Definitely enjoyed this backlist elin book. Drama, sadness, lust, serious issues (illness), and a wise beyond his years 4 year old. I love that Josh became chosen family after a series of random events that connected him to “the Three.” Each female had their flaws and drama but I still was rooting for all of them. Definitely a good beach read. 

Not my favorite Elin book, but lovely nonetheless. The basics are all here: lovable characters, a moving story, that quintessential beach-y vibe, but I still found it a little harder to get through than most of her others. Maybe it was my someone I love very dearly being diagnosed with a second cancer tumor, getting surgery for it and dying in the middle of me reading Barefoot that slowed me down so much… But also there was the way some characters (I’m looking right at ya Brenda and Melanie) kept making the worst possible decisions that also stressed me out a little.

I rated this book a 4.5 out of 10. Although not quite for me, this is not a bad story. It was slow and seemed drug out in Brenda's POV but rushed in other's. I feel like I must not be the target audience. 

I found it difficult to keep the momentum going. I think this is mainly due to the fact there are no chapters; there is separation into three parts (June, July, and August) that also seemed to be random. I couldn't seem to find a good place to leave off, so I would just stop wherever.

I didn't find any of the characters particularly likeable. There was not anything that stood out as a memorable or unique character trait for anyone either. They were basic people with basic problems that were over dramatized by the characters themselves.

When Melanie started obsessing over Josh... I knew it was about to get ridiculous. If he would've made his way around and slept with Brenda too, I would've threw the book out. I thought I was going to have to.
I never felt great about Melanie and Josh's relationship. It's all hormonal, lustful, and pain driven. Melanie wants to feel wanted because her husband made her feel less. Josh is a collage student with sex on the brain regardless of who. But... we are supposed to root for them? No
But for Melanie to go back to her bs husband though... gross.

I don't know if it's because I'm younger, but the whole idea of Josh being treated like a child is ridiculous. Josh is 22 years old and shows maturity. The only immature piece I remember is when he

claimed he would physically attack Paul.

There was this constant push of the women being so much older and ancient compared to Josh... really? She's 30. Trust me, most 30 year olds don't have life figured out much more than 22 year olds. An example in the book even: Walsh

is a 31 year old college sophomore who could've been kick out of college for sleeping with his professor!

But okay, sure.

the only book I’ve read by her so far that was a miss for me. it was enjoyable at times but I was never super invested in it