A gripping inheritance drama, wrapped around a swoony summer romance, that offers a nuanced portrait of a family grappling with secrets, privilege and grief ... Many of [Maclean's] trademarks are on display here: a determined, bighearted heroine; a tall, gruff and handsome love interest; the perfectly calibrated doses of laugh-out-loud banter and piping-hot intimacy that build to a deliciously satisfying finish ... Masterful.
The drama is intoxicating, and it feels great to get swept up in an imaginary rich family’s problems. These Summer Storms is pitted with little mysteries and interpersonal land mines. While the novel loses some momentum in the final act, it’s a fun beach read, perfectly positioned for summer; on one level, it’s a light read with rich-behaving-badly appeal. But it also goes deeper, into grief and emotional healing. MacLean writes with a strong narrative voice filled with humor and beautiful word-paintings.
A smart smoldering romance wrapped in a high-stakes family drama ... MacLean’s descriptions can place you right on the water on a breezy, sunny day ... Delivers the delicious ache of a will-they-won’t-they romance, against the lavish backdrop of a fairy tale island.
