Once again, Mary Kay Andrews does not disappoint with her southern charm in The High Tide Club. This book takes a different path than other books I've read by Andrews in that it is a full blown mystery which keeps you wanting more and more. The toggle between the present and the past takes the reader into the lives of strong women and the struggles they all face. Set in Talisa, off the coast of Georgia, ninety-something Josephine Warrick calls on local lawyer, Brooke, to save her property from the government and round up the descendants of her three best friends so that she can make amends and right wrongs. But before Josephine can reveal what she needs to make right, she dies. With only the tip of the iceberg revealed to Brooke, Felecia, Varina, and Lizzie, these women embark on an adventure that will change their lives forever.

4 Mermaid Beach Stars to The High Tide Club!

I can still remember reading my first book by Mary Kay Andrews. I was in graduate school, and my cousin (one of my favorite reading buddies) told me I just had to read Hissy Fit. Filled with southern charm and humor, I had read nothing like it before. Mary Kay Andrews was offering something different!

Several years later, and Mary Kay Andrews continues to offer something different. The High Tide Club is more serious than her previous endeavors. Told in two timelines, in 1941 and the present, I fell in love with the characters. And talk about diversity in ages- they range from their 30s to 90s!

The High Tide Club was formed in the 1930s by Varina, Ruth, Millie, and Josephine. Only two members, Varina and Josephine, are living in the present day when the story begins. There’s a mystery and a story behind the group of women, and it kept me quite intrigued.

The setting on a Georgia coastal island was perfectly described. I felt like I was at the beach the entire time I read. The characters had MKA’s usual fun and charm.

Mary Kay Andrews has dug a little deeper with The High Tide Club. Beach readers looking for a mystery on the side of their southern charm will swoon over this one!

Thank you to Mary Kay Andrews, who never fails to entertain me, St. Martin’s Press, and Netgalley for the ARC. The Hight Tide Club will be published on May 8, 2018.

I received this book free of charge from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Josephine is a 99 year old widow, who invited Brooke to the island that has been her home for her entire life, to help her track down Josephine's friends from her youth. The story flips back and forth between present day and 1941 when Josephine was 18. Josephine, Millie, Ruth and Varina were the members of the High Tide Club. They went skinny dipping during full moons back in the 1940's.

I loved how the story lines wove back and forth. Each flip in time brought out the truth of what happened back in 1941. I liked how there was a little mystery, romance and hidden secrets. The way that the characters, who ranged in age from early 30's to 99, interacted with each other was enjoyable.

I could see there being a follow up book to this one.

I love Mary Kay Andrew’s—-her books are always highly engaging and just plain fun to read. I really enjoyed how the story presented the narrative in both the past and the present. I was intrigued by the motives of the eccentric elderly character and stayed up just to find out how all of the stories intertwined in the end. Highly recommend- perfect beach read!

I enjoyed this novel as I've liked her others as well! Alternating between 1941 and the present, the book focuses on the friendship of four women who have secrets between them that come to light when present-day 99-year-old Josephine hires attorney, Brooke to help her settle her estate before she dies and make amends to her long-time friends. Brooke has her own secrets as she has a 3-year-old son and is estranged from her step-father--both issues that need closure. Enter Gabe, another attorney with whom Brooke has worked and various members of Josephine's family, and things get complicated quickly. Fortunately the secrets come out and resolution ties the loose ends together. A fun and interesting mystery!

Make sure you pack this novel in your beach bag....savor it in the sun. Five stars.

Josephine Bettendorf is a 99 year-old wealthy woman who always has gotten things her way. When she gets a terminal cancer diagnosis, she wants to make amends to her estranged friends (and their descendants). She hires Brooke Tappenell, a lawyer and struggling single mom, to help her.

I enjoyed reading this book, especially the second half, but there were some issues. There was a lot going on. There were multiple plot lines, multiple points of view, and multiple time periods. In the beginning of the novel, there were many flashbacks, but as the novel progressed, the flashbacks were few and far between. With everything going on at Talista (Josephine's island home), I am not sure if Brooke needed not only one but two romantic interests.

Overall, I liked the book, especially the blossoming friendships between the women who have little, other than Josephine, in common. This is my first time reading anything by Mary Kay Andrews, so I can't say how it compares to her previous novels. I'm looking forward to reading more by her

Mary Kay Andrews has given us another well-written novel that rolls out excitement, mystery, intrigue, romance along with beautiful scenery and gentle moments where joy springs up in simple everyday actions. Very well done!

