On a Summer Tide ~ Review

On a Summer Tide
Three Sisters Island #1
By Suzanne Fisher Woods

The Grayson family has been falling apart since the day that changed their lives forever. And their life is about to change drastically again when Paul Grayson sells the family home and buys an island. And he doesn't buy just any island but an island he hasn't set foot on in decades, one that is in a decline.

Paul has plans for the island and he's hoping that his three daughters will be part of his plans. But Camden "Cam", Madison "Maddie", and Blaine all have lives of their own and aren't ready to uproot everything to join their father in his crazy scheme on a remote Maine island. But sometimes life has a way of pushing us in a direction that we never considered and such is the case with the three Grayson sisters. Three Sisters Island may just what they need to find the family that their mother always said they would one day have. But first, they all need to move beyond what splintered them to begin with.

And then there is Cooper, Cam's son who has his own set of problems - problems that no seven-year-old should have to deal with. Cooper has an overabundance of fears and then there is his ball of string that he is never without (trouble!!!).

Overall On a Summer Tide was a good read - it is the first book in a new series so I'm interested to see where it goes from here. The Grayson sisters have definitely got a few issues that they need to work through and the life that they are embarking on on Three Sisters Island should be helpful as they each are faced with what their futures will hold and what they want from it.

This book while introducing us to the island and the family seems to be a little more focused on Cam and her workaholic habits which are about to get a do-over. That is not to say the other sisters get lost but rather more of Cam's past is revealed as the story progresses.

There were a couple of things that happened in the story that I will admit were not surprising. There were small hints that a careful reader will easily pick up on and just be waiting for the reveal to happen. Overall this was a fairly good read though I will admit Maddie at times really got on my nerves.

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by Revell with no expectations but that I offer my honest opinion - all thoughts expressed are my own.


About the Book:

Sometimes love hurts--and sometimes 

it can heal in the most unexpected way.

Camden Grayson loves her challenging career, but the rest of her life could use some improvement. "Moving on" is Cam's mantra. But there's a difference, her two sisters insist, between one who moves on and one who just keeps on moving. 

Cam's full-throttle life skids to a stop when her father buys a remote island off the coast of Maine. Paul Grayson has a dream to breathe new life into the island--a dream that includes reuniting his estranged daughters. Certain Dad has lost his mind, the three sisters rush to the island. To Cam's surprise, the slow pace of island life appeals to her, and so do the locals. One in particular: Seth Walker, the scruffy island schoolteacher, who harbors more than a few surprises.