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The Five-Star Weekend
The Five-Star Weekend | Elin Hilderbrand
Hollis Shaw, creator of the popular food blog, Hungry with Hollis, is shocked when her heart surgeon husband, Matthew, is killed in a one-car accident on a snowy February morning. In Hollis's search for comfort, she hears about something called the "Five Star" weekend - a woman invites her best friend from each stage of her life - her teenage years, her twenties, her thirties and mid-life. Hollis decides she will host such a weekend on Nantucket--but her weekend won't be the Hallmark movie that one might expect... There's Tatum, Hollis's best friend from growing up on Nantucket, whose husband invites his childhood best friend and Hollis's first love, Jack Finigan, to spend time with them, stirring up old feelings... ...Dru-ann, Hollis's best friend from from UNC Chapel Hill, now a prominent Black female sports agent in Chicago whose comments about a client's mental health are misconstrued and land her in hot Twitter storm, making her in danger of losing her job and her boyfriend right before the weekend... ...Brooke, Hollis's best friend who helped raise her kids with Hollis during their thirties in Wellesley, MA, who was previously ousted from the Wellesley mom friend group by the leader, Electra, and will be meeting up with Electra this weekend for drinks on Nantucket to make amends... ...and Gigi, who reached out to Hollis on her food blog to become "internet besties." (No one knows Gigi, not even Hollis.) All the while during their stay, Hollis's daughter Caroline - an NYU documentary student - is filming the entire weekend and conducting interviews with each of the women in the hopes of making a short film. Caroline has just ended her first adult relationship, an affair with Ghanaian documentarian Isaac Opoku, and she bumps into her teenage crush Dylan McKenzie (Tatum's son) at the airport. With so much unresolved within each of Hollis's friendships and her daughter, and amid Hollis's own turning point after losing Matthew, what could potentially go wrong? Filled with the emotional depth and trademark cast-of-characters perspective of Hilderbrand's novels, The Five-Star Weekend promises a story of a remarkable weekend between friends--old and new--like no other.
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aliasNayNay
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A lush, rich, beautiful story. set against the vibrant, backdrop of Nantucket. Great book for your beach bag, didn‘t stop reading till the sun went down.

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fredthemoose
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A recently widowed woman invites 4 close friends from different parts of her life to join her on Nantucket for a “five-star weekend”. Current and past individual and interpersonal drama unfold. A fun, beachy read with enough next to make it interesting.

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Read4life
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Andrew65 A perfect book for mid Summer. 4mo
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Read4life
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The tagged book was my favorite read in August.

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Read4life
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. The Five-Star Weekend (but I‘m loving my current read so we‘ll see)
2. The characters and their individual & collective stories

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView

TheSpineView You're welcome and thanks for playing! 8mo
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LisaLovesToRead
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A good reminder that just because you don‘t speak with some friends every day, they can often be counted on and rally.

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Read4life
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Listened to this on audio and loved it!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
While this would make a great beach read, I can read her books anytime, anywhere.
The setting, characters, drama and fluff all hit the spot.

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 8mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 8mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 8mo
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NikkiKey94
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I really need to read Elin Hilderbrand‘s other books because I loved this one. This is the second one of hers I‘ve read and I‘ve loved both of them. This one had me feeling all kinds of emotions throughout the book. Definitely a five star read!

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TamTracy
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Good beach read with a lot of fluff and a little drama. I enjoyed it a lot. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Areader2
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I love Elin Hilderbrand and her fun summer books, filled with drama but also lavish descriptions that sucked me in !

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Rissa1
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A perfect beach read. I am sad that my vacation and the book are over.

Arvena Perfect picture! 9mo
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SomedayAlmost
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Mehso-so

3 stars. Frothy & fun, but, in the last 50 pages, forced. Female friendships are explored, which I liked. Vivid, lovely descriptions of Nantucket, scrumptious-sounding food, & an intriguing love interest don‘t quite counteract the forced ending. Pop culture references are overdone. Still, my neighborhood book group‘s summer pick was a fun read at the beach. #beachread #nantucket #frienddrama

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chlolovesbooks
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5

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booksaremyfavorite
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Hollis is my favorite in this book. All that can happen in a weekend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Judybskt
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1* All her books are 5 ⭐️ for me!
2* The fast pace - I couldn‘t put it down.
3* The beach 🏖️🌊☀️

@Eggs #wondrouswednesday

Eggs Great! Thanks for playing 🥳🤗 9mo
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LeslieO
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I‘m late to the Elin Hilderbrand party. Last year I read 28 Summers 🩷and the Winter Street series 🩷🩷Just read the two pictured 🩷🩷🩷. I‘m all in! Just in time for her to stop writing. 🙁 But I have a lot of backlist to turn to. I decided to read the rest of her books in publication order.

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Love the concept, and I know the four friends I would invite to my five star weekend. I read it straight through and the book got better as it went along. It was very predictable and the this author always commits some writing pet peeves I have. But a good beach read and I love the message of women uplifting women. I want recipes!

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Judybskt
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5 ⭐️

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BookishTrish
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Such a fun big-hearted beachy read

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Judybskt
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New book and a pedi!

Megabooks Enjoy! 10mo
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Megabooks
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Five-Star Weekend is a 5⭐️ book! It is the best Hilderbrand I‘ve read, and I‘ve read 11 of her books. Pitch perfect emotion! Definitely go audio, Erin Bennett is a wonderful narrator.

