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Description: Calista and Athena Dempsey were once inseparable until their father’s ambition drove a wedge between them. When a very public betrayal shattered their bond, Calista walked away from her family, determined to rebuild her life on her own terms. Athena stayed behind, shouldering the weight of expectations and guilt in silence.
Now, with their mother gone, the sisters are summoned to Hobby Island, a secluded retreat where their mother spent her final days, with one final come together and make peace. But the past isn’t so easily buried.
Especially when Calista comes face-to-face with Reid Thornton, the man who once held her heart and then upended her life. He says he wants to make things right. But can she believe him? And can she forgive Athena when the scars between them still run deep?
As secrets surface and loyalties are tested, Calista and Athena must make a pivotal choice. Will they honor their mother’s last wish and find their way back to each other, or let their shared past destroy what little remains of their bond?
Genre: Fiction - Contemporary
Why I Picked This Book: Honestly, I got this confused with an author of a similar name but I really like the sound of the book so I'm not sad I grabbed it by accident.
My Impression: I love a book about sisters and this was very much that. Calista and Athena had a very messed up childhood with a father determined to pit them against each other and keep them from their mother. Every event in their childhood and young adulthood was a power play with a father whispering in one ear and then the other. Now as adults it's been years since they've spoken until they are reunited after their death of their estranged mother.
Hobby Island was a magical setting with interesting characters. It's a place of a healing and grief and reconnecting and Eloise Hobby is right in the center steering those around her. Athena and Calista's story is heartbreaking and so frustrating and my heart broke for them and for their mother. I enjoyed seeing how this whole story evolved. There is a romance but it definitely feels like a subplot and while I did enjoy it I was much more focused on the story of the sisters.
This is the first book by this author and it won't be my last. I'm looking forward to going back and reading the first Hobby Island book.
Would I Read More of this Series/Author? Definitely. I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.
Would I Recommend this Book? If you enjoy books involving family relationships, I definitely recommend this one.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always, my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
Would I Recommend this Book? If you enjoy books involving family relationships, I definitely recommend this one.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always, my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
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