What great LGBTQ representation and loved the storyline. However, I did find it to be a bit lengthy with my mind wandering away at times. It could have been shorter.

Perfect summer read! I love Georgia Clark’s books. They are so enjoyable and quick to read. I would recommend this!

Based on cover and description I thought I was going in for a fun summer rom com. It was not. Be prepared when entering this book for a lot of heavy topics!

I also thought there were to many POVS! For me this many POVS mixed with the heavy topics caused the issues to feel choppy and not get the attention needed. It also made the book be longer than it needed.

Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy in exchange for my review!!

This book was a DNF for me at around 15%. Unfortunately what I was looking for was a rom-com/romance type book, but that's not what this story delivers. It does, however, deliver the drama, a diverse group of characters, and a good setting. It's definitely for others, even if it isn't for me.

3/5 Stars

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books, Atria/Emily Bestler Books for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

When two families get trapped on an island together after a storm, each one is faced with a lot of time to figure out what they really want out of life. Georgia Clark has once again given us characters to root for; to flip the pages faster and faster to find out what happens next!

This book is the perfect summer read that I have been craving.

There were many things that I enjoyed about this book. One of the main things being: the characters in the book. There were quite a few to follow, but each were unique and intriguing and I loved following along with each of them throughout the book.

This book discusses family dynamics, relationships and a great deal of other complex topics which I believe is important. It made me feel like I could really relate and have a better understanding of everything going on.

This was a beautiful read that I thoroughly enjoyed!

When Amelia and her family plan a trip to get her family and her sister’s in laws together for a weekend getaway to a remote island off of Australia’s coast, they could never imagine that a natural disaster would strike and strand them on the island for much longer than the weekend. Everyone on the island is forced to confront various types of inner turmoil from marriage woes to sexuality and self worth.

Getting a jumpstart on #pride with this one! I loved everything about this book. The writing was gorgeous - I could picture the island in my head so perfectly. The characters were all loveable in their own ways - although I did struggle with Amelia at times. The steam and tension between Amelia and Liss at times was the best kind of… frustrating. 😜

I got this ARC on a whim after seeing a few other people post about it being available for one day only as available to anybody who wanted a copy, and I’m really glad I did. It’s one of my favorites that I’ve read this year. Be on the look out for it when it’s released on June 14th.

This was a DNF for me. I'm just not the target audience. I was hoping for something light and fun, but this is more serious than I expected. It's called romance but to me, it reads like women's fiction.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

Unfortunately, this book was note for me. I do believe there is an audience that will enjoy this story, though. The setting was well-written, but the story line was too hard to get into & didn't move quick enough for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for this ARC. The Lees and the Kellys are spending a long weekend on an island off of Queensland to celebrate the marriage of their two daughters. Just after they arrive, a volcano causes a tsunami stranding all the visitors on the island. They soon learn that it may be up to six weeks until they are rescued disrupting all their personal lives.
This book is full of hookups, breakups, makeups and everything in between.
#IslandTime #GeorgiaClark #Atria #Jun2022

This is advertised as a romcom, but it is way more than that. It is a complicated book about family dynamics, variety of love stories and add a couple natural disasters. There are a lot of characters where you get everyone's perpectives at some point. At the beginning it was confusing, but it did come together. All the characters are very selfish, but I really enjoyed this book. It is long, but it comes together beautiful.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange. Unfortunately I had to DNF this book approximately 20% in. I feel as though this book was severely mismarketed. Spoilers ahead: I can appreciate books showing love in different lights but this author seemed to force her agenda on every single character in the book. I skipped ahead and read the last few chapters and was simply appalled at the way the author forced characters together after introducing them a certain way. It seems extremely disingenuous and cheap. If you are debating reading this book, I recommend you don’t, but do your own research on the plot because the description and way it’s being marketed is extremely misleading.

2.5 rounded up. This book just didn’t do it for me. Too many characters and a wildly unrealistic plot. How did they still have electricity/service despite this insane storm? They mention rationing food but somehow have 6 weeks worth of hearty meals? And the instalove was my least favorite part of the entire book. I would’ve rather focus on Matty and Parker or even the bird watching.

I’ll read Clark’s next book but this was a very long dud for me. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book had so much going for it, but it wasn’t for me.

What I liked:
The book was set in a unique location that was interesting to read about. I appreciated the LGBTQ representation in the book. There was also some interesting commentary on nature and the environment.

What didn’t work for me:
The book seemed like a heavy family saga/drama disguised as a light summer rom com.
It was much longer than it needed to be, possibly because there were way too many characters to keep track of through the present day and flashback scenes. It was difficult to find a likable character because we didn’t really get to know any of them very well. Lastly, the scenario that traps them on the island and the circumstances surrounding them while they are trapped are unbelievable and far-fetched.

I was SO EXCITED to read this book! The storyline sounded super fun and the cover is beautiful. Unfortunately, my own hype may have gotten the best of me. The author clearly wanted to address some very important topics and social issues but, while I might agree with them, they came off kind of judgmental and pushy. The being said I do feel like she kind of settled down and cozied into the story mid-way through and things got a little better for me. I did feel like it was kind of long but I mostly enjoyed it from mid-point long.

It was very interesting to see the characters develop. The Lees, who seemed rather cold, actually wound up being my favorite characters. Once they had a chance to warm up to the Kellys, they had a lot of really wonderful insights to share and helped the Kellys grow and change for the positive.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC! The fact that this was gifted does not affect my opinion and all thoughts are my own.

Interesting take on multi complicated family drama, heavy on the Lesbian relationships. It was an interesting read, but there were so many sub plots going on it seemed too much.

This was such a sweet story but it wasn’t a slam dunk for me. I loved the setting and the writing around the setting. When the book started, I felt like I was settling into a perfect summer book set on an island I would transport to. But the quickly shifting POVs and never ending drama didn’t help with me.

I’ll definitely look out for Georgia aclark’s next book because her writing was great!!

Thank you to Netgalley and Georgia Clark for the advanced copy for an honest review!!

there were a lot of povs in this book which made it a little confusing and hard for me to get into which made me not finish it. i tried to get into it and kept reading but unfortunately i think this book just wasn’t for me.

Unfortunately, I am going to have to agree with the other reviewers on not being able to finish this book. I found the multiple points of view to be very disorienting and they really were disjointed. This really prevented me from thoroughly enjoying the book and did not allow me to become invested in any of the characters. Unfortunately, as a result, I did not finish or enjoy this book.

This one was hard for me to get into and really get invested in the story. There were quite a few POVs and it made it a little difficult to follow.

Ultimately, I just don’t think this one was for me.

Thank you Netgalley and Atria Books for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.