This was a very good book. I enjoyed reading it. The characters and plot kept me interested. I would read another book by this author.

This book was not what I was anticipating. The battling over boyfriends and other drama was not enjoyable. I struggled to finish this one.

I did not enjoy this. There may be a crowd for it amongst Nicholas Sparks or Colleen Hoover readers, but it felt out of touch and a little dated in it's ways with women. I just can't really commend this book for anything other than the decent writing.

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley for my honest review. I wanted more from this book. Women were a bit catty and mean girlish. Some topics were relatable but weren't really expanded upon kind of just mentioned. Definitely not what I thought this book was going to be.

This women's fiction debut was not at all what I was expecting! Set on Cape Cod over one summer, this story follows three women, all fairly unhappily married who end up having an affair with the same man! Parts were relatable (mental health/depression, post-baby bodies, motherhood, marriage, etc) but I felt like all of these topics just got glossed over a bit and I wanted more depth. I also wasnt a huge fan of the infidelity. Overall just an okay read for me, definitely not a standout or one I would readily recommend. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy of Friends with Boats by Alexandra Slater. This a decent read. It passed the time but nothing really stuck out to me. The cover is super cute and made me excited to read but was left disappointed.

I received this book as an advanced reader copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This was a cute summer beach read about love and friendship. Can be read in one sitting.

thank you to netgalley for the advanced reading copy. this was fantastic, just what i have come to expect from this author and look forward to carrying in my book store.

Three friends have an affair with the same man. A simple premise which hints at high drama, but the plot points were nothing but predictable and contrived. The characters were one-dimensional and and unlikeable. It's interesting that character backstories were revealed in the last chapters -- confusing and poorly structured.

Ada, Sadie, and Charlotte all have problems in their marriage, and when an old resident (Mack Taylor) moves back all the ladies flock to him even those that are married with no regard of what it would mean for their marriages.

The ending was not to my satisfaction.

Supercute! A tad to short IDK felt like it was a novella and a novel which ends up in a weird state of limbo. Fast, cute, enjoyable read. Nothing to write home about sadly.

The cover and description of this book was so intriguing, and I was excited to read it. Sadly I found all three women so difficult to like, they were terrible to one another, and constantly ridiculing the other people they saw, whether that was body shaming, or gossiping about them.

The general premise of the story was about 3 women willing to cheat on their husbands with a new man in town that they all like.
There is a very anti-woman-theme throughout the entire book from both the women and men. The characters looking down on others, trying to steal each other’s love interests, and overall having a very “I’m not like other girls” vibe.

I realized the further I got into the book that I am definitely not the target demographic for this.
This book is more recommended to housewives in their forties.

THIS BOOK WAS SO CUTE!! I loved reading this so much! I loved the concept and the characters. The romance was really cute as well and I would definitely read from this author again!

This was a first time read for me by this author. The story was well-written with interesting characters. The story is about three friends, Ada, Charlotte, and Sadie, and all three are going through their own issues. They each fall for Mack, who is back in town to start a seaside resort. He charms them all and after realizing they had all been duped by him, they plot their revenge.
The theme of infidelity didn't sit well with me, but the writing was well done and held my interest. The story moved at a nice pace and the characters were interesting. The general premise of the story sort of turned me off, but as I said, the writing was good and made for an entertaining read.
I received a complimentary copy from Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

This book made me realize that I need to read the descriptions better. The cover is what drew me in for a fun summer vibe.

It’s about 3 women cheating on their husbands with 1 man. I had to unfortunately DNF the book. I mean I can read books about cheating but not on this level. It was just too much for me.

Thank you, NetGalley for the EARC! As always, my review is my opinion and thoughts.

Big "WTF am I reading" vibes throughout every page of this book. Usually, cheating doesn't bother me in a book if it makes sense within the plot/makes sense for the characters, but...man, I don't know about this one.

