Very underwhelming. I love a mystery/thriller but this just felt directionless and under developed. There are many others in the genre I would recommend first.

There was a lot going on in this book. Subplots galore kept me checking a paragraph twice, trying to keep up. It was a great read, even if it wasn't too difficult to figure out the twist. Family dynamics always grab at me, making for such a great plot full of drama and growth. This was no different and in that it did not disappoint, Good, solid read.

Kelly Simmons is a deft storyteller with important things to say. The Fifth of July is domestic suspense at its best. Brimming with secrets and lies, it's sure to keep readers guessing. Highly recommended!

Thank you for giving me this book. I’m very sorry I was unable to finish it before it was archived.

Thank you for the chance to review this book, however, unfortunately, I was unable to read and review this title before it was archived.

This book is a great story, told by the different characters. I've always enjoyed books like this. It helps you better learn the different characters and how they feel or think. The many secrets and mysteries of each character and the story kept me reading until the very end.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC for my Kindle.
This story is about a family who goes to Nantucket to their family beach cottage every summer for vacation. The 5 main characters narrate the story describing past and current Nantucket family vacations making the story interesting. But I finished the book with unanswered questions which left me thinking that I might have missed the answers or the answers weren't revealed in the book. Maybe I'm missing something but (1) What really happened to Caroline when she 13 on the family vacation? (2) What/who was responsible for Tripp's death?

This book was not as lighthearted as I thought it would be. I guess when I see Nantucket, I'm thinking fun in the sun, a vacation with no worries. This book was nothing like that. This family was so dysfunctional in every way. They all walked around each other like they had corn cobs up the arse. The tension was bleeding through the pages as I swept through this story. I don't know who I felt sorry for the most.

A thoroughly broken family saga that, believe it or not, was a great escape.

Thanks to Sourcebooks Landmark and Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review. This was a great book. Highly recommend!!

This book had an interesting premise. Something horrific happens over the Fourth of July weekend to the Warner family, but the reader does not know what. The intent is for the reader to learn about this event as a variety of characters take turns sharing their side of the story.

I do not mind novels with alternating points of view, but it was difficult to find any of the characters very likeable. Hence, I felt as if I were reading simply because I felt I had to know more about the events versus wanting to know more about the characters. I also felt like there was more teasing regarding possible revelations versus the actual revelations themselves. I did think the author had a good command of the language and although I have never been to Nantucket, her descriptions made me feel as if I was right there.

This novel had a lot of potential and some solid writing, but overall, I felt something was lacking.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.

I wish I could give this book five stars. I really enjoyed everything, the character perspectives, the world descriptions, the problematic relationships between the characters, and yet... The ending left me reeling for more, asking for closure. Instead of finding answers I was left with more unanswered questions. I really liked the writing and the story but unfortunately the ending left me wanting more.

The Warners spent the past three decades of summers on Nantucket Island. Every one of them knew the island inside and out; every one of them had something to lose. So any of the Warners could have been behind the accident. Do they really want to know how, why or who?

The Fifth of July is told from multiple points of view, including the Warners, the caretaker and the cleaning woman. It was nice to get different perspectives but got confusing really fast. I am not a fan of multiple first-person accounts of the same story so it lost me. By the end of the book, I wasn't even sure if it fully unraveled. This book is unfortunately a pass, bookhearts.

Happy Pub Day, Kelly Simmons! The Fifth of July is now available.

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Dysfunctional family vacations together on Nantucket when an accident occurs. What happened to mother (Caroline) when she was a teenager? Why is her father (Tripp) currently acting like a carefree teenager? Is her mother (Alice) hiding anything? What about her brother (Tom)? Are they all hiding something?

While I very much enjoyed the fast-paced writing style, I was left feeling confused, like the story hadn't been wrapped up as much as it should have been. Did I miss something? After reading other reviews, it seems I unfortunately did not. While I appreciated the point of the story ... "Sometimes the people you know best are the ones you should fear most," overall, it was too vague and left too many unanswered questions for me. Perhaps another type of reader would enjoy the indeterminate ending more than I did.

With that being said, this was my first time reading anything by this author, and since I enjoyed the writing style so much, I plan to read at least one more before making a final decision.

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for a free ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!

I could truly smell the ocean and feel the breeze on the island as I read this book.
A story told from five characters each with motives in this murder mystery, yet we never really solve the case throughout the entire book.
" We all need to watch what we say, and what we mean, and how we behave. And be careful, what we wish for when we reach for the heights."
Definitely a summer beach read!

The Fifth Of July by Kelly Simmons tells the story of the Warners, a family that travels to Nantucket every summer for the vacation owning a vacation home, This summer everything changes for the Warners! This family is full of secrets, lies and loathing of each other. I loved this book and do not want to spoil it for other who have not read it! I highly recommend this book,

This novel is told from multiple first-person perspectives about a privileged family, the Warners. It’s also told from the perspective of the caretaker, Matt, and the cleaning woman, Maggie Sue. The Warner family is not easy to like. They come together in Nantucket every summer.

We know that something bad happens over the Fourth of July holiday, and as the different characters tell their side of the story, bits and pieces of what is assumed to be an accident emerge, as does their lifetime of resentments and regrets. There is the daughter, uptight Caroline, who married a nice guy and is hyper protective of her twelve-year-old daughter because of her own experience. There is Tom, the brother Caroline bickers with endlessly. The mother, Alice, has the most distinct voice because of her aversion to technology and change. She resents people moving to Nantucket and building or renovating houses.

I liked the pacing of the story, but the characters weren’t particularly likeable, and I’m not sure the subplot and mystery were fully revealed. I don’t mind books that make you think for yourself, but even so, this was a little too vague for my liking.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.

I loved this book!!! It is a wonderful story told by 5 different people. The characters are great and it's like you know each and every one. So many secrets and mysteries and keeps you reading until the very end. Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for an ARC in return for an honest review.

Thank you to @netgalley for the early copy of The Fifth of July from an amazing #tallpoppywriter @kellyasimmons .
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Right off the bat, I was intrigued by the synopsis of the story. Summertime tourists, islanders, sea spray, clambakes- everything that comes to mind when you think of Nantucket. I was greatly overwhelmed by the depth of the many characters involved. Alternating POVs gave us great detail and an unbiased look into their thoughts. Simmons developed the perfect characters for this building storyline, with the most distinct use of vocabulary. I was very surprised at where the story took the reader- I questioned and wondered, and was intrigued throughout. The ending was unexpected and really packed a punch.
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This was a solid summer read. It reminded me a little of Big Little Lies in the way it was told. None of the characters were particularly likeable, and there was a sort of weird sub-plot that kept getting in the way, but not a bad way to spend a day on the beach, reading this.

Free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

What a great summer read! I was engrossed after the first few pages, and couldn't stop reading until the very end. The book is set in Nantucket at the Warner family's summer house. The patriarch, Tripp has recovered from cancer, and is joining his wife Alice and their grown children, Caroline, her husband John and daughter Sydney, and her brother Tom. It turns out to be a holiday that none of them could have ever expected.

The story is told from the different points of view of Alice, Caroline, Tom, Matt Whitaker, a local caretaker with history with the Warner family, Lt. Billy Clayton, the local policeman, and Maggie Sue, a local housekeeper. It's a great way to tell the story, and the book is hard to put down. As the plot develops, you want to know more and more about the characters, even the ones you don't particularly like.

There's a mystery involved, and the island and the locals are involved. This is a great first novel and I'm looking forward to future books from Kelly Simmons.

I highly recommend this book. It will appeal to many different readers.