Member Review
Review by
Melissa W, Librarian
I finished The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand, and all I can think about now is SUMMER! This is the perfect beach read that would be a light and fun book to take on vacation. The book follows Lizbet Keaton as she opens the Hotel Nantucket from an eyesore with a HISTORY to a success in this vacation hotspot.
This book captures the magic I remember from working in restaurants over the summers when I was in college. There is something magical about a seemingly random group that comes together over work for a set period of time- like summer. All of the baggage and history and background comes with them, but in a way, melts away, as this group works together day after day.
In Hotel Nantucket, Lizbet Keaton has done the same thing. She has hired a staff of workers, some because they are the best and some out of desperation. In the end, they find that summer magic together as they work toward the hotel’s success. This book is very character driven- which I loved. While there was a main character with Lizbet Keaton, by the end, the other characters were so well developed that I knew their background and goals and needed to know how their stories ended up.
What makes this book stand out from others are the extras that Hilderbrand gives her readers. There are in love and break up playlists (please make a list on Spotify!), a traveler’s guide to Nantucket in the end that was such a treat to read, weekly emails from the mysteries and sometimes clueless owner, and a GHOST. Now, I will say at first I was not excited about the supernatural element in my beach read, but this one was so well done and necessary that I promise it will only make the book better for you, not worse. The voice and perspective of the ghost gave the reader some clever insight and behind the scenes look into the characters.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Little Brown and Company for an early edition. I will be purchasing this one when it is released.
This book captures the magic I remember from working in restaurants over the summers when I was in college. There is something magical about a seemingly random group that comes together over work for a set period of time- like summer. All of the baggage and history and background comes with them, but in a way, melts away, as this group works together day after day.
In Hotel Nantucket, Lizbet Keaton has done the same thing. She has hired a staff of workers, some because they are the best and some out of desperation. In the end, they find that summer magic together as they work toward the hotel’s success. This book is very character driven- which I loved. While there was a main character with Lizbet Keaton, by the end, the other characters were so well developed that I knew their background and goals and needed to know how their stories ended up.
What makes this book stand out from others are the extras that Hilderbrand gives her readers. There are in love and break up playlists (please make a list on Spotify!), a traveler’s guide to Nantucket in the end that was such a treat to read, weekly emails from the mysteries and sometimes clueless owner, and a GHOST. Now, I will say at first I was not excited about the supernatural element in my beach read, but this one was so well done and necessary that I promise it will only make the book better for you, not worse. The voice and perspective of the ghost gave the reader some clever insight and behind the scenes look into the characters.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Little Brown and Company for an early edition. I will be purchasing this one when it is released.
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