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A review by emily_loves_2_read
The Shore by Katie Runde
4.0
The Shore
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Genre: Romance
Format: Kindle eBook
Date Published: 5/24/22
Author: Katie Runde
Publisher: Scribner
Pages: 304
Goodreads Rating: 3.93
Thank you to NetGalley and Scribner for providing a digital advanced readers copy of the book for me to read for my honest opinion.
Synopsis: Brian and Margot Dunne live year-round in Seaside, just steps away from the bustling boardwalk, with their daughters Liz and Evy. The Dunnes run a real estate company, making their living by quickly turning over rental houses for tourists. But the family’s future becomes even more precarious when Brian develops a brain tumor, transforming into a bizarre, erratic version of himself. Amidst the chaos and new caretaking responsibilities, Liz still seeks out summer adventure and flirting with a guy she should know better than to pursue. Her younger sister Evy works in a candy shop, falls in love with her friend Olivia, and secretly adopts the persona of a middle-aged mom in an online support group, where she discovers her own mother’s most vulnerable confessions. Meanwhile, Margot faces an impossible choice driven by grief, impulse, and the ways that small-town life in Seaside has shaped her. Falling apart is not an option, but she can always pack up and leave the beach behind.
My Thoughts: The story is narrated by the three women, Margot, Evy, and Liz, mother and two daughters, from their own perspectives; Brian does have a few chapters in his perspective. This centers around family trauma and how different people deal with trauma and grief. While it is odd saying this is a summer read, it absolutely is, as it takes place in the nostalgic Jersey Shore, what is more perfect than that? This book is not a light read, by any means, but still a summer read. There were some slow parts of the book but overall a good read. The character development was written with depth, was intense, and creative. The author’s writing was complex, knowledge of brain tumors, very descriptive with the scenes, you felt a part of, and kept me engaged throughout the whole book. This was a debut book and very impressive as a debut. I would read more by this author.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: Romance
Format: Kindle eBook
Date Published: 5/24/22
Author: Katie Runde
Publisher: Scribner
Pages: 304
Goodreads Rating: 3.93
Thank you to NetGalley and Scribner for providing a digital advanced readers copy of the book for me to read for my honest opinion.
Synopsis: Brian and Margot Dunne live year-round in Seaside, just steps away from the bustling boardwalk, with their daughters Liz and Evy. The Dunnes run a real estate company, making their living by quickly turning over rental houses for tourists. But the family’s future becomes even more precarious when Brian develops a brain tumor, transforming into a bizarre, erratic version of himself. Amidst the chaos and new caretaking responsibilities, Liz still seeks out summer adventure and flirting with a guy she should know better than to pursue. Her younger sister Evy works in a candy shop, falls in love with her friend Olivia, and secretly adopts the persona of a middle-aged mom in an online support group, where she discovers her own mother’s most vulnerable confessions. Meanwhile, Margot faces an impossible choice driven by grief, impulse, and the ways that small-town life in Seaside has shaped her. Falling apart is not an option, but she can always pack up and leave the beach behind.
My Thoughts: The story is narrated by the three women, Margot, Evy, and Liz, mother and two daughters, from their own perspectives; Brian does have a few chapters in his perspective. This centers around family trauma and how different people deal with trauma and grief. While it is odd saying this is a summer read, it absolutely is, as it takes place in the nostalgic Jersey Shore, what is more perfect than that? This book is not a light read, by any means, but still a summer read. There were some slow parts of the book but overall a good read. The character development was written with depth, was intense, and creative. The author’s writing was complex, knowledge of brain tumors, very descriptive with the scenes, you felt a part of, and kept me engaged throughout the whole book. This was a debut book and very impressive as a debut. I would read more by this author.