Book Review: ‘The Bookstore On The Beach’ Is The Next Great Brenda Novak Novel

One families live changes over the course of a few weeks during their summer break on the beach. For the Divac family the changes started 18 months ago when Nick, the dad and husband, went missing in Europe and hasn’t been seen since. It’s presumed he’s dead. It’s been hard on his wife Autumn, daughter Taylor and son Caden. They’re all dealing with it in different ways. Now this summer they’re all hoping to move past it finally. Autumn meets her old high-school crush and wonders if it’s time to move one with him. Taylor finds out live changing news and also questions her sexual preferences. And Caden just is Caden enjoying the summer but still bitter inside. And Autumn’s mom has a major secret of her own involving her past that resurfaces and must be confronted. It’s a summer of change for this family and then they get the biggest shock of their lives by the end of the novel. How will these people all move forward?

Brenda Novak writes the best character written novels that tug at the heart and gives us charactes we can truly root for as we read her stories. The Bookstore On The Beach is in stores on Tuesday, April 6th from MIRA.