Moon Shell Beach

must read

I love this book. I read it sent it to my sister and she read it then passed it along. Everyone who read it loved it. This was the beginning of me reading most of Nancy's book. I highly recommend it. Find yourself a nice shady place outside to relax with a glass of tea and enjoy your book. It was hard to put down.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pure FLUFF, no real story

I picked this up during a beach trip for a quick beach read. Pure FLUFF. Horrible story line. I didn't really feel that "close friend" connection at all in this book. The characters were distant and underdeveloped, and the story line was just thrown together. This was my first and last time reading a book by Nancy Thayer.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

A Bit Disappointed

I greatly enjoyed Thayer's "Summer House" but thought this book was extremely mediocre. The characters talked in ways that normal 20-30 year old women do not. Perhaps it was that Thayer does not know any young women but I just couldn't get past the corny dialogue. The plot line was okay - nothing too memorable. Here's hoping Thayer's new book out this summer will be better!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A good book.

I enjoy Nancy Thayer's writing because of the descriptiveness she uses for places and characters. I love the Nantucket and New England settings. Moon Shell Beach was very enjoyable and engaging.

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beach read, very entertaining!

I Love Nancy Thayer. This is a wonderful escape from the daily grind! I would recommend this book to any Elin Hilderbrand fan.

Quick read. Loved the character development. Great story to share with any beach lover!

Wonderful story about friendship, love and the two standing the test of time. I wanted to send a copy to my mother (my best friend) immediately!

Sadly disappointed...

I think the story line wasn't at all believable. The characters didn't seem to have a conscious.Words were blurted out between the characters that were much to desperate and young mannered then their actual age and for what they had supposedly accomplished and experienced in their lives. The characters were in their 30's but acted like they were 18 year olds. The majority of the book was about sex,urges and selfish wants, more then friendship. The cover of the book is so real and peaceful...I was expecting more of that type of raw truth regarding friendship and love. I'm all for a light read but this book left me unconnected and annoyed.
This book MAY be more entertaining for someone under the age of 23.

This is an entertaining beach novel

Clare Hart and Lexi Laney were best friends attending high school on Nantucket and went to the U of Mass together. When developer Ed Hardin proposes marriage to Lexi, she accepts though she does not love him. She figures he is her ticket off the island and she will do everything to be a perfect wife to him. She never looked back.

That is until now. After a decade of a poor relationship filled with sorrow, regret and abject loneliness filled with lovers, Lexi decides to divorce Ed. She returns to Nantucket where her once BFF Clare does not trust her to just pack one day and leave without a warning. As the pair begins to rekindle their past friendship, Lexi is attracted to Clare's long time on and off boyfriend Jesse.

This is an entertaining beach novel that focuses on the friendship between women. The story line is fast-paced and breezy although readers will not have to worry about drowning in the somewhat shallow plot. Clare and Lexi are fascinating lead characters yet not as deeply explored as they should be; still they share in common (besides being Townies) a propensity for picking unfaithful men making for a walk on MOON SHELL BEACH worth the time for fans of second chance at friendship tales.

Harriet Klausner

AMAZING!

I couldn't put it down.... I originally read exerpts of this book in Redbook magazine and loved it so much I bought it online. I have since loaned it to my friend so she can read it too!

Just a nice story

I did think it was a pleasant story, and the thought of walking on the beach with my best friend in Nantucket did sound intriguing. However, the characters lacked the real love they should have shared if they were truely "best friends". It was mentioned that this would be a good book to give to your best friend, but I disagree. I could not let my best friend read this, if it was from me. We share a bond that is unlike any other I have shared in my life, and I would hate for her to think I felt similar to how the book described their feelings for each other.

Excellent

I began this book and I literally could not put it down until I finished. I read it all in one day. I highly recommend this book. Kimberly Pring

a great read

Wonderful story of a friendship that has its ups and downs but finds its strength again. A facinating story!! Couldn't put it down!!!

relaxing summer reading

Moon Shell Beach is a delight! Pour a glass of wine, head outside, and enjoy a lighthearted story. Beautiful cover as well.

Excellant beach read!

This is an excellant beach read and a wonderful story of enduring friendship! I loved it!

Far From Thayer's Best

If you want a good Thayer read, go back to 'Nell' or 'Stepping.' Both far outshine this ridiculously poor effort. The plot is unbelievable, the characters are poorly developed, and the ending is completely implausible. I slogged through it, hoping it would get better. Don't waste your money.

Loved this book!

First book I have read by this author. I really enjoyed it and hated to see it end.

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