This is the third book in the Sunset Cove series. The first two are The Inn at Ocean’s Edge and
Mermaid Moon.
Kate is trying to find out what she wants to do with her
life. She feels tethered to the
blueberry fields, but it’s not something she’s passionate about. When a handsome stranger offers to rent the
cottage she’s refurbishing, she also gets a nanny position.
Drake is determined to find out what happened to his
brother. Drake doesn’t agree with the
police who have ruled his brother killed his wife then killed himself. Now that Drake has custody of his nieces, he
takes them to where it all happened, hoping to discover the truth.
There’s danger around every corner and an abundance of
villains. I had the puzzle of the villain
figured out, but that wasn’t what bothered me the most. The main low point for me was the sappy
relationships. No one seems to have a
major argument or disagreement. There’s
more than one of these relationships: Kate and Drake, Claire and Luke – even
Claire and Kate! All the conflict comes
from the mysterious villains. The main
highlight was the cameo from Gwen Marcey (from a series by Carrie Stuart
Parks).
This is definitely not my favorite from Coble. I felt the writing wasn’t as good as I’ve read
in her other books. I didn’t feel that
connection with the characters, and the sickeningly sweet relationships were a
little too over-the-top.
Claire and Luke show up A LOT in this one, so I would
recommend reading The Inn at Ocean’s Edge before reading this one. Most of the time, you’re okay reading Coble’s
books alone or out of order, but I think in this case, you’re better off either
reading this one alone or reading the other one first. 3.5 stars.
*I received a copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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