This book is about the complicated relationships of parents, children and siblings. This family harbors many secrets and tragedy that affected the three sisters growing up. Caroline is the oldest and most reserved, running a small inn and caring for her sisters and mother. Clea is next and is married, the serene one and least affected by the family tragedies. And Skye is the youngest, a passionate artist, alcoholic and married to a bad man. The mother, Augusta, is reserved, pulled away from her

This was recommended to me and once I started reading I couldn't put it down. I loved the story and the characters, and I was rooting for them all by the end.

Story of 2 families destroyed by violence one evening in 1970. 2 of the children become pen pals trying to get to know each other better. For those who like romance and things tied up neatly with a velvet bow, this is the book.

4.5 at least. Wish half stars were available but since they're not it gets a 5.

One of my favorite Luanne Rice books. Read it years ago. Still remember the traumatic opening & the intermittent short postcard letters that wove through the book like a thread, connecting the past to the present.Currently reading 'PRETEND She's Here,' and hoping to finish this weekend.Luanne's books deal with grief, loss, recovery, hope and learning to love again, against all odds...I love that. The newest YA book does, too, but with suspense and a darker edge that frames the characters.

I am 37 minutes in to the audiobook and cannot listen for another minute. Alexandra O’Karma has the most boring voice imaginable, but even worse, her mic picks up every swallow and lip licking. It is like ASMR after every sentence, but makes me completely nauseous. I am writing this in hopes that adjustments are made to the mics in the future so that I can listen to other books by this author without feeling sick.

SO much bad stuff: alcoholism, domestic abuse, car wreck, diving accidents, and on and on. I did love the sister closeness and I envy that. Would have loved to have a sibling. Anyway, the story wove in and out and in some places got really boring. The mother of the 3 sisters was a real piece of work, which made at least 2 of the sisters turn out the way that they did. Loved the hero's brother Sam and the elderly dog, Homer. Went on for FAR too long.

Three sisters who love each other, mother who wants to do well but has her flaws. Man comes to the door with a gun because his wife was having an affair with Mr. Renwick. He threatens to take something precious to Mr. Renwick for taking his wife. Mrs. Renwick is pregnant and says take her and the baby over the two daughters. He mentions a son and drops his picture. He instead shoots himself. Carolyn, the main character is one of the two children and writes to the son to be penpals. They wrote fo...

A (literally) unbelievably complex codependency melodramaThis book has an interesting premise, and I'll give it credit for hooking me in & wanting to see how it ends, but it reads more like moody, angsty women's fiction than romance.It's well written, & it was good enough to keep me reading to the end; but it's also pretty redundant & by the end there were just too many once in a lifetime tragedies piling on too many convenient events to the point my brain rebelled & was saying "this is ridiculo...

Caroline Renwick is the oldest daughter of famous artist Hugh Renwick. Hugh was deeply loved by his wife and three girls, but his womanizing and hunting deeply affected them. The husband of a lover when to his house threatening Augusta who was very pregnant, Clea and Caroline. Instead, he killed himself next to Caroline. Later Hugh makes his daughters learn to hunt so they can protect themselves. They hate it, but do it until Skye accidentally kills a young man. Skye and Hugh become alcoholics a...

What a great story about sisters who actually love each other and take care of each other.It is hard to believe that in real life they would all be still living in the same town wherethey grew up and one even living with their mother. A beautiful story. I loved reading.With a couple of "bad" men thrown in just like real life.

this book is not perfect, however, the mature, intense, powerful, story superseded all the criticism i could bestow. The author is sensitive to her characters feelings. None are portrayed as perfect or evil. All have their weaknesses and strengths exposed. Its a completely absorbing book, very tragic but also blooming with hope. A beautiful family tale combined with intense, sparkling romance so full of chemistry that you'll be completely engrossed. I read it within 2 days. Loved it.

I am a long time fan of this author, I have read about 9 or 10 of her other works, and she brings me into her characters world quickly and fully. I find myself totally emersed in their feelings, and story, their pain, and anger, and their happiness too. Her character descriptions are full and leave you with no questions as to who these people are, making the reading experience very enjoyable.I anticipate enjoying more of Luanne Rice's works in the future.

This was one of the most boring books I have ever read. I didn't care for any of the characters. The only reason I suffered through the entire book was because I really wanted to try this author and my husband got it for me as a gift. Otherwise I would have put it down about a quarter of the way in. I kept hoping that in the end I would find I'd grown to love it but no, I couldn't care less about anyone in this book. The story was just ridiculous and boring.

'Firefly Beach' is not my first Luanne Rice novel and I seriously doubt it will be my last. Truth is I know it won't as there are more sitting on my bookshelf right now waiting for me to choose one. I really enjoyed the story, liked the characters and at times wanted to beat their heads, or mine, into a wall. Set in New England three sisters live their adult lives in the shadows of the past. Being the children of a famous artist just adds flavor. Three separate women living three separate lives

I took my time reading this. It took me a few days to really get into the story. Right from the beginning there was an intense and powerful situation. It was a flashback, which was scary. Then in the next chapter goes to the present time. These 3 sisters - Caroline, Clea and Skye have a very close sisterly bond. They've been through a lot together. Their father is gone and their mother hasn't been a very good mother up to this point. In this story, there's hunts for treasures, an encounter with

I loved this book!!! Sisterly love, family tragedy. The beach setting❤️❤️❤️❤️. I heart beach books.

This was a very interesting character driven book. When Caroline was 5, she was present when her father's lover's husband came to Firefly Hill and threatened her mother and her family. He was despondent and out for revenge. He did not harm the family, in fact he did irreversible harm to himself as he committed suicide in front of the 2 children and their pregnant mom. You would think this would be enough to throw the husband bum out, wouldn't you? Not to be, Caroline's mother was obsessively in

Unlike other comments, I was pretty disappointed with this book. Not my first Luanne Rice book, and definitely not my favorite. The story is essentially about an emotionally damaged family coming to grips (not very well) with death & their lifetime of complicated dynamics. More than once I felt like, 'ok enough!' - it was very depressing at times, and I was frustrated with them floating through their messed up lives without moving forward. One minor character, Sam, brought some lighthearted mome...

This is the second book by Luann Rice I have read and I enjoyed it greatly. I'm a sucker for love stories and enjoyed the way this one evolved. All families have some dysfunctions and this story brought many common issues into the story line.