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The Castaways
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"The perfect summer read" (Booklist) from New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand: an intense tale of love and loyalty set against the backdrop of endless summer island life.
With rumors of infidelity straining Greg and Tess MacAvoy's marriage, the couple head out on their sailboat one early summer day to celebrate their wedding anniversary, hoping the roughest waters are behind them. But in an accident off Nantucket, they mysteriously drown, leaving behind two small children as well as three couples who have long been their closest friends. Tragedy brings to the surface long-simmering conflicts and emotions, and the MacAvoys' six grieving friends find themselves unprepared for the revelation of secret upon secret as they struggle to answer the question: What happened to Greg and Tess?
The Castaways probes the boundaries of friendship and forgiveness as it tells a page-turning story of passion, betrayal, and suspense, filled with the perfect details of summer island life that have made Elin Hilderbrand's novels beloved bestsellers.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780316578547
EAN:
9780316578547
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
400
Authors:
Elin Hilderbrand
Publisher:
Back Bay Books
Published Date: 2024-16-04
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I hated this book. There was nothing to love about it at all. Gross and sadly disappointing. Story was bland and unexciting.
This book is well written and the characters are well developed, but I felt the angst and grief of the characters overwhelmed the story line. Overall this was my least favorite book of the author's Nantucket series.
The book was engaging and entertaining. I took off one star because the ending was a little anti-climactic. Still, worth reading.
I love Elin Hildebrand’s books, this one didn’t meet the mark for me. Perhaps it was too unrealistic in the relationships that the couples had together and with each other, considering the undertones of the unhealthy relationships that were a part of the plot. Some of these characters carry forward in from other books and it just didn’t match up for me. Everything was too sad, too tragic and too unbelievable. I suppose that is what fiction is, but I didn’t particularly enjoy this book, but I finished it.
A cast of unlikable characters that we are supposed to like. It was tough slugging through the repetitive narration. What a bunch of self indulgent people lacking a moral compass. The story was difficult to believe.
