Reviews

Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand

stephaniesteen73's review

4.0

Loved this book....cried through a lot of it, but loved it!

melannsbookshelf's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

vfigurka's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Not my favorite Elin book, but lovely nonetheless. The basics are all here: lovable characters, a moving story, that quintessential beach-y vibe, but I still found it a little harder to get through than most of her others. Maybe it was my someone I love very dearly being diagnosed with a second cancer tumor, getting surgery for it and dying in the middle of me reading Barefoot that slowed me down so much… But also there was the way some characters (I’m looking right at ya Brenda and Melanie) kept making the worst possible decisions that also stressed me out a little.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness

chapita4's review

3.0

I enjoyed this snapshot of one summer for siblings and friends on Nantucket. It's an interesting look inside a group of vacationers and their struggles.

tabatha_shipley's review against another edition

4.0

Three women all dealing with different blows life may deal you decide to escape to the beach in Nantucket for the summer.



This is a great beach read. More importantly, I found exceptional life lesson buried within the characters. This is recommended for anyone looking for life balance or needed a reminder of how important family is.



I expected to pick this one up and have a nice, quick summer read about a beach that made me want to go to the beach. It delivered on that AND on so much more.

jess_the_book_junkie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

3.0

cjdawz's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

spclteach's review against another edition

4.0

Attention

I discovered this author’s books this summer and this one stood out. Cancer is so heartbreaking and the way Elin describes it and the way her characters all deal with it is so so true.

sarahkheeter's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

laurenellen's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0