August 17, 2022

The Beach Trap

Author: Ali Brady
Genre: Chick Lit
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2022
Pages: 384
Rating: Recommend

Synopsis: When twelve-year-olds Kate Steiner and Blake O'Neill meet at Camp Chickawah, they have an instant connection. But everything falls apart when they learn they're not just best friends - they're also half sisters. Confused and betrayed, the girls break off all contact.

Fifteen years later, when their father dies suddenly, Kat and Blake discover he's left them a joint inheritance: the family beach house in Destin, Florida. The two sisters are immediately at odds. Blake, who has recently been demoted from regular nanny to dog nanny, wants to sell the house, while social media influencer Kat is desperate to hold on to the place where she lived so many happy memories. 

Kat and Blake reluctantly join forces to renovate the dilapidated house, with the understanding that Kat will buy Blake out at the end of the summer. The women clash as Blake's renovation plans conflict with Kat's creative vision; meanwhile, each sister find herself drawn into a summer romance. As the weeks pass, the two women realize the most difficult project they face this summer will be coming to grips with their shared past - and learning how to become sisters.

Review: I picked this book up on the day between a week-long Florida vacation and the day I returned to work. It was a perfect way to continue the vacation high. A little bit Parent Trap and a little bit HGTV reno show, it was a fun read (and bonus, set in Florida).

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