The Summer Hideaway

Hard to believe that a parent would allow a 5 yr old go surfing in the ocean while she watched from the porch of her home. He could disappear in a heartbeat. Negligent behavior–call child protective services. Alice and Jack had spent time together at 15 but they did not recognize each other at 24–unbelievable. Jack was a pediatric neurology surgeon at 24.–he would just barely be through medical school. Millie and Jack gave up nursing and doctor careers to do seasonal restaurant work-unbelievable. Did not see what was so wonderful about Alice that everyone would give up their usual lives to be near her. She seemed very selfish. Got tired of her telling Jack to stay away. It was frustrating for Alice to have so many internal conversations when she was supposed to be interacting with other people.

I dont usually write reviews unless I love it and want people to know how amazing it is, or I am annoyed it and I want to warn others about it. Lets just say Im not here to tell everyone how amazing this book is. I think this is a case of someone writing a book and not bothering to utilize an editor to shake out the details that dont add up….literally. I wont say too much, because I dont want to ruin anything for potential readers. However, Ill say that I know the exact moment my mom passed away over 3 years ago. I certainly know how old my child was when she lost her gram. I wouldnt tell people that my mom died when I was a teenager before she could ever meet my child and then say what a help my mom was with raising my baby in our next conversation. Thats why editors exist. If you cant manage an editor, at least have a friend read your book before sending it to print. The narrator pronounces been as bean. I have been asking around to find out what area this accent could possibly be from, as I waitressed and bartended in the airport for 10 years. Ive heard a lot of accents, but never this one. There were other words as well that were pronounced strangely, and Im fairly certain they were misread. If Im wrong, I apologize, but it was all so distracting. Its a shame, because I feel like the story had so much potential to be a sweet beach read, but I found it hard to enjoy.

A very pleasant, satisfying story! Im very happy with the narrator! Helen Maksoud. Shes so good! Please have her for all your books. I havent been able to listen to some as cant listen to the narrators. Several hrs of listening has to be pleasant! Your writing and Helens voice make it great.

This was a nice story, but a little unbelievable at times. I love Jenny Hale, but of the books I\’ve listened to so far, the others have been better, more realistic. I had the ending figured out, but wasn\’t sure how Jenny Hale was going to get there. The narrator did a nice job telling the story. Looking forward to my next book by Jenny Hale!

I had to try 3-4 times to get started with this book. A bit confusing and not easy to follow. I almost gave up but even after listening again, I was backing up to find out what did I miss? Story was ok. Character stories were believable, not far fetched. I cant recommend this to my friends, it just takes too long to get the start told.

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