This was a perfect summer read, released at just the right time! This really turned out to be a girlfriend story across three generations, each with their own cast of interesting characters. And don’t leave out the guys, too. Are they who they seem to be? And that begs the question is anyone who they seem to be? It was an intriguing tale with heroes and villains and many people who are a mix of good and bad, just as in real life. I question how quickly the youngest generation bonded, but that doesn’t harm the story. Thanks to Netgalley.

This is the first book I have read by Mary Kay Andrews – and I LOVED it! The problem with newly discovering a “seasoned” author like Ms. Andrews is that now I must go buy all her past books. I have really been missing out on a memorable author.

This is a story of the strength of friendships – old friends, new friends. Throw in some romance, some humor, secrets, deception, heartache, an unsolved murder and you have a story that keeps you entranced to the very end. Shut out the world and spend some time on Talisa Island.

The story alternates between 1941 and the present. In 1941 Josephine, Millie, Ruth and Varina were the best of friends. Then one fateful night all their lives were changed forever. Now Josephine is 99 years old and is dying of lung cancer. It is time for her to find and make amends to her dear old friends. So she contacts Brooke, a local attorney and single mother of a three-year-old boy, who desperately needs the money this job offers. Josephine, having had no children, needs Brooke to help her find her old friends and/or their heirs, and to prevent her home from being taken by the state upon her death.

The writing in this book is superb. I could envision the old rundown ivy-covered mansion among the sweltering heat and towering palm trees. And the description of Josephine Bettendorf Warrick – well, I just have to quote it – “the color photograph of a woman with a mane of wild white hair, standing defiantly in front of what looked like a pink wedding cake of a mansion. The woman wore a full-length fur coat and high-top sneakers and had a double-barreled shotgun tucked in the crook of her right arm”. I knew immediately I was going to like this cantankerous, eccentric old lady. The younger set of characters in the present are just as delightful as the ladies from 1941. I fell in love with them all.

There are several past secrets to be unveiled throughout the book. Just as I thought I had a secret figured out there would be a new surprise just waiting to be uncovered. It definitely kept me guessing, and my interest never waned.

If you loved Karen White’s “Dreams of Falling”, you will love “The High Tide Club”.

Not so much, I doubt I will finish this book. This is not what I consider a beach read and not what I expected of MKA! This book was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

There's a certain "thing" that you come to expect from a Mary Kay Andrews book. 1) Strong Heroine 2) Great Storyline 3) Awesome Booktelling 4) Characters that worm their way into your heart 5) The towns she builds could be your towns.

The awesome thing about this book is that you know going in that it's going to be a winner and not because of anything other than the story it's going to weave. This was a golden ticket for me with a strong heroine, a ninety-nine-year-old feisty woman who could be anyone's neighbor, sister, or grandma. It spoke of charming towns and even more charming people. This was definitely a keeper.

4.5 stars

Great offering for Mary Kay Andrews, who does southern fiction with so much charm. I have had the opportunity to read many of her previous books and have enjoyed them all. This one will be one of my favorites though, as it has a historical storyline along with the contemporary and has a more serious tone while still being humorous. I truly enjoyed the time spent reading it. Anyone who reads southern fiction will find something for them in the High Tide Club!
From Ninety nine year old Josephine to thirty something Brooke, there’s characters from all walks of life. A warning to fans of MKA—its a little darker than most of her books so just know that going into it.

**Many Thanks to St Martin’s Press, NetGalley & Mary Kay Andrews for a copy to read and honestly review !**

The High Tide Club has all the usual southern charm of any Mary Kay Andrews book. I have yet to come across a Mary Kay Andrews novel I didn't like. This novel has all the trappings of her usual set in or near Savannah and strong female lead, but I was pleasantly surprised by a few interesting plot twists. This book is perfect summer reading and begs to be read by the beach or pool.

I really struggled to get into this book. I felt it dragged a lot at times. The story is of four women who created a club called The High Tide Club, who would go skinny dipping during a full moon. While Josephine is the stage of the narration, she is not the most likable character and she is hiding a lot of secrets. She employs Brooke to be her lawyer and try to make amends to the women of the club or their heirs.

It goes back and forth from past and present, and while there are a lot of twists and turns it seemed to drag on.

