Life has a way of coming full circle. In this story, we meet best friends Keely and Isabella. From the moment they met, they were inseparable. Despite their varying differences in personalities and economic status, they share the same dream of becoming published authors.
Keely, comes from a family of lesser wealth, and often finds herself envious of the affluent lifestyle that Isabella has been accustomed to. Not only this, but she is in love with Isabella's brother Sebastian, who is two years older than her. She cannot let anyone know, especially Isabella, as it would jeopardize their friendship.
Isabella is used to getting everything she wants. Her summer trips abroad, and Christmas's in New York were ordinary to her. However, one thing she wanted was a boy named Tommy, who wanted Keely. This begins a series of events that causes a rift in the friendship that was once considered sacred.
Fast forward a few years and we find the friends estranged. Keely is now a published author who has made her childhood dreams come true. What is missing is love and her friendship with Isabella. Isabella, on the other hand, has love but hasn't been able to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming an author.
This was an easy read for me. The dynamics and relationships kept the storyline moving without making it unbelievable or overwhelming. I have never read anything by Nancy Thayer before, but I will definitely be reading more by her. I highly recommend this book be added to summer reading lists.
I received an advanced copy of this story from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

This is not your typical "beach read"....this book took me through a gauntlet of emotions! This is a story of how friendship changes throughout the years and almost dissolves, but in the end, manages to survive the ups & downs of life. I laughed, cried & got extremely angry while reading this book, but in the end I smiled!

This novel follows the up and down friendship between two best friends from different socioeconomic backgrounds. The quick pace of the book kept me engaged and there were unexpected plot lines that kept me guessing (and hoping) for the end result. Nancy Thayer examines life goals, determination in hardship, love, friendship, jealousy, and envy.

I loved this book! Most of the book is based in a small beach town and is about two childhood best friends who over the years grow apart, yet still care so much about each other. Keely Green and Isabelle Maxwell, one wealthy and one middle class, bonded over both wanting to be writers. I love how the book starts when they are little kids up until their 30's. The love Keely had for Isabelle was so amazing to me, no matter what she did to her, she still rooted and cared for her so deeply. I pretty much guessed the ending in the middle of the book and I have to say I think I enjoyed the first half of the book better but still couldn't put it down.

This book is about two girls who grow up on Nantucket and weather the complexities of life and how it affects their friendship. Although I initially had a tough time getting into this book, eventually, once the main character, Keely, and Isabelle grew up, it started to get a little better. This was not my favorite book by this author - at times the plot felt unbelievable and I didn't like the character of Isabelle, but all in all it wasn't a bad read.

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Oh, Nancy, thank you for writing yet another (what I know will be) another bestseller! Within the first few pages I knew I would love Surfside Sisters and I was enraptured and engaged from page one to the very end! Your writing, prose and style, story-telling, and characters are just fabulous. Reading your novels is just so easy and enjoyable, and I am just 100% engaged when reading them. Surfside Sisters is a little different than other novels by Nancy Thayer, but don’t let that sway you... It was wonderful, and she was able to capture and portray the voice and thoughts of a tween to tween, to young adult, to adult perfectly and accurately. I love this book and highly recommend it to all!

This was a delightful beach read - the ups and downs of friendship, being there for family, hopes and dreams. I enjoyed the story and the characters, although some weren’t always real likable. However, overall it was a good story, an easy read, and one I would recommend.

Nancy Thayer's best Nantucket novel to date! I loved this one, it's such a big, satisfying story of two women, decades of friendship and rivalry along with class difference on Nantucket. I enjoyed the insight into the writing and publishing process just as much as the usual Nantucket background of beaches, hydrangeas, and seemingly endless amazing food options. I just wish I could actually read the novel within the novel, Rich Girl, written by Keely Green. I didn't want to put it down, yet was so sad that when I finished it. I wouldn't mind more novels including the Green and Maxwell families. Nancy Thayer truly captured the complicated feelings of love and jealousy that surround female friendships and are often hard to put into words. Surfside Sisters is an absolutely perfect novel for a summer afternoon!

