Text messages, phone calls, and gifts from Noah give Grace courage and make her feel cherished, but those feelings pale in comparison to those that emerge when Noah arrives for a visit. But the story leaves many loose ends. As I said—too many loose ends. Aug 26, Kristin rated it liked it. This book was between 2 and 3 stars for me.
Overall it was a very sweet and heartwarming story but just felt like it never got finished. The storyline began by setting up all these possibilities for a really entertaining story but just didn't deliver. This book had the potential to be much better but just fell a little flat towards the end.
Noah works for the government by defusing terrorist bombs and is still trying to get over his brother dying due to a bomb explosion which he feels partly res This book was between 2 and 3 stars for me. Noah works for the government by defusing terrorist bombs and is still trying to get over his brother dying due to a bomb explosion which he feels partly responsible for since he was the expert on bombs. He has a very close knit family and after these characters are introduced nothing really happens with them.
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Noah's dead brother left a wife and child who disrupted his family by saying they were going to move across the country and while this conflict was established, nothing was resolved by the end. Noah's job could have been a place for interest and conflict but nothing ever happened in regards to this either. Noah meets Grace who is a food historian who just landed her lucky break with a great job that would take her overseas.
Grace's grandfather ends up falling ill and she has to go back home to take care of him. The first half and the second half of the book should be separate novels in my mind. The beginning had potential with Noah's family to be a full story but was left with too many loose ends. The second half with Grace and her friends could be a different story but also just ended without anything happening. It was almost like the author got bored with each section of the story and changed paths just to finally say "I"m done with this, lets make them say the "I love yous" and end the novel".
The book ends too suddenly for my taste and I missed all the romantic tension that usually builds between a couple. Overall it was a light read but just wasn't the best book. Aug 30, Candy rated it really liked it Shelves: Leaving a party one night during a horrible snow storm, Grace hears some abandoned kittens crying in an alley.
Unable to just walk away, Grace and handsome stranger Noah McKay rescue the momma and babies. Noah works as a bomb technician for a top secret government group. One of the things I most enjoyed about this book was the slow build up between Grace and Noah. Nothing beats a good anticipated love scene and Skye certainly delivers in this book. The other part of this book that I loved is that Grace is a knitter. She actually takes Noah to a yarn shop at one point. When Noah mentions his mom used to knit, Grace helps him pick out some yarn as a gift. There is a whole wonderful discussion about how knitting is therapeutic.
This was a enjoyable contemporary romance. The relationship between Grace and Noah was very sweet. I am hoping I get to read more about this couple as the series continues. Sep 15, Zelda Wendy rated it liked it Shelves: All in all I like the book. It was a quick read and quite good.
I just feel that the characters were slightly underdeveloped and I find it silly that Noah never tells her what he does, not even before the proposal. It just seemed a little unrealistic that she and her friends would not push to find out what he really did.
Also, if he just works for a place that analyses and disarms bombs, why all the secrecy? He is not undercover. It does not make sense to me. I also find it rather odd that they s All in all I like the book. I also find it rather odd that they spend most of their time apart before and after their engagement. How can they really know each other when they are not even on the same continent? You also have speculation about what happened to her grandfather but no real proof. You also meet Noah's niece and sister-in-law but you never find out if they really move father away or if they don't.
Nowhere in this book does it say that this is a series of books or is a book that has a sequel so shouldn't all of the questions have been answered by the end of the book. The book just felt slightly incomplete. It is not a bad book, it is just not one of Christina Skye's best books. I did enjoy it. I just do not like walking away from a book when there are still so many unanswered questions and inconsistencies. Again, I am just writing my own opinion and I know others opinions will inevitably differ from mine, but everyone is different and I love to know what others think!
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Oct 16, Lisa rated it it was ok Shelves: Well, I just finished this and it was just okay. It had a very strong beginning, and then at about the quarter or a little over mark, it kinda went downhill. I'm not sure what happened except it felt like it changed directions pretty quickly and it just lost me and I wasn't as interested anymore.
A heroine that had her mind made up on what she was gonna do with her life and stuff just ups and changes her life plans after just a phone call. Okay, I get life ca 1. Okay, I get life can change in an instant but seriously, it wasn't a smooth transition. The love story was probably its only saving grace and a few of the supporting characters, but it was just a lot of confusion and unresolved issues.
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Oh, and that 'love scene' If you wanna say they did and it was good, well, just say it! Don't try to get all flowery on me and not really get across what you're trying to convey. It was bland and at one point I was like, um, how did his leg get there and then she was up there and then under there? Yep, it had me going back and forth trying to figure out if they did it the first time or not. Overall, it was all over the place to me. Jul 02, Sandra rated it liked it. I love the Draycott Abby series and that's why I picked this one up. Christina Skye writes a great story.
