Hannah and Sara grew up in Chatham on Cape Cod. As sisters they are close but Hannah moved to Brooklyn and Sara stayed in Chatham. After their mother died, Hannah knew she was struggling and decided to come home to the Cape for the summer.
Hannah is single and is a writer. She is currently working on her second book, but is struggling with writer’s block. The summer season on the Cape is quite busy and Hannah knew it would be a good place for her to move forward. Her sister Sara is married and has four boys, all into sports and other activities. She is ready for a new challenge and wants to work with books part time.
There are some great scenes in the book at the beach and in the vacation town of Chatham. I enjoyed reading about the adventure looking at the whales, seals and even the shark. I enjoyed that the sisters and other friends went out and did fun things. I liked how Hannah learned more about the law in order to grow her characters. I really liked Spencer. I love how Sara knew she needed an identity outside the home and found one. Really all the characters were awesome.
What was troublesome for me were some of the longer explanations that I felt were not needed, such as explaining the Cornhole game and the long and tedious explanations about the food and wine pairing. (Can you tell I am not a foodie?), but I am sure there must be other people who found those scenes interesting.
I did like how the book ended and wrapped up. I enjoyed how the characters had to do self discovery to find their way forward. The Seaside Sisters by Pamela Kelley will appeal to those beach readers.
