I really enjoyed this book! I ended up being attached to most of the character, but I was especially interested in Magda and Chad. I got really attached to them and my favorite scenes were often when they were interacting. However, there were a few characters I didn't really jive with (Bibi, Xavier, Richie, and sometimes Alessandra).

Another thing I did enjoy was listening along to the playlists as they came up in the book. I created them in Spotify, and it was so nice to have a “soundtrack” to listen to. I definitely think they were a nice touch.

The reason I can’t, in good conscious, give this book anything more than 3.5 stars, is because I really did not like how

Kimber “stood by” Richie in the end. If I remember correctly, Grace Hadley the ghost even approves of this by saying “Standing by her man! I like it.” I’m sorry, but what is there to like about this woman staying with a habitual offender of embezzlement and identity fraud?

It really soured the end of the book for me. 

Also, the writing style was just not my thing. It’s not bad, per say, but I could tell that this was written by someone in their 50s (as the author is) who was trying to sound “hip.” I also feel like the “voice” for the characters, articles, and journal entries – especially those from 1922 – were too similar to everyone else in the book. Maybe it doesn’t make a lot of sense, but I like it when authors take into consideration details like the differences in speech during different periods of history, and I just didn’t get it here.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I would highly recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a beachy read with a colorful a cast of characters. This book also successfully made me want to visit Nantucket someday. It sounds like a magical place.