The Shore House is a lovely summer read centering on the Bennett family. Re-opening their family home for the first time since her husband, Chase, suffered a massive heart attack three years ago, Kaye is determined to recreated a summer from their past filled with family and fun. Kaye’s grown daughter, Stacy, her husband and two kids (with one more on the way), leave behind a busy suburban life for a quiet summer at the shore. Kay’s son, Brad, also joins the family. As always, family dynamics are complicated, confusing and often due to lack of communication. This family is no different, but their story weaves a tale that is enduring and entertaining. All marriages require work and renegotiating roles and both married couples use the summer at the shore to navigate new territory. The Shore House would be delightful for readers to enjoy on the beach relaxing this summer!

A sincere thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Shore House centers around the Bennett family, and their New Jersy shore beach cottage. Noooo not THAT New Jersey shore, the nice quiet shore of Dewberry Beach. The family hasn’t had their normal summer there for about three years due to the father having a heart attack.

Kaye Bennett decides to try and recapture the past by gathering the family for the length of the summer, never mind the fact that she has not heard from son Brad in months while he spends the time traveling around on adventures with his hippy girlfriend. Or that daughter Stacy and she have a very strained relationship and have never gotten along. She gets Stacy there by telling her that Brad is coming for the entire summer. Stacy finds out her mother lied to her when Brad is a no show when she gets to the cottage. She wants to pack up her two kids and husband and leave, but she stays. Brad shows up and the family drama begins.

One of my favorite things about the book was the town of Dewberry Beach. I love when an author can describe a place and you just seem to be right in the middle of town seeing all that is described. The town of Dewberry is idyllic with its summer traditions, I wanted to be on the crowded beach smelling the scent of suntan lotion and hearing the yells of people as they play against the waves or on the beach, or in the town square with all the excited children, bikes decorated for the annual Fourth of July parade, cards flapping against the spokes of the wheels to make noise as they rode, maybe a bit wobbly down the road.

There are several surprises and secrets thrown in to keep the book moving, but the story is written not to have a jaw-dropping wow moment, it just flows naturally like a summer breeze. Shore House was a delight to read. It felt like an escape. It was a quick read that shows that family bonds are strong even when you don't realize it, a story of forgiveness, and finding yourself. It is the perfect summer read.

I enjoyed this book, even though I wanted to slap Kaye a lot. Kay is the matriarch of the Bennett family. She is married to Chase, who has fully recovered from a heart attack. Their children are Stacy, married to Ryan with 2 kids, and Brad, hooked up to the highly unsuitable Iona. Kaye is a serious control freak. She needs to tone it down before he gives HERSELF a heart attack.

The family is spending the summer together at the Jersey shore. There are a lot of bad feelings among them, like a regular family. So many things they’ve never said to each other.

This is a story of family and making your peace with the one you’re given. There are a lot of storylines in this book, so be prepared for that.

Communication Gap. Everybody has heard about this word but have they ever measured its depth? Sometimes the people are not prepared for the things that happen in their life. Sometimes they are too scared to admit that its an error from their side. Many times, people are scared to be vulnerable because they think that will lower their value. However, the key factor here would be communication. If the person communicated their feelings to their loved ones then their problems would be solved without any issue.

The Shore House is the vacation house that the family uses every summer but the hectic life offered the chance once again after some years. All the members have been busy in their life, fighting their own fights and surviving. However, there are some problems that they cannot solve by themselves and they will need help from others. The jumbled problems of all the members and different solutions make it a page-turner for me. A must-read for the summer

I love a good beach book and The Shore House did not disappoint. Set in the seaside town of Dewberry, NJ harried mom of 2 (soon to be 3) Stacey deals with unresolved issues with her mom, Kaye. In turn Kaye is coping with her husband's recent health issues. Family Dynamics somehow seem easier to work though over lobster rolls in a family beach house, but truly an enjoyable novel for afternoons in hammock or read poolside.

I genuinely enjoyed Heidi Hostletter's style and would love to read more from her.

