Wicked Summer by Roma Brooks

Roma Brooks comes up with another book set at the Rising Tides Inn. We met Sandhya and James in Clipper Beach, Book 1, but contrary to what I thought, this book is not a sequel to their story. What you have in Wicked Summer is a completely new set of characters visiting Cape Harriet. The extended Bloom family is meeting to celebrate their mother’s 60th birthday.

Sounds boring? It is anything but that. A borderline dysfunctional family with three sisters who jump at every occasion to put the other one down. Secrets that can change everything they have known all their lives, and drama that will well up your eyes. Roma Brooks gives you everything in Wicked Summer.

Wicked Summer Synopsis

Wicked Summer follows the Bloom family as they spend a once in a lifetime vacation at Cape Harriet, a charming seaside town on Virginia's scenic Eastern Shore. Wicked Summer: A Cape Harriet Novel Author: Roma Brooks Print Length: 307 pages Publication Date: August 15, 2016 ASIN: B01I962GVM Read Sample Pages All Mary Bloom ever wanted was to celebrate her 60th birthday at the beach. The extended Bloom family converges at the Rising Tides Inn, where their slightest whim is catered to. Forty something Iris is the perfect suburban mom, holding her four kids and husband on a tight leash. 36 year old Hyacinth is single, successful and the self-proclaimed brains of the family. At 26, Poppy is a top travel blogger, wandering across countries most people only dream of visiting. The rivalry among the sisters is as strong as ever, and each sister is dealing with it in her own way. So while Iris taunts and needles, Hyacinth takes the high road and shows disdain. Poppy suffers silently, lost in her own inner turmoil. None of them has an inkling of the storm that is about to break loose in their lives. Soft shell crabs and salt marshes will be forgotten as shocking secrets are revealed. Everyone seems to be guilty of hiding something. Set in idyllic Cape Harriet, Wicked Summer takes the reader on a thrilling roller coaster ride with plenty of laughs, tears and intrigue with heart warming moments, scrumptious food and never a dull moment.

Wicked Summer Review

Clipper Beach introduced us to the Cape Harriet community and the Rising Tides inn. Wicked Summer, the new book peels another layer as more characters from the local community make an appearance. The author doesn't disappoint you and the book progresses in the same flowing narrative as the first one. Only this one has a lot more food and you just can't read the book without, at least, a bowl of popcorn. Wicked Summer also has a lot of twists and turns and there isn't a dull moment in the book. I am sure you will want to finish the book without an interruption. I like that the author keeps you on the edge every now and then and makes you guess what's going to happen next. I don't usually read drama genre books, but the the active writing is good enough to keep me invested in the book.