With the twists and turns in The High Tide Club, Mary Kay Andrews has departed from her typical light-hearted, beach read style of novel. It is an intergenerational tale that demonstrates power of female friendships combined with suspense, mystery and little humor and romance.

With the end of her life nearing, Josephine Bettendorf Warrick wants to set things right and tie up loose ends, so she enlists the help of lawyer, Brooke Trappnell in gathering her surviving friend and the family members of her other friends. The tale alternates between the present and the past to intertwine the lives of all of the characters. Secrets are discovered and betrayals are revealed.

Despite a few slow spots where the details seemed a little questionable and the story repeated itself, overall, I did enjoy this novel. The descriptions of the Georgia coast line show Ms. Andrew's love for that area and felt authentic. However, I was disappointed that the story of Brooke and the father of her child wasn't more developed. It felt as if the story wrapped up a little too neatly and quickly. Hopefully this means there will be a sequel to learn more about the future of Brooke and her relationship with her child's father.

I was given a copy of this novel via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

First off, I want to say a big thank you to NetGalley for giving me an advanced copy of this book! Mary Kay Andrews is one of my absolute favorite authors so getting to read her new book early made me a very happy girl.

The High Tide Club is about Brooke, a young attorney, who is called up out of the blue by 99-year-old Josephine Baker. Josephine wants Brooke to come out to her island home on Shellhaven, off the Georgia coast, to discuss a legal matter. Brooke is confused as to why Josephine wants her and not the big Atlanta law firm that Josephine normally works with but goes out to Shellhaven anyway to meet with the elderly woman.

Brooke discovers that Josephine wants to hire her to protect her island from being taken away and sold and to find her long-lost friends (The High Tide Club) and/or their nearest relative. She wants her to bring them to Shellhaven so she can make amends for things that were done in the past. And oh was there a past!

What follows is classic Mary Kay. There is a mystery, drama, friendships, romance, buried secrets, betrayal and an unsolved murder. There were a few twists and turns that were a great addition to the story and I loved the setting. Her writing is so descriptive that I could easily picture each character in my mind as well as the old house and beautiful island.

This is a great beach read with the perfect mix of chick lit and mystery. Highly recommend!!

LOVED THIS BOOK!!! I have always been a fan of Mary Kay Andrews and this one did not disappoint! I've already ordered copies for my sister and bff!

A huge thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy in exchange for an honest review!

Teenagers Varina, Ruth, Millie, and Josephine form The High Tide Club in the late 1930’s on a private Georgia Coastal Island. In 1941, the young ladies bury a dead man. They all make a pact to never discuss it with others and keep the dead man’s grave a secret.

Brooke Trappnell was working for a well-known law firm and was supposed to have the wedding of the year in Savannah. She decided it was not for her and left it all behind. She is now a single mom to a three year old son and has her own law office in a small Georgia town. Brooke has a high school senior who works as her secretary and babysitter.

One afternoon in May, Brooke gets a phone call from 99 year old Josephine Bettendorf who wants to see her on her private island. Josephine tells her that she wants to hire Brooke to protect her family island from local officials who want to buy it out. She also wants her to locate the members of The High Tide Club or at least their family members. Brooks is shocked that her grandmother is one of the members.

Brooke soon locates the one remaining living member of The High Tide Club and their family members. They all go to the island. They are soon not only trying to find out the secrets of their relatives but also an unexpected death.

High Tide Club is the last book by Mary Kay Andrews. Brooke’s earlier story was told in MKA’s book, Save the Date. The pov flip flops from present day told by Brooke and in the 40’s by Josephine. High Tide Club has a little of everything: mystery, romance, history, etc. It almost makes me want to go to a Georgia coastal island. I found this book was much better than her previous books. Fun, light read.. Four stars

Brooke Trappnell is scraping by as a lawyer and single parent of charming, 3-year old Henry when she is summoned to Shellhaven by the reclusive heiress Josephine Bettendorf Warrick to her vast barrier island enclave complete with decaying grand mansion. The 99 year old is dying and wants to make peace with her long-estranged friends, four members of the High Tide Club formed by young women in the 1940s. Intrigued, Brooke accepts the challenge and finds herself embroiled in long-standing resentments, betrayals, secrets, and murder that threaten to wreak havoc on the present.
Ms. Andrews is a terrific storyteller, drawing characters and settings together with the deft, sure hands of an accomplished writer. The story line is complex, nuanced, fascinating with twists and suspense, the ache of long-held secrets and present threats to a way of life, tradition, the environment. Andrews never pulls a punch, never resolves, but rather leaves it to the reader to hurtle through the story and draw their own conclusions and enjoy a rollicking good read.

