The Beach Club

I adore Elin Hilderbrand’s books, but somehow missed out on this one - her very first. You can’t possibly read Elin’s books without falling in love with the island of Nantucket. Her descriptions of the island, the businesses and the people bring it to life for the reader. Her storylines are a mystery as they unfold and she always keeps me guessing until the end. A fantastic read!

Mack Petersen, manager of the hotel, has been working at The Beach Club for 12 summers. Only this summer is different. His boss, the owner of the hotel, Bill Elliot, shows up in the spring with a new set of demands. His girlfriend Maribel is pressing Mack to get married and Vance, the African-American bellman, who has hated Mack since the day Mack stole his job 12 years ago, threatens him in a deadly scene. Mack knows something’s got to give. Love O’Donnell, the new front desk person straight from the slopes of Aspen, is desperately searching for a stranger to father her child. The bellman, Jem Crandall, who posed as Mr. November in his college calendar, is on his way to LA to break into agenting, until he falls in love with Maribel. Emotions are at a peak when a hurricane threatens to wash away The Beach Club and all it stands for. An engrossing, sexy novel that will sweep you away to the beach any time of the year.My Thoughts:The Beach Club brings a full cast of characters to the hotel, spotlighting the staff and the guests. Mack kept my interest up as he navigated his position while trying to decide whether or not to marry his girlfriend of twelve years. Maribel had one goal in mind: to marry her live-in lover. But would it ever happen?Other contenders for the role of husband were other staff members, especially young Jem Crandall who is eager to step up.Meanwhile, Love was in search of a man to impregnate her. Someone who wouldn’t want to stand in as the father…just the “sperm donor.”Would the competitive staff at the hotel keep everyone on their toes? Would a hurricane change the dynamic as they each struggled to achieve their desires?By the end, there were happy moments and unexpected ones that kept me turning the pages. 4.5 stars.

I liked how this novel wasn't like other beach novels. But I didn't like the part where Lacey died

A story about many broken people who, apparently, all have ties to The Beach Club. I enjoyed the descriptions of what running a hotel entails, and a few of the characters were really interesting (i.e. Lacey). Unfortunately, there were so many characters, none of their stories were really fleshed out and the book felt unfinished.Just another average beach read.

This was a really good summer book. There were times when I didn't like the main character, but Elin wrote the story so well that I kept reading the book and grew to like him. I enjoyed how this book wasn't predictable and I would definitely recommend it to a friend.

There was a rich cast of characters, all with their expectations and their realities. The story was set at The Beach Club on Nantucket, and the guest stories wove into those of the owners and employees. Everyone seemed to be at some kind of crossroads that all intersected at The Beach Club. I enjoyed The Nantucket Hotel by Elin Hilderbrand, but this novel was still entertaining and a perfect summer beach read.

Elin Hilderbrand doing what she does best, getting the reader invested in the lives of her characters!

Love her books

I liked everything about this book.

Love, love, love this author, I read all her books.

Very interesting story about an hotel in Nantucket and the people who run it.Quirky characters and an amazing plot line.

I enjoy Elin Hilderbrand books as easy, summer reads and this one was no different. Very enjoyable, yet a little glib. I wasn't sure about the ending and the storyline itself was not overly exciting, but I liked the characters and the setting enough to keep going.

Very nicw. Lots of fun to read but I am missing a trilogy to see what hapenned to mack ans cecily