Hollis is a Nantucket local turned summer person turned famous lifestyle blogger. When her husband dies unexpectedly, she brings a best friend from each phase of life together for an unforgettable weekend that is “surprisingly” filled with drama and reckonings.

Cinfhen Excellent review! I loved it too! And totally agree about narration 😍 10mo
BarbaraBB I never would have picked this up but now that you rate it with 5 stars and @Cinfhen loved it too I am thinking I maybe should 10mo
Cinfhen I think you‘d only like it @BarbaraBB if you were really REALLY in the mood for a beach book 10mo
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Megabooks @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen agree! If you need a beach vacation book, this is a good one! 10mo
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @Megabooks Thanks for clearing that up; I‘ll keep it in mind 🩷 10mo
marleed I loved this one too! 10mo
Megabooks @marleed yes!! 10mo
Bklover I‘ve never read a Hildebrand before so I think I‘ll start with this one 📖 10mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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A perfect start to summer ☀️⛱️

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Tiffiney
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Elin Hilderbrand is a go to for me…and she did not disappoint with this one. Loved the characters and storylines ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Cinfhen
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Five Star Weekend was a FIVE STAR LISTEN 🫶🏼✨✨✨✨✨ #AutoBuyAuthor 🙌🏻 I adore Elin Hilderbrand #QueenOfSummer 👙🍹🩴🏖️ and narration by Erin Bennett is such a comfort 💖🎧

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙💐 🌊 10mo
Megabooks I have this from the library!! Gotta start soon!! 💕🏝️ 10mo
Cinfhen It‘s classic Elin Hilderbrand but I LOVED it @Megabooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 10mo
Megabooks I gave this 5⭐️ too!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 10mo
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Cinfhen
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I‘m LOVING the newest Elin Hildebrand book! It‘s AMAZING and I‘m tickled pink with joy from the adorable bday card from @jenniferw88 Thanks so much, Jenny xxx and thanks to @marleed whose review of Five Star Weekend pushed me to start the Hildebrand audiobook immediately ♥️

Deblovestoread Happy birthday 🎈🎂🎈📚🎈 10mo
AmyG What a cute card. Happy Birthday 🎂 10mo
Cinfhen Thanks @AmyG @Deblovestoread I still have another week until my actual bday,, but I‘m happy to start an early celebration 🥳 10mo
sarahbarnes Happy early birthday! 🎂🎉😁 10mo
Cinfhen Thanks @sarahbarnes 😁 10mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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"Another summer on the island is upon us and, as usual, we have a lot to talk about."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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TheBookgeekFrau
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@marleed I'm thinking these end pages would've made a better cover 🤔

marleed Omg - a perfect cover! 10mo
SomedayAlmost This book definitely made me hungry! 9mo
TheBookgeekFrau @SomedayAlmost 😂 Yes! Me too 😋 9mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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I'm so not upset about the flash-flood warning that's keeping me from working this afternoon. Perfect reason to sit my ass on the couch and start this one 😁🌧️

marleed Perfect reason! 10mo
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marleed
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This is Elin‘s penultimate Nantucket summer beach read and I enjoyed every minute of it. I couldn‘t help but imagine hosting my own 5* weekend with four friends from four distinct phases in my life. Unfortunately for me neither the food or the accommodation would be nearly as enticing. But just like her, the friends would be great. ↓

marleed And please, for the love of cover art, can the artwork on her final book reflect the story. These 53 yr old women (one was 43) had color coordinated outings - 5 women in pink to orange caftans would have been a beautiful Nantucket scene! 10mo
TheBookgeekFrau I'm looking forward to this one! 10mo
Cinfhen I really love Elin Hilderbrand- she‘s totally my #SummerBeachQueenRead 👑👙⛱️🍹 (edited) 10mo
marleed @TheBookgeekFrau @Cinfhen It‘s one of my favorites of hers. I don‘t want her to stop writing about Nantucket because her characters have become close personal friends to me! 10mo
TheBookgeekFrau @marleed I know what you mean 😔 I'm just sitting down to start it now 😁 10mo
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kelli7990
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The audiobook I preordered is now available on my Audible app. I‘ve never read a book by Elin Hilderbrand. I‘m looking forward to reading it.

#happypublicationday

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LMJenkins
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Oh, Happy Day!

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peaKnit
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#titlesandtunes Continuing the #GuiltyPleasure June read along with @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB - this was a perfect beach read in my new camping hammock. Camping in my own yard that is. This book had playlists and I think I like the author‘s taste in music and the rich descriptions of decor and food. I wish there were recipes! I enjoyed the characters and rooted for each one. I give The Five Star Weekend 4 ⭐️!

BarbaraBB I love the title of this book. I immediately want to read it 😃😃 11mo
Cinfhen I should have chosen this book too! EH doesn‘t disappoint. She really is the #QueenofBeachReads 11mo
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JenReadsAlot
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swishandflick Ha! I love this month's bookmark 11mo
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peaKnit
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More #guiltypleasure reading has arrived!! #botm

JenReadsAlot Just posted mine! Lol 11mo
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Judybskt
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1. We‘ll do our annual beach vacation in July. 🏖️🌊

2. Tagged - haven‘t read it yet but I plan to.

@TheSpineView #two4tuesday

TheSpineView Enjoy your vacation! Thanks for playing 12mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Have fun!! 🏖️ 🌞 12mo
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