I truly loved all the characters and felt they were such a great reminder that people (including parents) are human! We change, we grow, we make mistakes, and we experience love and loss as we go through life. Our family members and loved ones so too! That was my absolute favorite part about this book - the realism of humanity combined with hope. I’m not eating it higher because I did feel like the middle part of the book was a little slow and I like my books to be more pare turning but perhaps that wasn’t the author’s intention and is more my personal preference. I also thought it could benefit from a clearer timeline. This ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Atria Books!

Island time was an easy read, but I felt it dragged in the middle. It is definitely a family relationship saga first and love story second, which wasn't really my impression when first starting the book, but I enjoyed that dynamic. I felt like the romance developed too quickly, but maybe that's just me, since I love a slow burn. I would still recommend this book to others, but probably wouldn't read again.

Two families go on what they thought would be a nice weekend to a quaint island in Australia. Get to know one another better, meet the new boyfriend of daughter Amelia and have a babymoon for daughters Matty and Parker before they move back from New York to Sydney.
What they don't expect is a Tsunami hitting the tiny island and them being stranded for six weeks with just the seven of them, the island caretaker and the local ranger. A travel ban is placed, so Amelia's boyfriend can no longer come.
The nine of these people could not be more different. Secrets are unraveling and hearts are broken, healed and love is renewed, but it is all changing. Can the family roll with the changes?

Thank you to NetGalley for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

OMG I fell in love with this story - what a great reminder of the importance of family, parenthood, and life reflection. I really loved the characters and the multiple perspectives that were shown throughout the novel - it really strengthened the character development. I really love when we are given insight into multiple characters in the story. I was also appreciative of the queer representation and thought that was done nicely as well. The only thing that was a little unrealistic was the love story - it felt really quick but I didn’t think that took away from the story at all. I would recommend this book - overall it was a really cute, fun romantic comedy.

What is supposed to be an ideal week vacation on an island off Australia's coast turns into being stranded for six weeks. The Lees and the Kellys are only connected because their daughters are married. Amelia thinks she has found the one in James. And Matty and Parker are about to start a family. However, being stranded will force them to confront what they really want in life.

This was one of those books where it started out really good, got a little slow in the middle, and then ended on a faster pace again. I wish there had been more sense of time keeping throughout the book. One character would do something over a week and we didn't really see the other characters then. Even if it was just like a bold phrase at the start of each chapter, saying Week 1 Day 3 or something to that effect. It would've made that middle part a bit easier to navigate.

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.

Things I loved:
- the queer rep was great, it was really refreshing to have an actual queer romance and queer characters instead of just, like, the best friend who is in one scene and they call that rep
- the multiple perspectives were so fun to read and showed a full scope of life changes and falling in love from different people at different times in their lives. it also showed that love doesn't have to be romantic- it is just as valid to find love in fishing, or dance, or boobooks as it is to find love in a woman
- THE DADS. OH MY GOD. Favorite part, perhaps?


Things I thought could've been done differently:
- the instalove was a lot for me, I mean, this was like ten days. I've fallen hard before but my god this was fast, it made it slightly not believable but I get that there's a timeline to their relationship, I just wish maybe it began a few weeks before.
- I wish the multiple perspectives were labeled more clearly, maybe it's just because I read this as an ebook that it was mildly confusing but once you start reading you know who it's about, I just like to see it clearly
- I'm greedy and wanted a little more spice, but that's just me


I really did enjoy this book a lot and would definitely recommend it, it was not your typical island romance and for that reason it earned points in my book!

There is a LOT of drama in this book. I think because the author was able to hit the right amount of characters, the drama from each point of view wasn't as overwhelming as it could have been. Be warned, this IS a family drama first and love story second. This is a cute and quirky romp on an island. It's dramatic, but not overly so. The island still has wifi. It's a great read.