I love a good Nantucket beach read, and this one started off very strong and held true for about half of the book, but fell short for me towards the end. Still a solid 3 star read because the storyline is good and I did like some of the characters, but the ending just felt rushed and a little too predictable for me. I did love all of the specific and vivid details the author had of Nantucket. It made the reader feel as if they actually knew specific things about the island. #TheSummerWeStartedOver #NetGalley

This book is enjoyable and a good beach read. It is amazing what people do to cope with a loss. They find different ways to forget and to move on. This summer, everyone seems to find themselves again. The book is heartwarming, fun, and easy to read.

A fun Nantucket family drama. This books fits in with all other Nancy Thayer books and makes you swoon to want to be in Nantucket in the summer. This story follows two sisters and their dad through one tumultuous summer as they find their future direction. It is drama laden with real life issues. My biggest complaint is how everything tied together in a nice little bow at the end, but I think that is expected in summer reads. Additionally, throughout the book, one sister just kept making choices that made no sense. She would shut down her shop to spend time with a potential partner only to get there on each date and be like nah, take me home, so besides some little quirks with the character choices, fun, quick beach read.

This was the perfect book to kick off Memorial Day weekend! I love a book set in Nantucket and this novel about sisters, family, and finding love was no exception. Nancy Thayer describes everything so vividly- I can just picture Nantucket Blues in my head. I loved the characters she created, down to Duchess the stubborn horse. A great summer read!

Nantucket, two sisters, a dad who needs help and a troubled past. All come together in one summer. Can they find what they need to get back to friendsvhip and family.?

Thank you to Random House & NetGalley for an ARC of this book, in exchange for my honest opinion.

Nancy Thayer remains the Queen of emotional beachy summer reads, that captivate you from the beginning. The Summer we started over is a must read for your summer TBR!

I found the characters to be underdeveloped and the dialogue between them to be stilted and unnatural. I struggled to connect with the story and with the characters, and I had a hard time finishing this book. It fell flat for me.

Eddie is a personal assistant to a romance author. Her sister, Barrett is opening a store in their hometown. Their father had become a recluse and book hoarder after their brother died and their mom and dad got divorced. Going back to Nantucket is not something Eddie had planned on but her sister needed her. It was only supposed to be for a short time. Then the man she loved and left came back into her life complicating things. Also the author came to visit as well.
I loved all of these characters, flaws and all. I wanted to be in Nantucket as well. It sounds so beautiful.
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for the ebook to review.

First off, cover of the book caught my eye and I enjoy a summer read. There are domestic and personal issues withing the storyline that could really make a novel a great read.
With that said, I felt this book did not draw me into the story. The depth was not there for me. I could not get attached to any character. But for those looking for a light, quick, pass the time type of book then you should try it.
Thanks to the publisher for an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Summer We Started Over was another home run written by one of my favorite authors ever - Nancy Thayer!!! Set in Nantucket it is so beautifully written you feel like you are there! The breeze, the sand, the boats, the shops and her magnificent characters grab you at the first page and don't let go! A summer must read!!!!

The Summer We Started Over is the perfect beach read. Eddie Grant has been living her perfect life. She works in New York City as an assistant to a famous romance author. Eddie’s sister, Barrett, is opening a boutique on Nantucket. Barrett asks Eddie to come home and help her with the opening and in caring for their father. Their mother had left him (and them) several years ago. Their brother had also died in a motorcycle crash around the same time. As Eddie steps off the ferry, she runs into her old boyfriend. Obviously she still cares for him. Romance abounds in the book for Eddie, Barrett and also their father. There is sadness too. The Grant family finds a way to start over. The book is well worth a read.

Thank you for the advanced copy! I have read several Nancy Thayer books and love being transported to Nantucket to escape. While this story had beautiful descriptions of the island, it felt a little bit slow in pace and didn’t feel like there was a real story to tell.

