Member Review

I love a book that takes me away, the fact that this one is to a beach, in a somewhat familiar area of Florida, and hits me with great writing is even better. Mary Kay Andrews is one of the queens of the Beach Read, and Sunset Beach is a hit!

From the start I was cheering for Drue, a rather edgy thirty-something woman who has just lost her mom and her ability to kite board due to an accident and injury. Her estranged father showing up is so surprising, but she is out of luck and takes his offer to return to St Petersburg and work for him. The ramshackle beach cottage is her own paradise, bringing memories of her grandparents and youth to mind. Yes it’s a hot mess after hurricanes and neglect, but it’s all hers and she wants to love it back to it’s former safe haven.

I adore a mystery, an unsolved crime or cold case, and Andrews has given us two to ponder with Drue. I was able to hear Mary Kay speak last week at Vero Beach Book Center and I was enthralled with where she gets her stories. Nice people write about the most twisted stories!

People, place and circumstances that draw you in are what made this book a total win for me. I haven’t read all of Andrew’s books, but I did purchase last year’s release, THE HIGH TIDE CLUB while at her event, because waiting for another one next year is just too long to wait!