I love the south. I think it just has the steamy weather for steamy scenes. It also has that Spanish Moss which makes everything look mysterious. Well, it has sandy beautiful beaches and can be fun.

Put that all in a book with some quirky characters and an inheritance and you get people together in all sorts of ways and not all good.

Warning, there are some strong wonderful southern women in this book.
I took a star for virtually no romance.

This is the story of a group of young women who were once the best of friends, the members of the High Tide Club. They became estranged and hadn’t been in contact for years. Josephine Bettendorf Warrick is a 99 year old rich curmudgeon who is dying. She was once a member of the High Tide Club and now wants to make amends for past wrongs. She hires Brooke, a single mother, to handle her legal affairs and find the old members of the club. Josephine is very cagey about the wrongs she wants to make up for, but tells a story of an unsolved murder, betrayal and secrets. Josephine is also trying to keep the state from taking over her island and time is running out for her.

The author does a great job of bringing the characters to life, they practically jump off the page. The story is told in the present with chapters telling the story of the past events that had such a great impact on everyones life. The book gives you a great feel for southern traditions too. It is also a story about women and their relationships, friendships and the ability to forgive. This is not a light read like most of Andrews books but it is filled with emotion. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy of this book.

This book was a real mixed bag for me. Firstly, the cover doesn't not suit the story at all. Secondly this book was long and dragged on in places. However, I did really enjoy the book overall. What a great mix of characters that spanned over almost 100 years. The story was well done when it came to going back and forth between past and present. There was a lot of mystery and twists and turns that kept me turning the pages and kept the long book being interesting. I will definitely be looking for another Mary Kay Andrews book to read.

I've heard of Mary Kay Andrews, and have actually picked up a few of her novels, started them, and put them down. However, I was offered book by the publisher, and after reading a few books that I didn't enjoy, I decided to try this one.

First of all, the good. The setting. I love Southern fiction and this one does not disappoint. Set on a fictional island off the coast of Georgia, I could almost smell the ocean throughout the novel. I also really liked the characters. There were a few extraneous ones (Lizzie and C.D. were pretty annoying throughout most of the novel), but overall I felt like they were well written. Also, the pacing was good. This book is LONG (almost 500 pages), yet I didn't feel like it suffered a whole lot from the length, and the story carried along at a good pace.

Next, the so-so. The romance seemed forced, between Brooke and Gabe and between Brooke and Pete. In fact it could have been left out entirely.

Last, the bad. I feel like the cover art on the novel is VERY misleading. While this book is set at the beach, I wouldn't classify it as a beach read. I wasn't expecting what I got based on the cover art, and for me that's a good thing, because I really enjoyed this. But others may be unpleasantly surprised.

Thanks to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book!

As typical of Mary Kay Andrews's books, this one was great. I absolutely love her writing and the characters in her books. I especially enjoyed how this book flashed back to the 1940's south. It was a quick entertaining read. Thanks the the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest opinion.

I always enjoy books by Mary Kay Andrews, and this story didn't miss a beat.
Brooke is a single mother and a lawyer who is contacted to handle a large estate and the challenges that come with it. As the story unfolds, we learn more about Brooke's past, her client's past, and the twists and turns that comes with it. The story incorporates flashbacks very well. As the story progressed, there were some unexpected little twists that drew me in.

More of a 2.5 but I rounded up because I didn’t hate it. I hate reviewing books like these because I can’t come up with the verbal equivalent of a shrug.

Feels like an easy beach read for people who want a little good natured mystery without getting too gritty or dark. We’ll call it mystery-lite. It had its issues but I don’t really think it was trying to be the next great thriller.

Mary Kay Andrews is a combination of fiction, mystery and just fun. I really like her books and The High Tide Club is no exception. I will say I thought one thing was happening and she did surprise me in the end. This book is perfect for the beach, the spring, the fall or anytime you want to lose yourself in a good read. I would definitely recommend this book if you are looking for twists and turns and really interesting characters.

Just finished reading Mary Kay Andrew's new book, The High Tide Club. What a great story. Brooke is a young lawyer from Savannah and represents a 99 year old living on an island. She asks Brooke to save her home and island from developers and to find the heirs of her old friends. It's intriguing what goes on with the secrets of the friends and the memories. A compelling and heart warming story.

