Maddie Clarke’s late mother was born on Martha’s Vineyard and Maddie remembers childhood visits to her Grandma’s cottage there. The cottage is left to her and she intends to go there to sell it but memories and family secrets keep her there.

This book has a really nice setting. Actually, one of my favorites. Martha's Vineyard. I loved how the author describes this setting. Makes me feel like I'm there with Maggie, Evelyn and Brandon.
Yes. I loved it all. Family drama, hope, heritage and of course secrets!I looooove secrets. It's what makes this story in my opinion.
Yes, the book is slow at times but that ok too. I enjoyed it all!
And the cover! Wow!.Just simply gorgeous. Makes me want to jump in lol.
I am surprised that you could fall even on sand or dunes as they're called. My mouth fell open when it happened to one of our characters. I'm glad she's ok.
I read this book in one afternoon because it was good. I didn't want to say goodbye because I feel like I've made new friends and gained a new family.
I really didn't want this story to end. I was sad when it did.
5 stars for a well written book. I highly recommend.
My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.

An interesting book with a surprise ending- at times it came across a little “preachy” or I would have rated it higher

Maddie Clarke returns to the Vineyard to accept the terms of her Grandmother Nancy's will. Maddie hadn't been there since she was a child, and has brief flashes of memories. The story is very slow at the beginning, to the point where I was annoyed with Maddie & her comments. She won't tell her father where she is (hello? You are an adult), didn't tell her son (again, adult?), and decides that every person she meets must have killed her grandmother. The story does take a turn for the better once other characters from Ms Stone's "Vineyard" series enter the picture.
A few twists & turns, some just not credible, but the story was good overall. Fun to read about various places on the Vineyard having been there. The climax of the story was seen coming, as was the reveal, but it was fine. I actually am hoping there will be a sequel.
Thanks to Ms Stone, NetGalley, and Kensington Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

This was definitely a slow starter for me. I honestly almost DNF this one, but did enjoy the setting and the story does pick up somewhat. Overall only an ok read for me

I found this novel really hard to get into, and I was unable to emotionally connect with the main character. I did enjoy the descriptions of Martha’s Vineyard, and the mystery of who was spying on Maddie and why. The beginning was really slow and cluttered with unnecessary details which made it hard for me to follow.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This was a good read, slow at times, but in the end it was great. I loved the mystery spin throughout..

Up-Island Harbor is a well written book. I enjoyed the plot and the character dynamics. I recommend this book. My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance book. This is my unbiased review.

I loved this book! Up-Island Harbor is a delightful and complex story of family, secrets, hurts and forgiveness, heritage, and new friendships. I loved the various characters (Maddie, Brandon, Rafe, Rex, and all the new friends Maddie was making), and the bit of mystery added an element of intrigue. I also enjoyed learning a bit about the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and the Wampanoag. Her books always have so much detail and so many layers!. Having read Jean Stone’s previous series, Vineyard (not necessary to get the whole story here, but a good series for readers who enjoy this book), I enjoyed reconnecting with a few characters from those books. I’m very excited that this book is the start of a longer story and I look forward to the next book!

I really liked the characters. I was quite impressed with Maddie’s son Rafe. I loved that he eagerly accepted his heritage. Nancy is funny. I liked that it had some mystery in it. It was a fabulous book. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Up-Island Harbor is the first book I have read by Jean Stone. I enjoyed the story of the main character discovering her true heritage. I recommend this book and look forward to more.

For some reason I love all the Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket novels. This was really good. How do you go home to where you didn't know home was

Up-Island Harbor is the first book I have read by Jean Stone. I thoroughly enjoyed the story of our heroine, Maddie, discovering her true lineage and heritage. She receives a letter stating her grandmother has recently died and Maddie is her sole heir. The problem, Maddie’s father told her she died when Maddie was ten years old. Maddie heads to Martha’s Vineyard, a place she hasn’t been for forty years to see her grandmother’s estate. I loved the history Maddie discovers about her mother’s family. I recommend this book and look forward to reading more from this author.

I enjoy novels set on islands in both the Northwest and the Northeast. Up-Island Harbor focuses on Martha’s Vineyard with an emphasis on the island’s Native American heritage, which for me was the redeeming feature of the book.

Madelyn (Maddie) Clarke’s life takes a radical turn when she receives a letter from an attorney representing her maternal grandmother’s estate. Surprisingly, she learns that her grandmother died recently (not years ago as she had been told) and left her a cottage and other property. After traveling to the island with the intention of quickly disposing of the property and returning to her stable life in Western Massachusetts, Maddie uncovers long held secrets, unknown family members and a heritage that require her to rethink her priorities and life path.

I was disappointed in this book for several reasons. It started off very slowly with too many extraneous details and tedious conversations. About 30 percent in, the story picked up the pace with some elements of suspense. However, the plethora of characters were underdeveloped, including the protagonist who was paradoxically naïve and suspicious of people and events. Much of the drama was derived from Maddie’s overactive imagination and her “intuition.” Finally, the conclusion revealed multiple levels of deception that seemed too quickly forgiven and easily resolved.

My thanks to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for the privilege of reviewing this book. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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I love stories set on Martha"s Vineyared and this story did not disappoint. The main character, Maddie, has returned to the island to sort out her grandmother's affairs and get her house ready to be sold. Years before, after her mother had died when Mattie was five, she and her father never returned. Having been told by her father that her grandmother had died when she was a child, Mattie is shocked to find out that her grandmother had been alive until recently. Going through her belongings and meeting her grandmother's friends, she learns secrets that were hidden from her for years. A good read with an ending that I did not see coming.