The Sullivan's Island Supper Club is a warm hearted Southern story that follows a group of friends no longer in the first blush of youth.

Dealing with themes of love, loss, recovery and rejuvenation, the book follows the life of inhabitants on the island, from the excitement of new people - including a female US Marshal and her very odd husband! - moving in, to the locals' battles over beach vegetation.

While most of the book is about friendship, parenthood and other relationships between the cast of characters, there is a very entertaining segment very close to the end which was my favourite part. An easy read, this one gets 3.5 stars.

I recieved an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review.I would rate this book a 3.5, but I'll round it up to a 4. I enjoyed the story; however, there were too many characters, making it hard to keep track of them. Additionally, the ending felt rushed and wasn't well-crafted.

It was great being back on Sullivan Island. Set just outside Charleston, South Carolina, it has all the southern beauty and charm of the low country.

I love these characters! They are a hilarious group of locals, some old friends and some new, who now meet for Tallulah Wentworth’s monthly dinners—the supper club.

But something fishy is happening with a US Marshal on the island and the rising issue about the maritime forest blocking certain residents’ views. Oh, and then there’s the body found in one of the newest supper club’s member's lawn decorations! All this adds suspense and intrigue, yet it never loses that warm feeling of friendship and hospitality.

Whether you're a cozy mystery fan, enjoy Southern fiction, or just love funny, nosy, but charming characters that steal your heart, it's all here. The vivid writing made me feel like I had visited Sullivan’s Island—the windswept beach, beautiful homes, and all the food!

🎧I enjoyed pairing my reading with the audiobook. Courtney Patterson’s narration really captured the personalities of these characters.



Thank you @susanmboyer for a signed copy of the book.

And thank you @dreamscape_media for the gifted audiobook via NetGalley.

3.5 stars. I enjoyed the narration. At times it was hard to keep track of all the characters and the mystery part was very rushed at the end.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this arc!!

What a good book! I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I loved the main characters! They had great chemistry and worked so well together. I loved how the book just flowed. My first by this author but will not be my last!!!

The Sullivan's Island Supper Club is a wonderful community of friends who get together at least every month for supper. They are a wide ranging group of mostly couples who each have their own lives and challenges. However one thing they all have is a great spirit of friendship.

The book opens with a dead body on the lawn of one of the couples, and then we a taken back some months in time, leading up to this dreadful happening. Along the way we find  characters who are faced mostly with the common problems of anyone's life. House problems, relationship worries, loosing a partner, being single, facing menopause, and returning children that you thought had left for good.

As well there are differences of opinions about the way the maritime forest should be handled and there are some strong opinions and actions that go beyond where they should.

Yet threaded through all this is the strong sense of community, and being there for each other. I couldn't help falling for them all.

So many characters did give me trouble especially at the beginning. There is a previous book in this series that I hadn't read so maybe if I had it would have been easier.

The narrator is amazing. She brings each character to life and I think it is her telling of the story that puts a real sparkle on this group of characters. I can certainly recommend the audiobook version.

Oh yes and the mystery of the dead body is finally solved.

This is a beautiful story of friendship, showing how you can make it through any troubles as long as you have the right support. Everyone in this book is struggling in their own way, whether big or small. The author doesn't skim over any of the issues but helps the characters work through them to a good conclusion for all of them.

The descriptions in this book are amazing, I could picture myself walking along the beach, listening to the waves with the sand beneath my toes. All of the characters were well thought out and complex but lovable.

The mystery was very slow burn, and it felt a bit rushed at the end. I enjoyed the build-up, and I was able to put the clues together myself to get the right solution. I just wish the conclusion was fleshed out a bit more, I don't feel like Knox got the ending he deserved.

Trouble finds itself again at Sullivan's Island. Literally at the supper club! This idyllic island is a place that I would love to retire to minus all the murders! There is a bit of contested issue at the island where many locals cannot seem to agree on anything. I have found this series to be character driven which I love. There are many themes that differentiates each couple's issue and it's great because it makes them so much more realistic. Issues that arise and how each couple handles those issues is quite fun to read. The mystery in this one was so much fun, that I didn't even see it coming! It completely surprised me. The narrator, Courtney Patterson does a wonderful job bringing all of the characters to life. The variety of tones and inflections were great. I cannot wait to listen to the next installment.

