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The Goldman and Weingold families have spent every summer they remember at The Golden Hotel, an upscale resort credited with making the Catskills the destination it is. Well… until now. While they once booked all the beat up-and-coming entertainment and served only the best gourmet meals, now a good day at the Golden Hotel just means breaking even. Things are no longer up to the once high standards of the original owners and now the family is considering selling the iconic landmark to a group that wants to make it into a casino.
The owners, now including all the children and grandchildren of the founders, have to come together for the first time in years to discuss the future of the beloved hotel. It’s not that simple, though, because these conversations draw out drama in the families that has never surfaced before. Will they band together again to save the hotel or cut their losses and sell the family business?
This book was a bit of a slow burn, but was NOT lacking the drama! None of the characters were perfect or blameless, but I think that added dimension and a dose of reality to a story likened to Dirty Dancing. It melded the nostalgic feel of the 1970’s and 80’s with the modern day use of social media and expectations of hotel accommodations.
The owners, now including all the children and grandchildren of the founders, have to come together for the first time in years to discuss the future of the beloved hotel. It’s not that simple, though, because these conversations draw out drama in the families that has never surfaced before. Will they band together again to save the hotel or cut their losses and sell the family business?
This book was a bit of a slow burn, but was NOT lacking the drama! None of the characters were perfect or blameless, but I think that added dimension and a dose of reality to a story likened to Dirty Dancing. It melded the nostalgic feel of the 1970’s and 80’s with the modern day use of social media and expectations of hotel accommodations.
I might be obsessed with this series now…. If you liked Arsenic and Adobo or Dial A For Aunties even a little, this is for you. Based on the summary of the book, I had expected it to be almost exactly the same as Arsenic and Adobo. While it has the same general vibe (cozy mystery based around a girl whose family owns a local restaurant; customer dies while eating their food), it was SO MUCH MORE!
I loved the community of all the store owners and the ties they all have to each other. I wasn’t too surprised by who did it, but absolutely didn’t see the why or how coming! Sometimes I feel like cozy mysteries can be a little predictable, but this one wasn’t that way for me.
Off to go check out the rest of the series from my local library!
I loved the community of all the store owners and the ties they all have to each other. I wasn’t too surprised by who did it, but absolutely didn’t see the why or how coming! Sometimes I feel like cozy mysteries can be a little predictable, but this one wasn’t that way for me.
Off to go check out the rest of the series from my local library!
Wow…. This book is an entire rollercoaster! It reminds me a little of Nalini Singh’s A Touch of Darkness in all the best ways. Nicolette left home in the middle of the night ten years ago after her best friend mysteriously disappeared. Soon after her return, another girl goes missing in the same way.
I LOVED this book!! It’s easily a 4.5/5 star read for me. Not a full 5 stars because it just gets a little too complicated sometimes. There’s a lot of characters to keep track of and the book moves backwards in time, then snaps back to the present day, but there’s also flashbacks of memories thrown in, too. It adds to the confusion and intensity, but sometimes I would read a chapter and just have no clue what I read about. It does eventually all iron itself out surprisingly well, though. The surprising end actually makes sense, but I absolutely didn’t see it coming.
After finishing the book, I just want to hug all the characters. All of them (well, at least the ones that are still alive…) are incredibly written and felt so real to me that I felt like I was a part of the group.
I LOVED this book!! It’s easily a 4.5/5 star read for me. Not a full 5 stars because it just gets a little too complicated sometimes. There’s a lot of characters to keep track of and the book moves backwards in time, then snaps back to the present day, but there’s also flashbacks of memories thrown in, too. It adds to the confusion and intensity, but sometimes I would read a chapter and just have no clue what I read about. It does eventually all iron itself out surprisingly well, though. The surprising end actually makes sense, but I absolutely didn’t see it coming.
After finishing the book, I just want to hug all the characters. All of them (well, at least the ones that are still alive…) are incredibly written and felt so real to me that I felt like I was a part of the group.
