Beach Reads: The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by C. Oakley, 3.5 stars

[Holly R W]

Like many readers, I find that summer beckons me to read lighter books. My experience is that many of these books are a bit too light to be truly satisfying. I would put "The Invisible Husband of Frick Island" in this category.

It's a story about a community living on a tiny island in the Chesapeake Bay. Journalist Anders Caldwell is sent there by his newspaper to report on the islanders' annual cake walk day. What actually captures his interest is how everyone on the island treats Tom, the invisible husband of Piper Parrish. Tom has drowned in a boating accident, but Piper and everyone else talks to him as if he is there. The more that Anders tries to investigate this, the more emotionally attached he gets to the people of Frick Island and especially, the lively and lovely Piper.

I found the story to be pleasant, but bland.

[Nicole]

Cute! I also agree that beach reads tend to be three star reads - not really enough to earn more, but good enough in the right mood. This one sounds darling. :)

[Holly R W]

Nicole, it was darling. I have a GR shelf tagged "gentle reads". This book will fit right in there. ;0)