🎵IT'S ME, HI, I'M THE PROBLEM, IT'S ME🎵!!!!!!!! Friends With Boats written by Alexandra Slater was just <b>NOT</b> for me. There was just a bit too much wrong with this book for me to actually enjoy it. When I saw the cover it gave me summery vibes which I was so excited for, it definitely had the beach theme, warm summer days, sand between your toes, and all day swimming. In my opinion, this book was too middle school vibes for me, with the <b>"I'm not like most girls" line</b>. When I picked up this book, I thought I was going to get a group of best friends just having the best summer of their lives, but it was <b>NOTHING</b> like that, at all. What I didn't love about this book was the love triangle trope, the cheating trope, and the miscommunication trope. ONE OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS LITERALLY HAD SEX WITH ALL THREE LADIES IN THIS FRIEND GROUP, and they never once talked about it until the end of the book, LIKE WHAT? If you're best friends, shouldn't you tell each other these kind of things? I'm an outlier for this book, but don't let this review stop you from picking up this book, you might have better luck than I did, but it just wasn't for me at all.

THANK YOU TO NETGALLEY AND GREENLEAF BOOK GROUP FOR AN ARC OF THIS BOOK IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW!!!!!!!

Three best friends, Sadie, Charlotte, and Ada are locals who live year round on Cape Cod. All three women are struggling with their marriages and don't know why, they think it's because they aren't pretty enough anymore, but that's not the real reason. Sadie is a mother of two, in her forties, and has a stalled marriage, Sadie reunites with Mack Taylor, Sadie's old flame from high school, but we will get into that in a little bit. Charlotte is Sadie's best friend since childhood, she's an ex model for Manhattan, also has a stalled marriage, no kids, she also longs for attention. Ada is also Sadie's best friend, Ada doesn't really get along with Charlotte too well, she's a mother of two, Ada's also working to save her job, she also has a stalled marriage. Ada is the type of mom who drives her kids everywhere, has a hard time saying no. Sadie, Charlotte, and Ada have more in common than they thought: they are all in love with Mack Taylor. Mack is recently divorced and has moved back home to Cape Cod to open a resort. Friends With Boats starts off with news of an accident: Mack Taylor has been in a rollover.

It started off with a simple friend request on Facebook, Sadie has received a friend request from Mack Taylor. Sadie and Mack dated in high school. but lost their spark. When Mack returns to Cape Cod, Sadie feels like she has dibs on a renewed friendship with Mack, but she soon realizes she has competition from Charlotte and Ada. All three women are looking for attention, but Mack's personality is alluring and magnetic. These three women are best friends and they are all falling in love with Mack Taylor, don't you think they should talk this out? But no, the miscommunication was so bad. Mack Taylor is a cheater and it drove me nuts. How can he have sex with all three women, yet all three of them are so blind? I tried so hard to enjoy this book but the love triangle, cheating trope, and miscommunication trope annoyed me. The cover is so pretty though, it gave me summer vibes and I was so excited, but it just fell flat for me. Don't you think you should talk to your best friends if something seems off before letting it destroy your friendship? I don't know, maybe I'm just putting too much thought into this book, thank you for coming to my ted talk.

This book was the perfect summer read and everyone should pick it up to read by the water! It was a complex contemporary read about how to pull yourself together after hardship. It was a quick read so I was able to soak it up in one sitting by the beach. It definitely added to the vibes of the book!

First of all, I want to thank the author and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Friends with boats by Alexandra Slater is coming out on May 30, 2023.

mmm… this book was interesting. 3 women cheating on their husbands with 1 man. This may not be a book for everyone but I enjoyed it. It’s a quick summer read that’s a lot of fun. It may need a trigger warning though. #FriendswithBoats #NetGalley

This book was a fun, quick, beach read. It was very intriguing and the plot of the book was unlike any I had read before. I felt as if the start was a bit slow, just describing how they had become friends and how they were unhappy in their relationships. At the beginning I was weary of whole infidelity thing, but nonetheless, the story was very intriguing and kept me on my toes. The way the friends so quickly turned against each other was a very relatable thing since people go through that kind of ordeal very commonly. Overall I enjoyed this story even though there were parts I was more disinterested in than others.