I received an advanced copy of this book.

This book centers on sisters Hannah and Sara in the Cape Cod area. Hannah is staying in the area for the summer as she is writing her second book and trying to overcome some writer's block. Sara is a busy mother of 4 boys, searching for a little sense of self amid that craziness. This is a nice summer read of friends, books, and moving forward in life.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the advanced copy. The Seaside Sisters is the first book that I have read by Pamela M. Kelley. It is set on Cape Cod and follows two sisters after the loss of their mother. Hannah is home for the summer to finish writing her second novel and Sara is a stay at home mother looking for employment. Some other characters include their Aunt Maddie, Spencer, Tom, and many more. The Seaside Sisters is a good light-hearted summer read. I enjoyed the story.

I enjoyed the setting and characters in this enjoyable vacation read. Hannah is suffering from writers block after her first successful novel. Hannah decides to leave her Brooklyn apartment for her home in Chatham on Cape Cod, to spend time with her sister, Sara, and her Aunt Maddie. Sara has been taking care of her four sons and household, anxious to get back to work, even though her husband is not cooperating. Aunt Maddie, a literary agent, divides her time between Manhattan and Chatham, and is temporarily separated from her husband. Recommended for a good beach read. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

A nice easy breezy summer read.

Months after losing her mother to cancer, Hannah, a new rom-com author starts getting panic attacks. So Hannah decides to go spend the summer at her beachy childhood town, to reflect and finish her next book.

It's a sweet story about new friends, family, neighbors, going through life's passages and struggles to find happiness. Enjoy whale watching, cookouts, seafood, book writing club, and gorgeous summer days and events shared by two sisters and their aunt in this cozy cape town.

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One summer truly can change everything!

‘The Seaside Sisters’ is a follow-up novel to Pamela Kelly’s ‘The Bookshop By The Bay’. Each can certainly be read as a standalone, but I loved seeing characters from the previous book and reading about what they’ve been up to since I left them last time.

This novel ticks all the ‘summer reading’ boxes - it’s light, fluffy, predictable, and compelling. It also appeals to a variety of readers because of the universal themes of sibling/familial love and grief, moving on, overcoming challenges and tying up loose ends. The fact that it featured a fictional author, Hannah Brewster, and her family in Cape Cod was the icing on the cake! What bookish lover doesn’t want to read about books and authors?! None!

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3.5 ⭐️’s for me! It was a really great book overall, but the ending fell short for me. Felt super rushed! Also there were times throughout the book too much detail was shared, and other times not enough. Overall though it was a cute summer read and I really enjoyed it!

I was able to read this ARC from NetGalley and I really enjoyed it. I loved reading about Cape Cod and could picture it in my mind from the descriptions. I also really like the story about Hannah, her writing career and various new friendships. It was a quick read that I didn’t want to put down.