Thank you to Net Galley for the ARC

This was a book by an author not known to me but was a great summer read for me, full of sunshine, summer holidays, good food and family.
The story follows Kaye Bennett who goes to her holiday home "The Shore House" in New Jersey located at Dewberry Beach for the summer and wants all of her family to join her to have the kind of holiday they had when her children were young. Kaye's husband Chase had a heart attack 3 years previously and although recovered Kaye keeps a close eye on him and a rein on what he eats and what activities he does and worries that he will suffer another heart attack.
Her adult children arrive for the summer, her pregnant daughter Stacy with her husband Ryan and two children and her son Brad with a new girlfriend.
The story focuses on the relationship between Stacy and her mum who both tend to be at odds with one another and neither really know how to bridge the gap and strengthen the bond between them. Stacy does not really want to spend the entire summer at the family holiday home but is persuaded by her husband that this is what the family need and she slowly relaxes into a new pace of life. As the summer moves on and the family enjoy their time together do they all come to realise that family is so important?
When a near family tragedy occurs will Stacy and her mum find a way to forgive and forget and move forward together?
I gave this book 4 stars. It is filled with summer holidays, family, love and forgiveness and the ideal summer read for those who like the importance of place in a book they are reading. I loved the setting, the community and traditions of those who spend their summers in the same place and the family who realise the importance of each other and the experiences they share. I smiled most of the way through this book and was entertained from start to finish.

Sometimes you just want a simple beach read. Maybe you've finished a heavy book, or a long book. That's where I was with this one, so for the moment in time that I started this book, it filled a need for me. Beach setting, family get-together, family drama but not TOO much drama. Predictable plot.
Overall, though, it fell a little flat for me. I wasn't in love with the characters.
Thank you to NetGalley for this copy!

Rating (on a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being excellent)
Quality of writing: 3
Pace: 3
Plot development: 3
Characters: 3
Enjoyability: 4
Ease of Reading: 4

Overall rating: 3 out of 5

Wonderful book! I could not put the book down. Love the story of family and finding that way back to one another.

The Shore House is a wonderfully satisfying summer read. With the quaint backdrop of the shore community of Dewberry Beach, combined with the dynamics of family interaction, Heidi Hostetter has woven a delightful and descriptive tale. Enjoy!

I really enjoyed this book. After Clark had a heart attack, Kate had rented the summer home in Dewberry N.J out for the summers but this year she is taking it back as theirs and hopes her family will spend the summer together. . Stacy, Ryan and their children and then Brady shows up his girl friend Iona. this is an emotional story. See how decisions are made as life moves on. A GREAT READ.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

This is a story about the Bennett family who have a house at the Jersey shore that hasn’t been used for three years, since their fathers heart attack.

The head is Kaye, she decides that the time to reunite at the shore has come.
when they reunite, the family members brings emotional baggage and expectations.

A well written, complex story about relationships, fears, expectations, and growth.

The Shore House is the story about the Bennett family who have a house at the Jersey shore that hasn’t been used for three years since the father’s heart attack. Matriarch Kaye decides the time to reunite at the shore has come. Each family member brings emotional baggage and expectations. The author has created a well written, complex story about relationships, fears, expectations, and growth that should delight lovers of good women’s fiction. I voluntarily reviewed an advance copy of this book from NetGalley. Most highly recommend.

Perfect summer reading. A family go to their summer house for the season, but they all being their own problems, so it' doesn't go as well as expected to start with. Easy to pick up and put down.

With thanks to netgalley for an early copy in return for an honest review.
First time reading this Author and it didn't really do it for me as so much time was taken up with the mother and daughter scenario which took away anything else from the book.

I had high hopes for this book but I was underwhelmed. Everything about it was just okay. No memorable characters and a flat storyline. If you have a long list of beach reads this summer, this one does not belong near the top.

The Shore House is a perfect summer beach read. After a life changing event a woman wants her family to spend the summer at their beach house. They all have issues that they must work out. The people will make you believe that lives can change for the better with commutation and understanding.

The Shore House by Heidi Hostetter, published by Bookouture, is a stand-alone romance novel with a twist and the story made it difficult for me to rate it. An emotional and uplifting pageturner, promised in the blurb - and I wholeheartedly agree. It's a complex story, spans a family and all her members.
Meet Kaye Bennett, her husband Chase, their children Brad and Stacy, a sil and grandchildren. That's a lot of plottwists, believe me.
Kaye is the matriarch and she handles/rules her family with an velvet fist - annoying nearly everyone. And I wasn't her biggest fan too.
Only the secondary characters made her bearable to me. Stacy, Chase and the sil are great characters and I loved to connect with them.
The Shore House is a slow burn, with great writing and a captivating storyline. 4,5 stars.

The Bennett Family matriarch, Kaye, plans a family summer at their wonderful home at the beach. Things don't start out well, and there are secrets needing to be aired, wounds to be healed. And now I can't wait for Book Two!