Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this novel. I have to say this novel was not enjoyable as her other novel , " It Had to Be You". I really enjoyed that one and when. I saw this book, I wanted to read it because I thought the author was going to put out another great book. This one had too many POVs and it was not funny at all.

I loved it. It was a perfect read for something not too heavy and has great LGBTQ representation. 4 stars and a great end of summer beach read.

DNF, just not for us! I'm sure lots of people will enjoy it but we both couldn't get through it.
We didn't find it funny for being a "romcom" book
It was rather immature and a bit confusing.

Island Time is the story of families - drama, relationships, and love. The Kelly and Lee families are extremely different and tied together by the marriage of their daughters. When they are vacationing together, and a volcano erupts, the families find themselves stranded together for six weeks (instead of a few days) and drama unfolds. Clark's characters are quirky, funny, and true - she does a great job juggling all the different personalities and voices of each character. I did feel like this was just LONG - but hey, if you need a vacation from real life (who doesn't?) this book will most likely transport you beautifully to this remote island where these families begin to unravel and discover their true selves. Each character seems to have a lot of various burdens - work pressure, personal relationship issues, etc. If you enjoy family drama with a rom com side, and snappy dialogue - this book is for you!

This was my first Georgia Clark book I've read. I enjoyed the island setting and the diverse characters but this was a very slow start. It is also not a typical romance novel, which is what I thought it was when going into it. Rated it 3 out of 5 stars.

This one missed the mark for me as a romance. A lot of POVS and frankly too much to keep up with. Overall this was really long and drawn out and just wasn’t for me.

DNF.....

No rating....but it wouldnt let me save without it.

I had a hard time getting into this one and struggled to continue to read

This book feels and looks like a romance, but it’s much more than that! It’s a family drama with lots of POVs and different characters. I really enjoyed this book! To me, it could easily be a movie along the lines of Father of the Bride and other silly, family dramas with romance dabbled in! Overall, it was a fun, quick read! The author has an easy writing style and so much humor, I loved it! I will definitely be reading more by Georgia Clark!

While I've loved Georgia Clark's books in the past, this one missed the mark a bit for me. I like the LGBTQ+ representation and depiction of the island but the large number of POVs made it difficult to follow and keep track of storylines and felt like it went on longer than necessary.

Read this in a day, so that should say everything!

What I thought would be just an island rom-com also turned out being a story of discovery, of personal realization, and friendship. I found the characters to be fairly likable. There were times where Amelia and Matty got on my nerves for their own respective reasons: Amelia being so much of a naive hopeless romantic that it felt suffocating and Matty who had elements of being a headstrong bully lacking a filter. Overall, the book had really good pacing and enough story lines between the characters that it was an easy read. I really enjoyed the friendships that were formed and the storyline with the indigenous people and their cultural beliefs. How connected to the island and the Earth the people are. I also really enjoyed the LGBTQIA+ representation and it was just a great representation and discussions related gender.

Definitely worth reading!

I could not finish this particular novel. It wasn't captivating and was hard to keep reading. The only thing i enjoyed in this book was the LGBTQ+ representation. I was really lost and hard to follow all the different perspectives. Rom-coms, in my opinion, needs to be easy to follow and captivating right from the start.

3.5 star read for me (rounded up to 4)

There's lots of drama in the Kelly family.....and we get to experience it all!

The Kelly family (from Australia) and Lee family (from the US) are linked through the marriage of their daughters and are all visiting an exclusive resort on the fictitious island of Mun'dai, off the coast of Australia. Shortly after they arrive, a volcano erupts and their short stay turns into one that will last 6 weeks.
The story is told from 9 different points of view but with a focus more on sisters Matty and Amelia, and their mother, Jules. The changing POV among so many characters was manageable, but I would have liked to have heard more from some of the others (especially Jarrah).
I liked that we learned about Australia's history and the aborigine people, unique Australian phrases, animals and creatures. The story does bog down in places and probably would have benefited from some additional editing. You also have to suspend reality a bit in terms of dealing with the extended time it takes for their rescue and the seemingly unending supply of food (and WIFI). Overall, though, it was an interesting and entertaining book.
Thanks to Netgalley and Simon and Schuster for the opportunity to read Island Time in exchange for an honest review.

