Many thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for gifting me a digital ARC of the new book by Meg Mitchell Moore. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4 stars!
It's summer on Block Island, Rhode Island, and things are heating up. Nicola is looking for a fresh start and some rest at her cousin David's cottage, but the parties happening next door pull her in. That home belongs to Juliana, an entrepreneur with a mysterious past who is preparing for a major IPO. But she's also hoping to rekindle a flame with a many who has connections to Nicola. Taylor is David's wife; she has everything she planned for and won't let anyone take it away. Then there's a dead body.
This is being touted as a take on The Great Gatsby, but although I'm sure I read that in high school, I don't remember enough of it to speak on that. I had a bit of trouble figuring out the time switches as we learned about the characters’ pasts, but as soon as I got started in the chapter, it was easy to figure out. This is a good book to escape into, a character study of classism, and how our secrets threaten us and hold us back. None of the characters are extremely likable, but it's filled with scandals and messiness - just what you want for a summer beach read!
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