I had a tough time deciding what to rate this book. After all, I did finish it, so it wasn't terrible. I just can't justify giving it more than 2 stars, though. I have spoilers later on, so be careful reading too far.It was advertised in the NYT Book Review, which is where I start with my book reading list, and just happened to be sold at Costco last time I was there. It represented 3 checkmarks on my 30 book reading list I got off the internet for 2016 - a book set in the summer, on the beach a...

Release Date: May 17, 2016 :: 5 Pretty Little Stars :: This is the perfect beach read! Mary Kay Andrews has the unique ability to hook her readers into her stories from the get-go and this is no different with her newest novel, The Weekenders! Having read nearly all of her books, I knew when I saw this one that I had to read it. And I am so glad that I did because I absolutely loved this book. It has quite a bit of drama, mystery, and intrigue, but all of this is mixed together gives you a sto

I'm all for a breezy beach read but this book - what was the point? Listen to the top 1% whine? Listen to a horribly behaved 12 year old disrespect her entire family? Watch everyone enable alcoholic Billy? No thank you, not my idea of a good read.

Favorite Quotes:“Women greeted each other with that peculiar high pitched Southern squeal of delight. 'Heeeeyyy!' What did Wendell call it? Oh yes. The mating call of the ivory-breasted Tri-Delt.""There's a woman who does divorce law whom I like a lot... Susan, something. I can't remember her last name. She's got the face of an angel and the soul of a pit bull-piranha hybrid... You want a divorce lawyer who'll make the other side's testicles shrink just at the mention of her name.""I am that tra...

The Weekenders was received as part of the Goodreads Firstreads Giveaway.This book made me sad in so many ways. I had read many of Mary Kay Andrews earlier 'beach reads' and had throughly enjoyed them. Since it had been awhile since I had read one of her books I was excited when I found out I had won an ARC of The Weekenders. The weather was warm and I'd be out of town for a few days - it seemed the perfect time for a fun mindless beach read! Sadly that did not prove to be the case. Instead of l...

I've read worse, so I guess I should give it two stars. There was so much hype around this book and so many 4 & 5 stars that I gave it a try. Who are these people who read these books and think they're so amazing?! How is this by a best selling author? The writing is so juvenile. Disjointed. Filled will sections that are random filler that don't add anything to the story. The sections that should be important are written so quickly that they left me scratching my head as to why the scene was so

6/23/16 Quit at page 176.I really dislike all of these characters. Nor can I summon much sympathy towards the trials of these unpleasant (formerly) wealthy people. Spoiled much?And, wow, the daughter is a jerk.I'm outta here.

EXCERPT: Wendell Griggs was big on promises. Always had been. On their first date, he’d promised Riley Nolan she’d never want to date anybody else. When he’d presented her with her engagement ring—a three-carat diamond bigger than any of her girlfriends had—he’d promised it was the start of a life that would be big and rich and exciting. No doubt about it, her husband was a dreamer. And a schemer.But lately, Wendell’s promises meant nothing. Just talk. Hollow words meant to placate or stall. Not...

A special thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. 2016 Best Southern Summer Beach Cover Head to the North Carolina coast, with Mary Kay Andrews, this spring and summer for a southern mystery, and witty chick lit beach read, THE WEEKENDERS. Combining Mary Kay’s witty style, and Kathy Hogan Trocheck’s (Callahan Garrity Series) mystery, intrigue, and suspense, for an unforgettable journey into the secrets of Belle Island. Best Beach Cover of 20...

irritating. longer than it needed to be. unbelievable. not as good as her other books.

Another really good book. I enjoyed it entirely. Loved the main characters and the location. MKA always does such a good job of the beach read but this one is also a mystery which you don't figure out until end of the book. I was intrigued all the way through to find out "who done it". This is a light read but with such good characters I could not put it down. I have read almost all of MKA's books and I've have loved them all.

*I received a free copy of this book from the publisher through Goodreads. This is an honest review.*This book was a rollercoaster for me in terms of how I felt about it. The beginning starts off a bit shaky and boring–the main character is angry because her soon-to-be-ex-husband hasn’t shown up for a weekend trip where they’re going to tell their daughter about their upcoming divorce. Then, a murder happens! It starts to even out in the middle, and I enjoyed finding out all the family secrets a...

When you have an emergency appendectomy and your loopy brain can’t really focus, you need fluff.Andrew’s formula for mixing a Southern belle in a terrible pickle with a wacky family and an on-off-on again love interest provided a few hours of entertainment. There were more than a few dead bodies for a Mary Kay read, but all worked to move the plot along. And while one of the perpetrators was a bit of a stretch (more like put aside all common sense), this was an entertaining little trifle. Beach

I am extremely disappointed. This was one of the most boring book ever written and so full of plot holes and then the whodunit reveal was so ridiculous and anti-climatic. I listened to the audiobook, so I apologize if I misspell names/places.1) I hated Nate and Riley - there was no chemistry and she supposedly hated his guts for ruining her debutante ball and then it's off and on and she was mad at her husband for developing Pirate's Point and then suddenly she's ok that Nate is developing it. 2...

This book started off with what I call RWPP- Rich White People Problems. I find it hard to achieve sympathy when someone who lives a life of luxury suddenly has a problem and suddenly crumbles under pressure because they have to become one of us regular folk. It started off okay for me, but the main character, Riley, was extremely unlikable. Her grudge with Nate was beyond stupid (#firstworldproblem) and then halfway through the book she suddenly turns into a flip-flopper with her feelings on pe...

“She’s got the face of an angel and the soul of a pit bull–piranha hybrid.” ― Mary Kay Andrews, The WeekendersHa! Everybody loved t his! Every one but yours truly here who cannot figure it out.I tried. I really did But I was really really bored. I can’t really say a lot about this book because I started to skim and then stopped reading altogether and then started skimming again… I really don’t like not finishing a book although I do have a list of DNF'S. But the thing that puzzled me about this

The motivations of the characters made no sense most of the time. The reactions of the main character seemed really unreasonable for someone whose husband died. And most strange of all was the scene before the storm at the end. There was an impending storm and they sat around the table talking until it was too late? What a convenient plot device that made absolutely no logic. What a disappointment for a book on the bestseller lists.

First, being completely honest, I must state that I am a huge fan of Mary Kay Andrews. I read everything she writes and I feel truly fortunate to have had the opportunity to read and review her newest novel. Now on to the important stuff.I think "The Weekenders" is the perfect summer read. Why, you ask? First, it's not all fluff. The author handles some tough topics and, second, this book moves slow enough for you to think about it and quickly enough so you don't get bogged down in the tough top...

I may have shaken my head a hundred times while reading this book. I just don't even know what to say. The POV changes multiple times (we have the main female character, Riley, her brother, and her love interest from when she was a teenager, Nate, and Riley's best friend whose name eludes me right now).The flow was tedious and trying to loop a romance in with a mystery ultimately did not work. I think Andrews was going towards a more cozy mystery feel, and there was just too much going on for an...

Meh. I didn't love this MKA at all. Set on Bell Isle, North Carolina, it's the story of a character named Riley Nolan whose husband, Wendell, has been murdered because he's a terrible person and probably got what he deserved. Along the way of figuring out what to do now that he's dead and has squandered her inheritance, Riley starts a relationship with a man from her past and works to find a new job and life for herself and her daughter. There are just a lot of implausible plot points in this bo...