You will definitely drive slower if listening to this audiobook in the car - or find yourself lingering in the driveway.. The characters and the setting along with the excellent voice of the narrator are mesmerizing.

I've been a fan of Susan M. Boyer's books since I read Lowcountry Boil back in 2013. I was sad to see the end of her Liz Talbot series, but thoroughly enjoyed the first book in her new Carolina Tales series. So naturally I was excited to dive into this, the second in the Carolina Tales series. And happily I enjoyed it just as much as her others. It had been a couple of years since I'd read Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island, so must admit it took me a bit to remember a few of the characters and their connections. But Boyer does a nice job of reintroducing them as the story unfolds from several points of view. As usual there's humor, there are quirky characters, there's heart, and there's a wonderful sense of place that shows that Boyer must love the South Carolina Lowcountry. And of course there's an interesting mystery (or two) as well. I listened to the audiobook, and Courtney Patterson's narration was a delight - she did an excellent job of giving multiple characters their own distinct voices. All in all, it's a most enjoyable read.
Thanks to Netgalley and Dreamscape Select/Stella Maris Books, LLC for providing a digital copy for an unbiased review.

This was my first Susan Boyer novel, but it will not be the last. The way the quirky characters are interconnected makes for an interesting ready. By the end of the book, I wanted to start my own supper club. The strong southern woman make you want to pull up a chair and join them. However a dead body causes some tensions but the book is full of scenery, love, and intrigue. I have already picked up another book in this series. Thank you #NetGalley for the ARC.

An enjoyable addition to the series that can be read as a stand-alone. Well developed large cast of characters. Family, good friends, neighbors both wonderful and ugh, gossip, moving forward, a dream house that is a bit of a nightmare and a whole lot of subterfuge all woven into a wonderful story. The narration was terrific. .

Set in a beachside town not far from Charleston, South Carolina, we meet a number of characters—those new to town and those who were born and raised on Sullivan’s Island. Tallulah’s monthly dinners are the talk of their group of friends and honored are those who are welcomed into the fold.

Like any small town, there are issues, but the one that is the most controversial is the management of the maritime forest which is on accreted land. The neighborhood meet-and-greet which was supposed to be a happy gathering, ends with people arrested, someone dead and the realization that not everyone is who they seemed.

I really enjoyed listening to this novel and would definitely like to read or listen to more novels by Susan M. Boyer. I also enjoyed the narrator, Courtney Patterson.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Select for allowing me to listen to an ALC of this novel. #NetGalley #TheSullivansIslandSupperClub

Tallulah Wentworth loves trowing rather elaborate supper parties for her many friends. Once a month they come together and enjoy an evening of fine dining and talking about everything under the sun. All of them have their own troubles - writer's block, house trouble, relationship problems, environmental disputes... But thankfully, helping each other is as normal for this friend group as offering a vegetarian option at dinner.

Sadly, I'm quite disappointed in this book. Mainly because I went into it with the wrong expectations. When I read the summery provided by the publisher, I thought this would be a cosy southern murder mystery. This is not the case. The teased murder occurs 90% into the book and is solved in a snap. All the other troubles and "mysteries" are interpersonal and - mostly - boring.

There is a very large cast of character's and I often got confused as to who was who... I also didn't connect with any of them and really didn't care about their problems. As this is the second book in the series and I didn't read the first, this may be a problem of my own making.

The audiobook narrator gave her best and had a wonderful southern twang but couldn't get me any more excited either.

So, all in all read this if you want to enjoy a book about a slice of life on a southern island but not if you want a murder mystery.

Only 2.5 stars 😢

Thanks to Netgalley and Dreamscape Select for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook!

The Sullivan’s Island Supper Club by Susan M Boyer

The Sullivan’s Island Supper Club is part of a series, but easily read as a standalone mystery. The story follows a group of friends that meet once a month for a friendly dinner, each with very different lives, but bonding together like a family. While the book has a lot of characters, you quickly get to know them, enjoying getting to know them and the things that are important to them.

