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bookishdogmom's review against another edition
Basically no plot, completely flat characters, and lots of extraneous characters who didn't seem relevant to what little plot there was.
halfdutchlady's review against another edition
3.0
Predictable
The story is good but predictable. I appreciated all the references to family including the Summerhill motto. Adding in Summer's coworker's Em and Joe didn't mesh well for me and it throws off the story. Adding more details and backgrounds for the Summerhill sisters and is when needed, especially if they have their own books in this series. As it stands, I don't have any interest in reading more and won't be continuing with the series.
The story is good but predictable. I appreciated all the references to family including the Summerhill motto. Adding in Summer's coworker's Em and Joe didn't mesh well for me and it throws off the story. Adding more details and backgrounds for the Summerhill sisters and is when needed, especially if they have their own books in this series. As it stands, I don't have any interest in reading more and won't be continuing with the series.
astolenmoonligh's review
2.0
It was cute, light read, I got it for free from iBooks for my iPod and read it over a week long span whenever I needed a lighthearted book to read.
lastbraincell's review
2.0
Had some memorable lines but altogether did not love this. For an English family and setting I did not get the feel of that at all. Tossing in a few "Mum"s and "arse"s does not quite do it.
rachel_reads_rom's review
3.0
If it had been just Rosalind and Nick's story it would have been a higher rating. Their relationship was fast paced but very sweet, but i hate a story where the plot hinges on a really silly and unnecessary lie.
but what was worse then that was including a second romance, one that really had nothing to do with these characters. Each time a new chapter started from Em's point of view, I just kept wondering why this was necessary. At least save it for the other girls story who Em is actually friends with.
Still, I enjoyed the soap opera esque family to try the next book.
but what was worse then that was including a second romance, one that really had nothing to do with these characters. Each time a new chapter started from Em's point of view, I just kept wondering why this was necessary. At least save it for the other girls story who Em is actually friends with.
Still, I enjoyed the soap opera esque family to try the next book.
leelee77's review
1.0
Cheesy and cringeworthy- the immediate falling in love which seems to be a trend in this book is just not realistic. Not my cup of tea at all
almacd's review against another edition
3.0
It was okay for me. A really light, easy read. I think the Summerhill sisters are very likeable. But overall I think the story was very anticlimactic, after Rosalind found out the truth everything was resolved way too easily. I must say that I LOVED Em and Joe, their chemistry was amazing and they should have their on book.
joyousreads132's review against another edition
3.0
Kate Perry is my go-to girl whenever I need to read something fun and fast. This one was a perfect read in between those heavy readings, yanno?
shannon_cocktailsandbooks's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 Stars
This was a cute story. A family comes together to mourn the loss of their patriarch only to discover his missing will may or may not cut their mother from her portion of the estate. What ensues is some light-hearted fun between the sisters, a romance between co-workers and one between a sister and a step-brother.
Rosalind Summerhill is forced to come home to London after her father passes away. It's a home she's stayed as far away from as possible. But discovers that things are much different than they were the last time she was home, including her mother and sisters. When her mother begs her to help find her father's missing will she finds herself enlisting the help of the very attractive Nick Long, whom she met at her father's funeral. What she doesn't know is that Nick is the step-brother to the one person who could ruin Rosalind's family.
The characters in this story were very quirky, but lovable and fun. My only complaint about the story was not getting enough 'face time' with all of them. In a very light-hearted way, the author navigates us through the Summerhill family coming to grips with who their father was and the sisters (all of them) embracing each other while letting go of the past. Having a hot Formula One driver along for the ride was so bad either. It was a quick read that left me laughing and smiling, wishing I could have had a little bit more fun with them.
This was a cute story. A family comes together to mourn the loss of their patriarch only to discover his missing will may or may not cut their mother from her portion of the estate. What ensues is some light-hearted fun between the sisters, a romance between co-workers and one between a sister and a step-brother.
Rosalind Summerhill is forced to come home to London after her father passes away. It's a home she's stayed as far away from as possible. But discovers that things are much different than they were the last time she was home, including her mother and sisters. When her mother begs her to help find her father's missing will she finds herself enlisting the help of the very attractive Nick Long, whom she met at her father's funeral. What she doesn't know is that Nick is the step-brother to the one person who could ruin Rosalind's family.
The characters in this story were very quirky, but lovable and fun. My only complaint about the story was not getting enough 'face time' with all of them. In a very light-hearted way, the author navigates us through the Summerhill family coming to grips with who their father was and the sisters (all of them) embracing each other while letting go of the past. Having a hot Formula One driver along for the ride was so bad either. It was a quick read that left me laughing and smiling, wishing I could have had a little bit more fun with them.
ahaynie's review against another edition
2.0
I liken these books to soap operas, and not just because of the plotlines.
Soap operas have recycled, overdone plotlines, bad acting, sex, and drama, yet sometimes I want to sit and watch one anyway to take a break from all of the smart, well-written Emmy-award winning TV shows that I love.
This series is like that - the plots are weak, the characters underwritten, and the scenarios are unrelatable and nothing like what real life would be like (not to mention bad editing - in this particular book, two different scenes are nearly identical with almost the exact same dialogue from the same characters), but I plan to keep reading them because I just want to space out and read a few badly written books every once in a while.
Soap operas have recycled, overdone plotlines, bad acting, sex, and drama, yet sometimes I want to sit and watch one anyway to take a break from all of the smart, well-written Emmy-award winning TV shows that I love.
This series is like that - the plots are weak, the characters underwritten, and the scenarios are unrelatable and nothing like what real life would be like (not to mention bad editing - in this particular book, two different scenes are nearly identical with almost the exact same dialogue from the same characters), but I plan to keep reading them because I just want to space out and read a few badly written books every once in a while.