But I found this one to be disjointed. We have lots of potential here. Her two friends story. But nothing gets finished. I realize this is the first in a series, but I expected at least this story to have a conclusion. I really debated between a 2 or 3 rating. The story is exciting, but just when you get into it, the "scenery" I love the Draycott Abby series and that's why I picked this one up.
The story is exciting, but just when you get into it, the "scenery" changes and you wonder what the answer is to the questions??? I don't know if I'll read the other books in the series. I've got too many books in my long line of books to read! Oh yes, the reason I picked this one up is the cover and the story line, talking about living on the Oregon coast.
Well the female lead in this goes back there because she has to, but the story never gets to the beach So far, I'm amazed by how close my review is to most of the others. Le livre manque de finitions et certaines choses sont trop rapides. Oct 20, Kaiti rated it did not like it. It felt very disjointed. There were so many plot elements that weren't seen through, for example: His family back in D. The HFN felt rushed and honestly not plausible. There were pieces that could have worked if they were given room to develop and both Noah and Grace's directions were a little more simpatico.
The story was just noisy, but I saw it through to the end anyways. Can't say if it was worth the time though. Mar 23, Zoe rated it liked it Shelves: This was a nice little romance, and both hero and heroine had very interesting jobs, but as readable as it was, there just wasn't a ton of conflict. Several plot lines didn't go anywhere - the hero's family devastated at the beginning of the book because their dead son's daughter is being moved out of state - and we never hear about that plot line again. The heroine's grandfather has an accident so mysterious sounding it seems to be the beginning to a bit of a mystery, and the Really 2.
The heroine's grandfather has an accident so mysterious sounding it seems to be the beginning to a bit of a mystery, and there are mysterious happenings around the building the heroine and her friends just bought If that had been all there was to the story, I might have liked it better, but the author seemed to plant seeds, then they never grew. Easy read, but don't expect the most exciting book ever. May 23, Kristie fabk rated it liked it Shelves: Mostly I really liked the cover.
This was my first book by Christina Skye. I really did like the book. The characters and the story were interesting. I did find that it left a few loose ends. I don't really understand why they introduced the character of the niece. I was expecting more from the character, and I think the timeline might have been off a little, as I believe Noah was supposed to have Ice Cream with her, but instead had dinner with Grace.
Overall I did enjoy the story and will probably check out the other Summer Island books at some point. Sep 23, Ellen Sara added it. I wish the hero and heroine had spent more time together in this book. I think having just read a mystery before this book had me expecting some plot twist. I thought the grandfather's accident and hole in the house Grace was working on was somehow connected to Noah's job. That is not the authors fault. The book did not claim to be a mystery. Anyway I did like Noah and Grace I just wanted more time spent with them together on page. I liked the chemistry between them.
I also loved t I wish the hero and heroine had spent more time together in this book.
I also loved the descriptive way the author talked about Grace's cooking and crocheting. I was glad Grace decided to trust Noah. This book did contain a sex scene. Jun 07, Courtney Vasiliev rated it really liked it. This book was odd. But I liked the odd. I did feel like this book had A LOT going. I hated you didnt really get a lot of connection time with Noah and grace. I didnt like all the errors in the book.
Jul 24, Beatrice Drury rated it really liked it. A terrifying job and a love of animals and family makes for Noah to be an interesting hero. Grace is grieving over the death of a fiancee who she finds out was deceiving her. Can she trust again? Can he offer her a future? When Grace's grandfather needs help, she goes home to Summer Island. Will their relationship continue? I seem to be reading this series in some kind of reverse order. Summer Island is a place filled with likeable characters worth caring about.
Grace and her three friends have a A terrifying job and a love of animals and family makes for Noah to be an interesting hero. Grace and her three friends have a lovely support system. I hope that there will be more Summer Island books. They actually make me want to learn how to knit! Sep 23, Patricia Solla rated it liked it Shelves: This was kind of a strange romance story. We have a guy, who's got a complicated job, falling for a gal who he admires from afar but rescues from a dumpster when she dumpster dives to rescue a cat, her kittens, and a puppy in a snowstorm.
The lady also had a fiance who died and there's lots she finds out after his death.
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The lady needs to return to Oregon as her grandfather has had a bad This was kind of a strange romance story. The lady needs to return to Oregon as her grandfather has had a bad accident. And so the story goes. Aug 03, Ann Marie rated it it was ok. I usually love reading anything by Christina Skye but this book just seemed like it was missing something. The characters started out great and I loved the parts with the rescued animals but this relationship between Grace and Noah drug on forever. Are they getting together or not.
Trust issues all over the place. I hope the next installment Summer Island brings back the edginess I've come to love from Skye,. Sep 09, Julia rated it liked it. And Then There Were Three The Longs Live over Europe Turn It On Again: Genesis Archive —75 Genesis Archive 2: Genesis discography Genesis awards Book Category. Retrieved from " https: Views Read Edit View history.
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