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Carolyn S. (Decatur, GA)
Heat Wave
I found Heat Wave to be a light, airy, and very enjoyable book for personal summer reading. It has a fun, romantic and predictable plot line as well as a more serious unpredictable one.
Anne M. (Austin, TX)
Berg's "Open House" was better
I was about a quarter of the way through this book when it hit me: Elizabeth Berg had written a book very like this one -- but had done it much better. I couldn't feel much sympathy for Carley's loss of her husband, and her older daughter just needed smacking about half the time! The book is an easy read but the ending is too pat and "perfect." It's not a bad book, just not very good. Possibly a good beach-book -- if you don't want to have to think much.
Pamela B. (Monona, WI, WI)
Heat Wave
Heat Wave is an easy summer read, not a lot of depth to the story. The ending seems rushed and all too perfect. Some of the emotion one would have expected given the circumstances seem missing or hollow. It also seemed odd a couple of main characters are in limbo in the end.
Carol Rosen(pompton lakes, NJ)
Sweet and Simple
"Heat Wave" kept my interest throughout. The story was easy to relate to. The characters were interesting enough to keep going. The ending was better than anticipated. If you like an easy to read book that draws you in enough to want to find out what happens next, and in the end, without needing too much action or suspense, this book will fill your request.
Sylvia G. (Scottsdale, AZ)
No heat, just warm
Heat Wave is a light, predictable, and comfortable book. A few days after reading it, it's already fading from memory. However, for a book in the women's fiction genre, it has warmth and a story that keeps you reading. Good beach book.
Christine K. (Yakima, WA)
Heat Wave
I had difficulty getting through this book but was glad that I did complete it. I felt the characters were flat and I could not get into the feeling of the book until the end---where the characters became more real to me, but that may have been because I could identify with the ending. I would not suggest this to my Book Club.
Robin W. (Marinette, WI)
Predictable for the most part but good characters
This book has interesting character development - I wanted to know more about their lives and I cared about them. The plot line was not very original and tended to go along at a moderate pace. The setting, Nantucket, was described in an inviting way. I think the potential for a better story was there because of the richness of the characters and the location.
Lisa R. (Salem, OR)
Good Light Reading
I did enjoy this book, and I think that most readers that like this type of fiction would as well. My main problems with the book stemmed from the fact that it seemed fairly superficial. What I mean by that is the tragedies that the protagonist endured didn't really seem to affect her that much, and the way she interacted with her children turned me off somewhat.
