It started out a great book and then very quickly went downhill.
I won a free copy of this book from Bookish First and Celadon Books.
I have not read many historical fiction novels and after hearing many great things about this book I decided this one would be good to start with!
This book is set in 1957 and newlyweds Henry and Effie are head to Cape May in late September for their honeymoon. The weather is miserable which means they practically have the whole place to themselves. Effie grew up visiting Cape May during the summer months but had never visited in the fall so she had no idea it would be so deserted. They end up meeting some new friends that are wealthy socialites that end up being their saviors on their dreary trip.
I didn’t really care for any of the characters especially Henry. Some of the things he did were completely unbelievable and it seemed like he was a big poser. The whole book felt really unrealistic to me, I’m sure there are people that actually live this way but I just didn’t care for it.
My main complaint about this book is how it seemed to me to be historical fiction but leaned more towards erotica which I’m not a huge fan of. I don’t mind a few sex scenes thrown in every now and again but this was a little ridiculous. The ending did make up for all of the sex but overall I wasn’t a huge fan of this book.
I have not read many historical fiction novels and after hearing many great things about this book I decided this one would be good to start with!
This book is set in 1957 and newlyweds Henry and Effie are head to Cape May in late September for their honeymoon. The weather is miserable which means they practically have the whole place to themselves. Effie grew up visiting Cape May during the summer months but had never visited in the fall so she had no idea it would be so deserted. They end up meeting some new friends that are wealthy socialites that end up being their saviors on their dreary trip.
I didn’t really care for any of the characters especially Henry. Some of the things he did were completely unbelievable and it seemed like he was a big poser. The whole book felt really unrealistic to me, I’m sure there are people that actually live this way but I just didn’t care for it.
My main complaint about this book is how it seemed to me to be historical fiction but leaned more towards erotica which I’m not a huge fan of. I don’t mind a few sex scenes thrown in every now and again but this was a little ridiculous. The ending did make up for all of the sex but overall I wasn’t a huge fan of this book.