Island Time by Georgia Clark is a delightful escape into a world where family drama, romance, and unexpected friendships weave together on a tropical island. The novel follows two families stranded on an island due to a volcanic eruption, forcing them to confront personal conflicts and hidden secrets. The plot is an engaging dance between humor and heartache, as characters navigate cultural differences and personal growth. With reliable yet flawed characters, Clark crafts a vivid narrative that’s both relatable and transformative. The story's pace is brisk, keeping readers captivated. A perfect beach read, I highly recommend it for its warmth and wit.

*Island Time* by Georgia Clark offers a breezy escape with its mix of humor, romance, and self-discovery. Set on a tropical island, the story follows three women at different crossroads in their lives, exploring themes of love, friendship, and second chances. Clark’s writing is engaging, and the island setting is charming, making it an easy, enjoyable read. However, the plot feels a bit predictable, and the characters, while relatable, don’t quite have the depth I expected. Some moments of the story drag, and the pacing could have been tighter. Overall, it’s a pleasant but not groundbreaking read.

Island Time is all about the Kellys—messy, loud, loving Aussies—and the Lees—sophisticated, aloof Americans. They've got nothing in common, except their daughters are getting married. Then, a volcano strands them together on a tropical island off the coast of Australia for six weeks. Cue the drama and secrets!

I wanted to love this book, but it didn't totally work for me. It has a fun, quirky vibe with some good laughs, an interesting setting, and loads of drama and secrets. But there were too many characters, too many subplots, and the story felt a bit too long.

Still, Island Time has its charming moments. It might be worth a shot if you're looking for a light, drama-filled read!

I was excited to read this one by Georgia Clarke. However it just didn’t work for me. I had trouble keeping all the different characters straight, I didn’t particularly like or feel strongly about any of the characters. I just couldn’t wait to finish reading.

Unfortunately, this book was just not for me. The cover is pretty, and the premise of the book intrigued me, but I feel like the execution was off.

DNF at 4% because of discussion of vibrators. I do not like to read open door books and this is definitely heading that way.

Island Time takes place on a remote island of the coast of Queensland, Australia. When a nearby volcano unexpectedly erupts, it triggers a chaotic chain of events of the family staying on the island. Throw in the only other 2 inhabitants of the island who are employees of the "resort" that is definitely no longer a resort after suffering through the storm.

2 stars to this one and I feel like I'm being kind. The plot at least had me keep reading to see if they ever got off the island, but none of the characters were very likable and it didn't help that all the characters (NINE in total) each had their own povs for chapters. And since most of them were insufferable, it was hard to distinguish one person from the other and I found myself forgetting who's pov I was currently reading.

Pros - I liked the extra tidbits of Aboriginal Australian heritage. It's something I don't normally come across in my usual reads.

After being surprised in a delightful way by Georgia Clark's It Had to Be You a few years back, I was thriled to find out she had another book that reflected some of the similar things I loved so much in IHTBY. Sadly, the writing of Island Time almost instantly threw me off, as well as other elemts of the story that just were not great. This makes me hesitant to pick up any future novels by Clark, which is a super big bummer.

The setting of this book is absolutely perfect for the summer time - there's spicy romance, family drama and self growth. I appreciated the vivid explanation of life on the island I LOVED the characterization. The only issues I had was the fact that this book was slow in certain pockets - making it harder for me to get through this one as quickly as I usually would!

I love Georgia Clark, and despite it being a slower read, I would still recommend this one!

Finally got to this one! It was a little steamier than I was expecting and it was a bit long, but overall I liked the story. You definitely got to know the characters throughout the story.

The Kelly and Lee family couldn’t be more different, but their daughters are married which led to a vacation on a remote tropical island. After a volcano eruption and the island being on lock down, they’re stuck for 6 weeks.

Ugh. I really wanted to love this. The cover gives such fun summer vibes and I really wanted to champion an LGBTQIA book but this one just did not do it for me. This book felt SO long and some parts just felt like a constant drag. There were nine POVs, which I’m usually all about, but the different POV did not flow, often randomly changing POV mid chapter. I didn’t feel connected to any characters and at times, characters started to blend together. 2.5 stars, rounded up to 3 for this one.

A fun sweet read! Highly recommend.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for my ARC.

There’s something about family vacation drama that just draws me in. When a natural disaster occurs, the Kelly and Lee families find themselves stranded on a NZ island. The families are vastly different and related by marriage, but they must figure out a way to coexist on the island fir six weeks.

I expected Island Time to be another cheeky romance, but it was more contemporary lit with a dash of romance. I really enjoyed the complicated family dynamic most of all, but I did struggle at times. Even though this book wasn’t my favorite, I did love how immersive the writing was. I truly felt like I was on vacation! I think this book would have benefited from being a little shorter (it just seemed SO long) and fewer POVs to follow. I think there were 8 or 9 total? It just took away from my reading experience a bit.

Thank you to Atria and NetGalley for a review copy.

Island Time was my second Georgia Clark read, and it did not disappoint! It’s a contemporary fiction/romantic comedy about two families - one American and one Australian - who are isolated on a remote Australian island after a tsunami hits.

This book has:
-a beautiful remote island setting
-flawed characters learning to accept themselves
-LGBTQ+ representation
-an emotional, character-driven, family-centered story

I did think it could have been shorter - there were some parts that dragged a bit. Additionally, there’s a lot of information about the flora and fauna of the island, which I found fascinating, but it felt a bit disjointed from the rest of the story at times.

Overall, I learned a lot from this book, and I found many of the characters so endearing. I’m not usually drawn to family dramas, but I enjoyed this one!

**Thanks to Atria / Emily Bestler Books for the gifted review copy

Unfortunately, this one didn't hook me in. I found the characters to be flat and so was not interested in continuing. Thank you for the advanced copy.

i wanted to like this one so bad! Cute cover, inviting description, etc. However, it felt soooooooo long and drawn out! I couldnt finish the whole book, but made it 1/2 of the way before DNF'ing it. We’re following way too many POVs for a rom com. The POV of the Main character and her love interest is more than enough. It made it so confusing. Also, the nicknames were a bit too much with too much detail.

I’m not sure how I feel about this one still. I liked it while I was reading it but I found it very forgettable. I did really like the characters and the story line.

I’m going to say the line that I hate when I come across reviews. I really wanted to love this one but it fell flat. It was long and there were way too many characters that just blended together. The only one that really stood out was Amelia who was falling for the island caretaker. After a tsunami the families are stranded on the island for 6 weeks but yet they can still working on their laptops using wifi in the evenings. lol

Thank you Atria Books and netgalley for an arc.

I was originally drawn in by the fantastic cover that just screamed summer read. But I stayed for the story! I loved this book with its diverse cast of characters and set in beautiful Australia! The characters are so relatable. There’s romance there’s secrets and there are 2 totally different families stranded together in a beautiful setting. What could go wrong? Perfect if you identify as queer and perfect if you don’t!

Not my cup of tea, but well written nonetheless. Definitely a beach read that you could enjoy any time of the year if your weather is gloomy.