Mary Kay Andrews has written another 'get-away-from-it-all' beach read. This one has more than a touch of Kathy Trocheck thrown in for good measure. It's a mystery and a romance with a few twists along the way. Her characters are believable--you'd like to to out to lunch with them yourself.

The main character, Brooke Trapnell, has personal and professional dilemmas, which she manages to successfully work through by the end of the book. Along the way, she learns some family mysteries and makes new friends. Josephine Bettendorf, owner most of a private island, summons Brooke to help track down her old and dear friends or their descendants. Then, Josephine dies before she can explain it all, leaving Brooke to sort it out.

he High Tide Club is much different than what I anticipated going into it, but it was well worth the surprise. Mary Kay Andrews has a way with words. She weaves beautiful and original tales that play on readers emotions while also opening up their minds and hearts. Even more, she brings her characters to life by building them up and making them seem like real people. I love the flow of her stories, how everything comes together in perfect detail, and the originality that I know I am always going to find when I dive into her novels. This one, while not my ultimate favorite plot wise, is a wonderful story of female friendships, past relationships, dark secrets, and sisterhood. It's one of those stories that empowers women, makes them feel alive, and puts a huge smile on their faces. It's just an all around great read and I very much recommend it.

ABOUT THE HIGH TIDE CLUB

This book weaves a story that started in the past and continues to the present tense. Andrews uses both past and present details to allow readers insight into how everything came to be and how it effects future generations. This is a partial historical novel as some of it takes place in the early 1940's when these women were girls, but also contemporary as it also highlights the characters of the present (the great-granddaughters).

Ailing Josephine is on her deathbed, but needs a lawyer to save the precious island that she has lived on her whole life. So she chooses Brooke, a woman from Georgia to make her final wishes come true. In hiring Brooke though she needs to find the others- long last friends and their heirs- in order to make amends for past doings that have hurt those she loved the most. But this opens old wounds, sheds light to dark secrets, and may be the end to everything...

In the novel, you will follow Josephine and the High Tide Club (from the past) and Brooke and the heirs of Josephine's late friends (in the present) as they try to figure out how to save the Island and make amends for the wrongdoings of the past. In doing so, old wounds will reopen, people from the past will come back to haunt them, and dark secrets that were long ago buried will come back to life.

OVERALL THOUGHTS

This is a whip smart, emotional, enlightening, and beautiful read from one of my favorite authors of all time. Mary Kay Andrews weaves this story in the best ways possible, and keeps readers engaged, excited, and nervous for what's to come for these wonderful characters. It's not a light read like some of her former titles, but it is a DEEP one filled with a lot of heart. I really enjoyed reading it and I look forward to many more books of Andrew's in the coming future.

The High Tide Club was unlike any other Mary Kay Andrews book that I've read. I've read most, if not all of hers, so this surprised me.

The story started out slowly, in my opinion, and at one point I had half a mind to put it down without finishing. Believe me, do not make the mistake that I almost did because the story does pick up and keeps moving quickly until the end once it starts moving. I'd say I found it slow going until about 15% of the way in.

One thing I always enjoy about this author is the ability she has to describe things so well that you almost can see them. This book was no exception to that. The characters were well rounded, although they made some questionable decisions that I disagreed with, but then again, I'm not the author. The bit with the librarian bothered me because I'd like to think that what books you asked to check out or research would be confidential unless someone had a warrant to get that information.

If you've enjoyed other books by this author or like beachy type settings with more "meat" to them than the typical beach read, you will enjoy this story.

Thanks very much to the author, publisher and Netgalley for making an ARC available to me.

Mary Kay Andrews is a fave author of mine.
I was excited to read a new book by her.
As it is now winter - to read of an island --I can feel the warm breeze and taste the sweet tea--

Live on an island go through its history ...enjoy the present

The High Tide Club - 4 gals closer than sisters who truly enjoy each other and their time together.
Now, nearing 100 years old-
Josephine wants to reunite... so she reaches out to make contact with her old friends..
...
there comes twists, turns, mysteries, clarifications, and more twists come
The surprises kept me reading until I reached the final word,
then I took a big breath and I wanted to read this book again.
I wanted the story to continue- I wanted more with these wonderful characters

I highly recommend this book!!

