Review : Summer at the Cape

Summer at the Cape by RaeAnne Thayne

Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, Chick Lit, 

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Pages: 336

Published: April 12th 2022 by HQN

From the beloved bestselling author of Season of Wonder and The Cliff House  comes a poignant and uplifting novel about forgiveness, family and all the complications—and joy — that come with it

As the older sibling to identical twins Violet and Lily, Cami Porter was always the odd sister out. The divide grew even wider when their parents split up—while the twins stayed in Cape Sanctuary with their free-spirited mother, Rosemary, fourteen-year-old Cami moved to LA with her attorney father. Nearly twenty years later, when Cami gets the terrible news that Lily has drowned saving a child’s life, her mother begs her to return home to help untangle the complicated estate issues her sister left behind.

Navigating their own strained relationship, Cami readjusts to the family and community she hasn’t known for decades, including the neighbor who stands in the way of her late sister’s dream, while Violet grieves the loss of her twin and struggles to figure out who she is now, without her other half, as the little girl Lily saved pulls her back into the orbit of the man she once loved.

With poignancy and heart, RaeAnne Thayne once again delivers her charming signature blend of warmth, wit and wisdom.

Cami had a split family after her parents divorced where her twin sisters were settled with the mother and Cami who was very much like her father was sent with him. Its been 20 years since then and Cami and dealing with the news of one of twin sisters death and theres some type of property battle about to ensue and her mother needs her help. Meanwhile Violet is dealing with the loss of her twin sister as well as finding out her sister died saving a daughter to the man she almost married. 

Wow there was just so much to unpack when it came to this book. There was the whole grief and loss that was really settling around the whole story. I mean the sister who died with the help of her mother came up with a really great glamping idea but the guy who owns the property might not be of sound mind and without the proper paperwork in comes Cami to see what she can do. It was obvious from the moment she got there was a bit of a boundary type of feeling between the family I mean the girl was sent to live with her father, she wasn't even asked and now she's trying to fix whatever her mothers side of the family is having issues with. It was interesting seeing how she was working that out though because the property owners son was there to figure out things and possibly try to boot Cami's family outta there thinking they are taking advantage of his father. I loved that romance brewing between Cami and the guy though because they are on opposite spectrums of the issue and it was interesting seeing how it was settled. I personally was really rooting for the two. Then there was Violets point of view, I can only imagine the shot in the heart that she was dealing with being back home and people reminding her how much she looks like her sister. I just realized how long this was getting but when it came to her side story I enjoyed how it turned out I'll always hope for the best when it comes to second chances at love.