Beach House Rules.

 

 

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When Charlotte Sitterly’s husband is arrested for a white-collar crime, she and her daughter Iris are locked out of their house by the FBI and—what’s potentially even worse—thrust into the spotlight of @JuniperShoresSocialite, the town’s snarky anonymous Instagram account. Cut off from her bank accounts and feeling desperate, Charlotte takes up an acquaintance’s offer to stay at a beachfront former bed-and-breakfast that’s home to a community of single mothers and draws plenty of gossip in the small coastal North Carolina town. 

Charlotte and Iris find solace and are surprised by how much fun they’re having with the other families despite their circumstances. But when the women discover a secret link between them, it changes everything they thought they knew about the unconventional family they’ve created and leaves them wondering whether their coming together was a coincidence at all. Will the skeletons in the mommune closets help Charlotte and Iris reclaim their place in the Juniper Shores community—or shatter the sisterhood forever?

 

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I've been wanting to read Beach House Rules since I heard Kristy Woodson Harvey was writing a new book. In 2023, I discovered Kristy Woodson Harvey after reading her book, The Summer Of Songbirds. This is my third book by the author, and it will not be my last. I'm trying to find words to describe how this book made me feel; so many different emotions ran through my mind while reading it. I adore beach reads and have read several over the years; they are the type of books I can read all year. Beach House Rules was unlike other beach reads that I had read before, and that was one of the things that I liked about it; it was different. I liked the concept of mommune community and how all of those families came together and were always there for one another. I loved how Alice opened her home and tried to help others. Their bond and friendship reminded me of a few of my closest friends. 

I enjoyed reading Juniper Shores Socialite posts and how they developed throughout the story. However, just like everyone else, I couldn't help but wonder who was behind the posts and how they knew so much about everyone. I made a few guesses as I read the story. I enjoyed reading the book from three different perspectives, but it took me a while to connect with Iris' point of view. I thought it was slow at first, but as the story progressed, her point of view became more interesting, to the point where I couldn't put the book down because I was curious to see what would happen next. I was eager to see what would happen between her and Merit. I admired Iris' dedication to proving her father's innocence. 

I loved reading from Charlotte and Alice's perspectives; they were the two characters to whom I felt the most connected. I was hesitant about Alice at first, but as the story progressed, my views on her changed, and I found myself unable to believe the gossip about Alice. Within a few chapters, I was captivated by the plot and adored most of the characters. I felt like most of the characters in the mommune community were impossible not to love; they were all amazing in their own way. The setting was so vividly written, I imagined myself there with everyone. I’m so glad that I got a chance to read this book, and I cannot wait to check out rest of Kristy Woodson Harvey books. I know I'll be reading this author for years to come.