Not my favorite by her. I didn't find myself caring about any or the characters in particular. If you haven't read It Had to Be You- don't like this one deter you! I enjoyed it so much

I got major tropical vacation vibes from the cover of this book, but it wasn't really what I was expecting. A lot of family drama, and lot of meh side story lines, and how do they still have WiFi when they're trapped on the island from a volcano eruption?! I also thought it dragged and was a bit too long for what it was. it just wasn't the breezy summer read I was hoping for.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Wow, this book is the perfect summer read! It is set on an island in Australia and has a full cast of characters. This is my second book by this author but I am beginning to understand that the gang of characters is something Georgia Clark does really well. There is someone everyone can relate to and its always so fun to get caught up in their lives and histories. I also felt like something this book did well was the short chapters and descriptive setting. Overall it was a super fun read and I cannot wait to see what Georgia Clark comes up with next!

Island Time by Georgia Clark was one of those books I went into knowing nothing about, but based off the cover I was thinking it would be a cute summer RomCom read.

But now after finishing, it leaned way more towards family drama than RomCom than I was anticipating. A long weekend family get away, turned into nine people being stuck on an island after a volcano eruption leaves them stranded for six weeks. The Lees and the Kelly’s, two families who have not spent much time together, along with one island employee, and one island native must all figure out a way to get through.

I liked this one, but it definitely wasn’t my favorite by Georgia Clark. There were POVs throughout the novel from each character, which normally I am a fan of. But there was no distinction, or chapter title to say whose I was about to start reading from so at times it took me a paragraph or two to figure it out (but disclaimer, I did have the ARC copy so that could have changed).

So although the cover is super cute, and it does take place on a beach, for me Island Time leans a little more family drama than beach read.

Thank you Atria and Netgalley for the eARC to read and review.

This book is the perfect summer read, with substance. One big melting pot of a family stranded on an Australian island with two caretakers makes for a juicy family drama. There are enough characters to offer a little bit of everything - estranged couples, straight couples, gay couples, surprise couples, sisterly relationships, a woman scorned, that same woman bouncing back. Developed characters, funny exchanges, and heart. Such a fan of this book,.

ISLAND TIME features a beautiful island setting that will truly make you wish you were stranded on an island! This book has some great lgbtq+ rep, a large cast of characters with multiple POV!

ISLAND TIME follows the Lee family & the Kelly family who have nothing in common besides the fact that their daughters are married. When a nearby volcano erupts, they find themselves stranded together on a remote island for six weeks

This was my first novel by Georgia Clark and I was immediately drawn to it because of that gorgeous cover!I went into this book thinking it would be more of a rom-com, but it was definitely more of a family drama! There are a lot of characters to keep track of, which made the dynamics interesting but it was difficult to distinguish them apart in the beginning.

I never got attached to any of the characters, which made this book drag along for me! I think this book would have benefited from being a bit shorter, and including header’s of whose POV we were focusing on. Overall, I enjoyed this book set in Australia, the setting was described perfectly and Clark really knows how to write about nature!

Two families are joined together when daughters from each side marry. What starts as a long weekend trip to an island off the coast of Australia turns into a six-week-long “getting to know you” time. Based on the cover and the synopsis, I was expecting more of a rom com but the family drama delivered. There were some moments of levity and some spicy bits, so it feels like a lighter story. The story was told from a lot of different characters’ perspectives, which I normally like, but this time there were a lot of stories to keep straight. I also didn’t particularly relate to or care much for any of the characters, so I wasn’t as invested in their issues of their resolution. I really enjoyed learning more about Australia and its native people, animals, and environment. The writing was good but the book just wasn’t the best fir for me.

Unfortunately, I didn't like this one. I legit have read multiple books by this author and I just get so bored and struggle to push through her books.