Thank you to Net Galley and Ballantine Books for the advance galley, I was thrilled to be chosen!

Thank you so much for the ARC in exchange for an honest review! I loved loved loved this book...I devored it, The perfect summer beach read!! Being from Massachusetts anything involving The Cape and Islands immediately catches my attention.

An entertaining tale of best friends, lovers, and two families that learn life’s lessons and what’s really important. Keely is a great lead character. Knows what she wants and works hard to get it. The perfect beach read!

I have read several of Nancy Thayer's books, but I was disappointed in this one. The description of the characters seemed superficial and the ending too contrived and not to be believed.. However, still an okay beach read.

This book is a wonderful book about friendship, betrayal, love and love lost. Keely and Isabelle have been friends scene, well forever. They did everything together till they went away to college and were forced to live separate lives. They both aspire to be authors, Isabelle was accepted to a more prestigious college and Keely accepted to a more affordable one. Keely is forced to return home and drop out of college where Isabelle goes on to this elite writers camp of sorts. Their lives separate there yet come back together and its a beautiful story.

I don't want to give this book away yet, but I was entrapped. It was such a great book and so happy to have had the chance to read it. I will say the beginning started a bit slow and I almost gave up. However I am more then pleased with the direction of the book. I look forward to reading more from Nancy Thayer. She has a gift she is sharing with the rest of us. We are the lucky ones.

Keeley and Isabelle are two best friends who met when they were kids. Integrated into each other’s families, this book follows their journey as they grow and maneuver through life together and separately. Each girl has aspired to be a writer from a young age and they are extremely driven and competitive. Isabelle is from a wealthier family while Keeley’s mother is a nurse and they live more modestly. Both girls head to collage but Keeleys father dies and she is forced to come home and help her mother out financially. Watching her friend Isabelle continue to have success in college and get into programs that she was aspiring to get into leaves Keeley feeling jealous and less than.

What I liked most about this book was the friendship between both girls during the different seasons of their lives. They grew together and apart and it was so relatable. Friendships between women are complex and complicated and while we still root for each other, oftentimes we are so competitive with those we are closest with. Really enjoyed this one and the dynamic between both of these women.

I really enjoyed this. I've read several books by Nancy Thayer in the past and like her writing style. This was a nicely done, coming of age story. It touched on the ways friendship and family and love all change over time, and how that alters our perspective. It wasn't all fluffy; there's tragedy and heartbreak woven into the romance and humor. It was easy to be drawn in by the story and the characters. There were times I felt annoyed by the primary characters behaviors as they learned their life lessons, but I still rooted for them. I've already recommended this read to a friend! Thanks to Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for honest review.

This was the first book I've read by this author. While I overall enjoyed the story, I found that it was slow moving. I was somewhat disappointed that there was not more "time" devoted to Isabelle. It would have been interesting to have competing points of view. I will definitely try other books by this author.

I have always loved Nancy Thayer. Surfside Sisters did not disappoint. The two main characters Keely and Isabelle are inseparable as kids, but life changes and so do they. This is a great beach read!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

This story follows two lifelong friends from their childhoods on Nantucket to adulthood. Keely and Isabelle dream of being writers when they grow up. Their lives, families and relationships are so intertwined as they grow apart and together again.

This book was a little different than the typical Nancy Thayer book. It was an easy read with enjoyable characters. Keely’s envy of the Maxwell family is relatable. In general, give me a book set on Nantucket and I’m in.

Nancy Thayer never disappoints. Surfside Sisters is another totally enjoyable, cute, fun beach read. Highly recommend when you need something a little light hearted, but with a good plot line.

Thank you to NetGalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. I couldn't put it down. I've read a lot of Nancy Thayer's books and I haven't discovered one yet that I didn't enjoy.

I received an advance copy of Surfside Sisters by Nancy Thayer through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. I very much enjoy Nancy Thayer’s books including Surfside Sisters. I was disappointed in how some situations resolved themselves with very little description or explanation. Otherwise this was an enjoyable read. Thank you Net Galley for the opportunity to preview this book.