I am a huge fan of Mary Kay Andrews and her latest book was the perfect book to read to start my summer off on a high note. This one focuses less on the romance and more on a mystery which was a nice change from books I have read by her in the past.

I usually enjoy Andrews’s books, but this one wasn’t my favorite. While I like the concept of the new and the old with a secret for both, I didn’t love the way the story was told. It wasn’t as fun as I’ve come to love from Andrews’s books.

I struggled with this one for a while because it was a lot slower pace than I am used to but it did pick up the further in I got. An old woman invites a young, struggling attorney to her manor on an island to help fulfill her last wishes of leaving things to her nearest and dearest friends with whom she's estranged. Flashing back from the 1940s to the present we learn of all that Josephine and her friends went through and the many secrets they have held on to for decades. There was quite a vast array of characters but each played an important role.

I love Mary Kay Andrews in general, but I must say this might be my favorite. I love the plot twists and turns - the relationships that develop and that are uncovered in this story. It is not her typical summer read, but it has the taste of summer. I love the suspense and mystery. MKA just gets better with each book she writes!

Anchoring my haul is the highly anticipated The High Tide Club (St. Martin's Press, paperback ARC) by Mary Kay Andrews, who when she isn't wearing her beach book hat is my pal Kathy Trocheck. I've gotten used to her breezy novels (Savannah Blues, Beach Town) welcoming summer, but last year she skipped writing a novel to produce The Beach House Cookbook, full of scrumptious recipes. But now she's back, offering a substantive feast of a novel spiced with intrigue, secrets, drama and romance. It's scrumptious, too.

Readers of Save the Date may remember Brooke Trapnelle as the runaway bride who literally climbed a tree as part of her escape. In The High Tide Club, Brooke moves to the forefront, a single mom lawyer in the Georgia coastal town of St. Ann who is hired by 99-year-old Josephine Bettandorf  Warrick. The eccentric heiress wants Brooke to help her save Talisa, her 20,000-acre island estate with its crumbling pink wedding cake of a mansion, from being taken over by the state and turned into a park. She also needs Brooke to track down the heirs of the three women who were once her best friends -- Ruth, Millie and Varina -- back in 1941. Josephine says she needs to make amends but won't say for what.

By flashing back to 1941 every now and then, Andrews hints at some of the secrets the past is holding, like an unsolved murder and divisions of race and class. But Brooke has a lot on her plate in the present, too, coordinating a reunion among women who have never met, untangling family histories and mysteries, taking care of rambunctious toddler son Henry, all the while trying to do her best for Josephine and Talisa. There's a sudden death, a visit to a Savannah orphanage, a showdown in a lighthouse. You may pick up on some plot twists, and others may take you by surprise. Either way, The High Tide Club is a satisfying saga, just what the summer ordered.

from On a Clear Day I Can Read Forever

Mary Kay Andrews is one of my favorite authors. and I always look forward to her new book each summer because they are always a great beach read. Yet again, she has written a book I loved. While some would consider her books 'chick lit", this book had a little mystery thrown in. From the first page until the last, I had the hardest time putting down this book. It's a little different from her previous books but in a good way. If you want a good beach read with some mystery included, you need to be sure to pack this one in your suitcase.

I always look forward to read the new Mary Kay Andrews book each summer. This book is set in St. Ann, Georgia and on Talisa Island. I liked the characters and the story that shifts between the current day and the past. There are a few mysteries to be solved that keep the reader guessing and some surprising turns of events. This story was more serious than some of her other books, but is still a good read.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for providing this ebook in exchange for an honest review. This did not influence my opinion of this book and all opinions expressed are my own.

I really enjoyed this book. It's the first book I've ever read by the author even though I'm familiar with her. I think I always thought her books were a little too fluffy for my taste but I was very wrong!
This was a great story with interesting characters. A mystery was tied into it all to keep things interesting.
I loved the setting and descriptions of locations especially more so that I am traveling to that area in the next month.
This book was a definite page turner and fun to read. I can see I being a great beach read and I will be looking into other books by Mary Kay Andrews.
Thanks to netgalley.com for the ARC.