The High Tide Club is established in 1941 when four teenage girls go skinny dipping during a full moon on Talisa Island. The daughters and granddaughters of Josephine, Millie, Ruth & Varina continue to tradition in 2018.

Their lives are told in a series of flashbacks that reveal the norms for both eras - how much has changed for women regardless of race.

You meet 34 yr old Brooke, determined to be self-supporting, independent, as a lawyer and single mother she has a lot on her plate. Meet Josephine, 99, determined to right a lifetime of wrongs before cancer wins.

The men in their lives are as diverse as the women in their temperaments and actions.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this ARC.

I haven’t read anything by this author before. I was pleased to find there was a lot of depth to the characters and a plot with some twists. It was more than just a mindless beach read.

I absolutely LOVED this book. After reading the prologue I was hooked, however it was a little hard for me to get into the rest of the book at first but as I kept reading I became more and more invested in the young women of the High Tide Club and Josephine’s story.

This book is very well written and the story was easy to follow as the reader is taken from present day back in time to the early 1940’s.

I really enjoyed the relationship that the women started forging once they were all brought together. Secrets long kept in the dark began to be brought to light making the story that much more interesting. All the twists and turns this story takes make it one that readers won’t soon forget.

The High Tide Club is a poignant and emotional tale of choices made, secrets kept and an old woman’s dying wish to make amends.

Brooke, a young struggling lawyer is called to the home of wealthy eccentric Josephine. She can't imagine why until she finds out that Josephine wants to make amends to three women. When it is discovered that Brooke is related to her, she calls a former co-worker to help with this estate. Josephine's story is told in alternating chapters with plenty of secrets, some that may be dangerous. As the mystery unfolds, relationships are formed that bring restoration and new friendships.

I just finished reading Mary Kay Andrew's latest book and thoroughly enjoyed it! Only downside was that it was a total beach read, and I was reading it in the middle of winter weather. Characters were interesting and well developed. All of the twists and turns made the book captivating, and most of the characters were likable which was a plus. I thought the end wrapped up a little too quickly, I would have liked the romantic storyline to be a little more resolved than it was. Overall a good beach read, with enough intrigue to keep you reading

This book was so different than her others and in a Great way! The High Tide Club was a fast paced thrill ride with characters you root for! I stayed up reading way to late and waking to wanting more! This was definitely one of my favorites of her books! Put it on your beach list must read list!

I was thrown by this novel’s clear, distinct voices of characters each evolving throughout the pages. Joy, grief, confusion, betrayal, greed, hate, love, forgiveness and peace each in its own time.

This book had two time frames, past and present. The present made the beginning of book really slow. In middle of book present tense caught up with past tense and book became page turner, until end. The ending felt rushed and some of the characters HEA didn't seem plausible.

I enjoyed this latest by Andrews, surprisingly more meaty in subject matter than previous books. The time period alternates between 1941 and the current day, with the obvious differences in societal norms and what is acceptable behavior. Three best friends meet on full moon evenings to skinny dip and share secrets, Ruth, Millie and Josephine. Variana was brought into the three-some by Josephine. Josephine is dying of cancer, contacting Brooke, an unwed mother and lawyer, to help her make some wrongs right before she dies. Brooke and Josephine are the main characters, supported by a diverse cast of interesting people, amidst mysteries, twists and all kinds of mayhem. I recommend it.

I'd give it a 3.5 out of 5. Started off kinda slow and I think it would of been better if it would of been just a little shorter but overall its a good read. Not what I'd call a "beach read" but still a pretty good read nevertheless. Thanks to NetGalley and St Martins Press for the ARC.

Really readable new book that goes back and forth to uncover a seventy five year old disappearance and how it affected the life’s of all involved.

Southern charm and mystery abound in Mary Kay Andrew's new novel. When single mom lawyer Brooke Trapnell is summoned to the house of the dying matriarch of the Bettendorf family, she ends up taking on far more than just another case. Part "whodunit," part women's fiction, and part historical fiction The High Tide Club if a must have for beach bags this summer.

I enjoyed this book. The story is easy to get into and I could relate to most of the characters. There were a few plot twists that I did not see coming although I easily guessed a couple of others. Overall, it was a pleasant, quick read.