Thank you, Partner @bibliolifestyle @williammorrowbooks - Vacationland was the perfect book to ease into the summer reading season! Particularly here in the cool and cloudy Pacific Northwest, which normally doesn’t get summer weather until the Fourth of July, but we’re having a record breaking cold and rainy June and I don’t know if I could handle the jealousy of warm sandy beaches. Don’t get me wrong, this is a novel set during summer and is evocative of leaving the real world behind for “Vacationland.” But the cover seems as if it’s for an entirely different book, as it doesn’t quite convey the vibe of a cozy house with foggy mornings, cool evenings, and rocky coastal Maine in summer - there is nary a big sandy beach to be found.
Putting that aside, Vacationland was my first Meg Mitchell Moore and I THOROUGHLY enjoyed this engrossing family saga full of secrets, strife and reconciliation. I became invested in this cast of characters, particularly the children - they stole the show. The first-love feels for the eldest child was poignantly done, and the younger children were hilariously precocious.
The beaches might not be particularly warm, but the narrative was warm-hearted and it flew by quickly. Vacationland published on June 14 and is available now - I’d definitely recommend for your summer beach bag!