Book Review: ‘The Five-Star Weekend: A Novel’ By Elin Hilderbrand

Hollis Shaw is a popular food blogger, is married to Matthew, a doctor, and has a grown daughter named Caroline. Everything should be fine, but it’s not. She has a big argument with her husband, as he’s leaving for the airport, and he’s killed in a car crash, and things are strained with Caroline. She is depressed for a while, and then sees something online, called a ‘Five-Star Weekend,’ where you’re reunited with past best friends, from different phases of her life. She decides to this on Nantucket, and reaches out to Tatum, Dru-Ann, Brooke, and Gigi. Each of these women has issues, and secrets in their own lives, all accept the invitation. When they all get together, it’s a weekend for the ages, and one you will not want to put down. Elin Hilderbrand has outdone herself again. Every new novel out does the last one. Only she can write these intense, female driven character novels. This one you will want to keep reading. Perfect for that summer trip or to head to the beach.

You can pick up The Five-Stare Weekend in stores on Tuesday, June 13th from Little Brown.