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The Hotel Nantucket

Elin Hilderbrand

Start date: August 1, 2023

Finish date: August 31, 2023

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Jul 04, 2022 Kelli V Spann rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, delightful-diction, historical-fiction, mystery-crime

I’ve always thought of mosaic as this big metaphor for my life,” she says. “All these jagged, incongruous pieces…” She holds up a small shard of milky jade-green glass. “These are like the things that happen to you. But if it’s laid out a certain way and if you take a step back from it, it makes sense.

A new Elin Hilderbrand novel, a good revenge story, strong women, redemption and an abandoned hotel - count me IN! The author places her novels in Nantucket, MA. There is a never ending array o ...more

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Apr 15, 2022 Amy rated it liked it

Shelves: netgalley-readers

I have mixed feelings about this book. I'm a fan of the author's previous work but I had a hard time connecting with these characters. I stopped and restarted reading a few times until I progressed straight through until the end. Passing the mid-point of the novel, I started to enjoy the read.

The early conversations about the hotel, relationships and problems took away from the story. While the golden couple splitting up after 15 years together was disappointing, I wanted to move on from that d ...more

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Jul 12, 2022 Brenda rated it it was amazing

The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hildebrand...wow,what a beautiful story. It makes me want to go to Nantucket. This is my favorite book of Skin Hildebrand so far. I loved reading and slowly finding out everyone's secrets. The characters were so well developed,they felt real to me. I highly recommend this book. I was sad when it ended,like I was losing my friends. ...more

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May 28, 2023 Mandy rated it it was ok

Shelves: bookclub, 2023

I read it. It was okay. A lovley summer read with all the threads tidied up at the end. Don't expect more really. ...more

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Jun 04, 2022 Karen D rated it it was amazing

Shelves: beach-read, chick-lit, 5-stars, ghosts, summer, zzchiclit, zzcontemporary, contemporary-fiction

What a perfect summer read! I loved this, and would consider this my second favorite Elin Hilderbrand book (it's really going to be hard to beat 28 Summers). Thanks to @netgalley and @littlebrown for the early copy!
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Synopsis: Fresh off a break-up with her boyfriend of 15 years, Lizbet Keaton gets a job as the general manager of the newest luxury hotel in Nantucket--the Hotel Nantucket. Along with a variety of characters, each with their own intricate back stories--both good and bad--Lizbet striv ...more

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Oct 18, 2022 Sandy rated it liked it

Shelves: 2022-reading-challenge

I was kind of disappointed in The Hotel Nantucket to be honest. It's a good story, no cliffhangers, no raunchy sex scenes or violence, but it's not that exciting either. It's an enjoyable beach read (I saw Hilderbrand is referred to as "Queen of the Beach Reads" and the fact that it's about a hotel in one of the East Coast's fanciest beach communities is right on the money). As someone who lives in Eastern Massachusetts, I can say the book is well-researched, all Hilderbrand's references are tim ...more

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