts to rent out rooms in her house on a cliff overlooking the beach on Nantucket.

I was expecting a light beach read when I bought this for my Kindle, so I was not expecting, or looking for, great literature. It is easy to get lost in the many characters' lives but the story seems to come to a jarring halt for me when my A ...more

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