Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House | Ballantine Books for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest novel by Beatriz Williams. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars rounded up!
Lucy Cooper returns to Winthrop Island with her daughter, Punkin, for the summer, only to find that her father just passed away, leaving a mountain of debt. Her father was obsessed with finding pirate treasure on the land, and Lucy and Punkin uncover his research and begin their own explorations. Her teenage boyfriend, Ben, is also back on the island, causing old emotions to flare. But someone else appears to be interested in the ancient treasure and things turn dangerous.
There's a lot going on here, but in Williams' very capable hands, it's a compelling story of romance, mystery, history, along with grief and healing old wounds. It's told in three major timelines - Lucy in the present, Lucy as a teenager, and through the diaries of Hepzibah living on Winthrop Island in 1717. Full of fascinating characters, precocious Punkin definitely steals the show. This is the perfect book for a summer escape!
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