I loved this story. In true Mary Kay Andrews the story features characters full of life and fierceness and a setting in the south the brings a small island off Georgia to life. The story is told in alternating time periods that give a great sense of both the present day story and the events of the past that have led the cast of characters to where they are today. The mystery was an interesting one, although there were a few things that were left unanswered. There were enough twists to keep me reading long past my bedtime, I’m hopeful that means there are more books to come though! I would love to know what happens with Pete for one thing! I really liked the cast of characters, especially Brooke and her son Henry. I also enjoyed all of the side characters and all of their secrets and different points of view. I really hope that this book is the start of a long series!

When I first read Mary Kay Andrews' books, they were funny chick-lit...and there's still a thread of that running through this book, but it goes much deeper than that. This book was historical fiction, a mystery, and chick lit all rolled into one...and I loved it! Some of the smaller mysteries I managed to figure out just before they were revealed, but the one larger mystery came as a surprise when it was revealed. The book speaks to the social injustices and unspoken things that society swept under the rug during the initial setting, and highlights just how far we have come in the main character's lifetime. I thoroughly enjoyed every page.

Josephine Bettendorf Warrick is a woman in her 90s who lives on Talisha Island which she owns basically, alone except a few others around her.
One day she summons lawyer Brooke Trapnell to come see her. Brooke is a small town lawyer and can’t figure out why this wealthy woman wants to see her.
Brooke meets with this woman a few times and kind of finds herself attached to her and her tales and wants to try and help her.
Josephine is dying and wants to make amends to those friends she feels she wronged. Will she be able to do it all the while fighting off the state who wants to take over all her land in eminent domain.
Lots of secrets come out and there are a lot of twists and turns and once again Mary Kay Andrews does not disappoint.

Idgie Says:

This novel switches back in forth in time between the 1940s and current day, slowly bringing to light a crime surrounded by violence that happened in 1941 and was protected by the High Tide Club to this day.... until Ninety-nine year old Josephine decides it's time to make amends.


As always with Mary Kay, time and place are always spot on and the characters are alive with personality and complexity. You are able to sink easily into their story and fret with anxiousness when the pages don't tell you what occurred at a fast enough pace for your liking.


The questions are: What happened? Who did it? Will anyone pay? Will Josephine succeed in her goal? Finally, will Brooke let the Baby Daddy know.......well, about the baby?


A good sized read that keeps you on the edge the entire journey through the pages. Review will post on my site on release date. Http://dewonthekudzu.com

If you are looking for the perfect summer read than The High Tide Club is your book! Mary Kay Andrews has combined mystery, women’s fiction and romance to create a fantastic novel!

In High Tide Club we meet several generations of smart and amazing women that are all somehow (directly and indirectly) tied to Talisa Island. Throughout the novel we time hop between the 1940’s and present day to tell the tale of the women of The High Tide Club. As their story unfolds, you begin to understand what those ladies dealt with all these years ago, and why it was so important one of its founding members (even in death) felt the urgency to unearth long buried secrets in order make things right.

I was entranced from the beginning! I love Mary Kay’s writing style and thought she did an amazing job with the storyline. The characters were all (minus a couple) completely endearing which is the reason I couldn’t put my kindle down until the last page. The High Tide Club is a complete 5 star read that I recommend to EVERYONE! There are several things that get me pumped for summer- the smell of suntan lotion, sunny warm weather and diving into Mary Kay Andrew’s latest novel! This book is a MUST READ!

The email I got about this book compared it to Breakdown...this is not a psychological thriller that I was expecting.

I will not leave any reviews on Amazon or elsewhere.

I can always count on Mary Kay Andrews to pull me out of whatever bad mood I might be in. Attorney Brooke Trappnell gets a note from the mysterious and reclusive Josephine Bettendorf Warrick requesting Brooke’s presence on the heiress’ Talisa Island. Josephine is 99 and wants Brooke to protect the beautiful, unspoiled island she calls home after her death and she also wants her to do something else. She wants Brooke to track down the descendants of the women she once called her best friends, the High Tide Club, and to make amends for the times Jospehine failed her friends. Brooke is left arranging a get together for a group of women who have never met, but that will soon discover they are sisters under the skin. Bight, beautiful and bubbly like champagne