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The Shore follows two teen daughters and the wife of a man with terminal brain cancer, as his personality and behavior changes and they have to adjust to these changes along with his inevitable death. Great premise, but the distance between the characters ends up translating to a distance with the reader as well. Plus, I think the cover is beautiful but doesn‘t fit the book at all.

I bounced between a so-so and low pick for this, but the focus on the teens instead of their mom made this less desirable.

Brian has a terminal brain tumor that has affected his personality and relationships with his wife and daughters. Mom Margot contemplates starting over after he dies while her daughter Evy spies on her activities in an online forum. Other daughter Liz meets a guy and hides the truth to escape. Lots of miscommunication here!

4/5 ⭐️ This book is about coming to better understand ourselves through the pain of loss and the joy of loving, by encountering past versions of ourselves while simultaneously growing into our future, and by existing amidst the tension of nostalgia & possibility, especially when the place we call “home” is in jeopardy. Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59097080

Happy release day to this extraordinary book! If you like books about mothers and daughters, you need this book ASAP. One of my favorites of the year so far

This has more depth than your typical summer beach read. I enjoyed the first 2/3 but the last 1/3 felt really drawn out. I also feel like we spent a disproportionate amount of time in the daughters‘ POV. By the end, that made the book feel like YA. I would‘ve liked to get to know Margot a little better and delve deeper into what she was going through. With her character it still felt fairly surface level for me.

#ARC pub date 5/24