I wasn’t sure what I expected, but this book delivered so much more as it had a bit of everything. This book delivered romance, love including a second chance at love with characters who are resistant at first, quickly drawing you in. The author creates a great small time ambience, showing how close knit they become, making their own family from the people they choose to have in their lives, supporting one another through small as well as large problems.

Courtney Patterson is a fantastic narrator for this book, with her accents drawing you in and making you feel like you are really in a quaint Carolina town. Her melodic voice quickly draws you in, and holds your attention, until the end.

If you’re looking for a book that is heartwarming and comfortable, I recommend this book. This book makes you look at your connections and relationships and want the same thing that they have at the Supper Club. This was my first read by this author but it won’t be my last.

Susan Boyer you have done it again!

Welcome to the most "bless your heart" kinda supper club you could ask for! Susan has such a knack for developing her characters and describing the most delicious food.
Unlike the first book in this Series "Big Trouble on Sullivans Island" (I highly recommend by the way, you will be best friends with the protaganist Hadley by the end) this book is told through the monthly gatherings of the Sullivan Island Supper Club. There is a large host of characters, thankfully Susan includes a cast of characters are the beginning of the book, but stick with it I promise! By 10% in I was totally tracking who was who.
This book was a total delight! I had so much fun getting to know each of the members, who we were introduced to in the first book.
The writing is lighthearted, but very impactful. It is easy to tell what kind of person Susan Boyer is. She is kind, genuine, funny and fierce. I had so much fun reading this book and was really surprised at the big reveal!
Do yourself a favor pick up some cheese straws like a good southern lady sit on your front porch with your pearls and sweet tea and crack this book open! You won't be sorry!

THANK YOU SUSAN M BOYER and Stella Marris Publishing, Net Galley for allowing me to review this advanced copy read (I was not influenced in exchange for this honest review)

I really enjoyed this well-narrated mystery which takes place on Sullivan’s Island. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary audio book.

Such a cute little cozy beach mystery! With a quaint setting in Sullivan’s Island it was a great quick read. Admittedly there were a few too many characters to keep up with that had me going back to check on who was who a few times.

Just in time for halloween, Boyer's new book about the ladies who lunch on Sullivan's Island is a mash up of southern gentility mixed with potential development of a maritime forest on the island. Tempers flare and the body found in a decorative neighborhood cemetery is all too real. Fun for fans of the series as well newcomers as this book can be read as a standalone

Thank you, Stella Maris Books and NetGalley, for my free audiobook for review.

Have you ever encountered a group of characters so captivating that you wish you could befriend them in real life? That's exactly how I felt about the delightful bunch from the Sullivans Club. With their endearing quirks, relatable flaws, and infectious fun, I found myself yearning for an invitation to join their circle.

Although this is the third book in a series, it stands confidently on its own merits. The author skillfully introduces each woman, allowing readers to intimately connect with their individual stories.

As I delved into their lives, I found myself relating to their struggles and sympathizing with their challenges. The authenticity of these characters is truly remarkable, making them feel like old friends rather than fictional creations.

The story is further enriched by an intriguing mystery element, adding depth and excitement to the narrative. But what truly resonated with me was the ladies' passionate advocacy for their maritime forest. In today's world, where environmental consciousness is more crucial than ever, their dedication to Mother Earth struck a powerful chord.

Let's not forget the mouthwatering descriptions of food that pepper the pages – a delicious treat for the imagination! The quirky group of ladies, each navigating their own life experiences, feels incredibly relatable and genuine. Their friendship and the bond they share bring a heartwarming element to the story that left me feeling uplifted.

I must also commend the narrator, Courtney Patterson, whose performance beautifully captured the Southern charm that permeates the book. Her voice brought an extra layer of authenticity to the already vivid characters.

From start to finish, this book had me smiling. It was like a ray of sunshine, providing exactly the kind of comfort and joy I needed. Whether you're looking for a light-hearted read or a story of friendship and purpose, this book delivers on all fronts. It's a testament to the power of community, the importance of environmental stewardship, and the joy of true friendship.