![]() ![]() The most unlikable characters are the narrator’s disrespectful, petulant 12-year-old daughter and her smarmy, soon-to-be ex-husband, Wendell. Andrews paints a clear picture of just how elitist her well-to-do southerners can be: full of “bless your hearts” while stabbing you in the back. ![]() Life on a small island inhabited mostly by wealthy families can be stifling. The chick-lit aspect of the story was fun and engaging, however, the mystery aspect fell flat for me. Don’t get me wrong, there was plenty that I loved about the story, it just wasn’t as tight of a plot. ![]() However, The Weekenders just didn’t grab me. I loved the first Mary Kay Andrews book I listened to (Save the Date), and I anticipated feeling the same about all of her books. ![]() Goodreads | Audible | Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Google Play Cocktail parties and crab boil aside, Riley must find a way to investigate the secrets of Belle Island, the husband she might not really know, and the summer that could change everything. She turns to her island friends for help and support, but each of them has their own secrets and the clock is ticking as the mystery deepens. To make matters worse, her husband is nowhere to be found. When Riley Griggs is waiting for her husband to arrive at the ferry one Friday afternoon, she is instead served with papers informing her that her island home is being foreclosed. Some people come only for the weekends -and it’s something they look forward to all week long. Some people stay all summer long on the idyllic island of Belle Isle, North Carolina. ![]()
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