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I have not read it yet. I bought it for my presentation to the book club next June. I have let three of the people in the club read it and they have given it high marks. Said it will make a good book discussion


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Sweet Salt Air A Novel Barbara Delinsky 9781250007032 Books Reviews

I received an Advanced Copy of Barbara Delinsky’s latest novel Sweet Salt Air. This isn’t the first ARC I’ve ever gotten, but usually I have to decline reviewing them simply because I’m too busy to read/write/think straight.

Why did this one make it past my usual hurdles? Three reasons, I think.

First, a sweet soul at Wunderkind PR actually followed up to make sure I’d gotten my copy. I’m a sucker for a personal touch. Also, I can well remember my early days in marketing and of being the anxious newbie on the other end of that exchange.

Second, it arrived just before we left for a week at the beach… meaning I would actually have time to read an entire book instead of my regular routine of ‘Read three sentences. Stop to wipe someone’s bottom. Read same three sentences. Stop to make drinks and snacks. Lose place completely. Skim previous chapter to find those familiar three sentences — just as the cry of the latest casualty sounds in the playroom.’ You know…the usual.

Third, the novel had a really intriguing blurb. “Charlotte and Nicole were once the best of friends, spending summers together in Nicole’s coastal island house off of Maine. But many years, and many secrets have kept the women apart. For Nicole, what comes to light could destroy her marriage, but it could also save her husband. For Charlotte, the truth could cost her Nicole’s friendship, but could also free her to love again. And her chance may lie with a reclusive local man, with a heart to soothe and troubles of his own.”

Best friends separated by a terrible secret? Love it. A picturesque island off the coast of Maine? Yes, please. Throw in the troubled bad boy and this novel has “BEACH READ” written all over it. The sort of book that was made to have sand imbedded in its spine. I was three days into my week of sea and sand before Sweet Salt Air made it out of my suitcase, but it became my boon companion for the remainder of the week. Between Hermit Crab Races, Sand Castle Building Contests, and The Search For The Perfect Shell, I escaped to the small island of Quinnipeague and all its secrets. Secrets with a capital “S.”

I think what I liked most about Delinsky’s writing is her complete commitment to the characters. You really get to know the two leads, Nicole and Charlotte, including past events which factor into their current decision making. Delinsky impressed me in that she manages to convey those important details deftly, never leaving me feeling as if I’d just been buried under a giant “info dump” paragraph. There were plenty of times when one character or another reacted in a way I might not have, yet it was perfectly in keeping with that character’s personality and history.

Another thing that makes this book stand out is the attention to setting. Sensory immersion might be a better descriptor. I’ve never been to Maine in real life, but I now have a very strong mental picture of the fictional island of Quinnipeague — from the sight of its rocky beaches, to the taste of the local chowder, and especially the scent of valerian in Cecily Cole’s fabled gardens.

Technically, I think this book falls into the category of ‘Literary Fiction,’ but it reads more like contemporary romance to me. There’s mention of sex here and there, but none of the sort that is so lurid and detailed you worry a full-color diagram is lurking on the next page.

All in all, I’d peg this as an ideal summer read. It’s well-written with interesting characters and a well-delivered plot. Events that might seem far-fetched are fully believable in context — which is my litmus test for a good writer. Barbara Delinsky delivers what she promises on the back cover, a novel of “deeply buried secrets, heartfelt drama and a stunningly emotional love story.” I do love truth in advertising.
I don't know - only about 25% into the novel and already one of the main characters has stripped off her clothes, chased a guy into the ocean and has wild sex on the beach. The guy who has shown almost no interest in her prior to it all. And to make things worse, she's the one who had sex with her best friend's husband. What is this? She's just a plain old slut in action? Plain old porno novel?

From the first part of the novel, it's obvious that Delinsky is a good writer, and she had a good story going, with great possibilities, but she just ruined it with explicit sex. And as far as I can tell, that explicit sex has no place in the story. Everyone knows what sex is, why do writers think they have to write up all of the hot, sweaty, wet-spot, sexual actions? Think of the poor animals on the beach that had to witness that?!

Just one more novel of many that I've tossed into the trash. Why isn't there a rating or warning about the explicit sex ...BEFORE... we buy it? How much money am I going to throw away? And how many more novelists are going to turn to explicit sex in their novels? Is it a contest or something?

Patrick
Drama

Betrayal

Secrets

Friendship

Love

What else can you ask for?

Can friendships overcome betrayal? Can love overcome betrayal? Can secrets change someone's life forever? Can it change it in a good way? That's what Charlotte and her best friend Nichole have to find out after ten year without seeing each other and a invitation to collaborate in Nichole's cookbook brings them back together to uncover the secrets one of them kept all those years.
Sweet Salt Air is an emotional roller-coaster with all the elements a contemporary fiction should have. Barbara Delinsky is a master storyteller. I love the setting, how can anyone not love it?, an isolated coastal island at summer full of magic and beauty. The characters Charlotte, Leo, Nichole, Julian tugged at my heart. The way the author illustrates how each of the characters are makes you end up caring and loving them. I was caught in this passionate and invigorating love story from the beginning. I wanted to be there in the island breathing the Sweet Salt Air with the crispness of the ocean and the magic of summer love. I love how Charlotte, who believed she wasn't made to love and be loved, found true love in the place where she less expected it. And, it seems the some friendship are too strong to be destroyed even when there are terrible secrets and betrayal from one of them. Sometimes secrets have to be reveal in other to move on. Love will always be triumphant.The lack of momentum to the story was the only thing that I found wrong about the story, but other than that, it was great. Delisnsky did a marvelous job on describing the struggles, fears, and pain an illness can bring. I love the ending because as Charlotte said "I like my fiction happy". I'm looking forward to reading more from Barbara Delinsky. This story will melt your heart and take your breath away. 4.5 emotional stars

Won this book for an honest review, doesn't influence my opinio
It has been awhile since I've read one of Barbara's books, so I thought I would read this new one. It started off okay and at page 100 or so, I realized that it wasn't getting any better. I found myself skipping paragraphs, then chapters to see if it got any better and it didn't. So, I finally skipped to the last three chapters of the book and read those and called it done. It was very, very slow and to be frank, it was boring.
I have not read it yet. I bought it for my presentation to the book club next June. I have let three of the people in the club read it and they have given it high marks. Said it will make a good book discussion