I don’t mind ambling stories about day to day life, but what made this one 3 stars for me was the dialogue for the twenty-something characters. I honestly had to pretend this story was set 70-100 years earlier because the language used felt so far from how twenty something’s speak. It was so formal and old fashioned. Overall, I love Nancy Thayer’s books, but this one fell flat for me.

Such an emotional story. I did cry at the end. Eddie needs to go home to Nantucket to help her family. She hasn't been home for a couple of years; her sister is opening a new store, and their dad needs some help. He is still a vibrant man, but he got kind of lost when his wife divorced him, and his son died. So, William, Eddie and Barrett moved to Nantucket where there wasn't a constant reminder of all they had lost. Eddie needs to decide if she will stay on Nantucket with a man she loves or go back to New York and work for a famous author. The characters are colorful and fun. Good story!

This book is true testament to the bond between sisters and family. Eddie is career minded, while Barrett is focused on taking care of their father and trying to achieve her dream of owning a store on the island. The story tells of the love of family and of the sacrifices that are required at times, both big and small. It also speaks to opening the door to love even when it’s not in your plans. I really enjoyed the story and the characters. They felt like friends by the end. . I’d highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a lighter Summer read.

A very good story about family, enjoyed it and was riveted throughout. I was surprised that I couldn't anticipate how it would all wrap up, and I liked to be kept guessing!

Very few details I disliked:
Barrett and Paul talking about marriage so quickly?
The very rapid transformation of Barrett and Eddie's father?
Toward the end of the book, Eddie tells everyone that her and Jeff will be married, but the next day Dinah asks Eddie if there will be a wedding in the future?

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a cute beach read similar to Thayer’s other books. I love the story’s setting which is of course on Nantucket.

The story involves the love story of three family members who are all dealing with their own personal issues. Together, they are able to heal and move on to new steps in their lives.

Nancy Thayer is one of my favorite authors, she’s the master of the “summer beach read”. This is one of her best books, in my opinion.

From the publisher:
“Eddie Grant is happy with her life and her work as a personal assistant to Dinah Lavender, one of the most famous and renowned romance authors in the business. But being a spectator to notoriety and glamour isn’t as fulfilling as she once thought. Thankfully, Eddie has the perfect excuse, her hardworking younger sister, Barrett, is opening her gift shop on Memorial Day weekend, and could use all the help she can get. 
But going home to the beautiful island of Nantucket means facing the family’s difficult past. Shortly after the death of Eddie and Barrett’s brother, their mother left them and their father made the spontaneous decision to buy a small farm. Eddie stayed there for only a year before her family’s grief threatened to consume her as well, and had been living in Manhattan ever since.
Now that she is back, Eddie must face all she left her father’s increased eccentricities, which has led to a house bursting at the seams with books; her sister’s resentment over Eddie’s escape; and a past love connection, one that is still undeniable and complicated, all these years later.“

I loved this intricate family story, where the characters end up in surprising situations and the ending surprised me. 4.5 stars.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley, I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I have read several of Nancy Thayer's books and was happy to receive an early copy of her latest, The Summer We Started Over. I love traveling to beautiful Nantucket Island through her books. I won't give a full synopsis because the publishers already do that so well, but I will say that this is a story about people who after suffering a loss are finally put in positions that force them to move forward. The plot was simple and easy to follow, which I always enjoy and appreciate, but it was also a little too predictable. So much so that I found myself speed reading through the last part of the book. I do find it hard to continue to enjoy a book when you can already tell how everything is going to wrap up and you're just waiting on it to happen. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a book with few surprises, a comfortable plot, and a beautiful setting.

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and honestly review this upcoming novel.

One of my favorite authors. I loved the Nantucket setting and I loved the main characters. Some romance, but this book is so much more about family/families. I really thought that is what made this book so much better than just another Summer beach romance. I highly recommend this book!

I wanted to love this but it fell flat for me. It didn’t feel like a Nancy Thayer book (I’ve read them all)! But it did make me want to visit Nantucket!