Tuesday, June 13, 2023

New Release Book Review: The Cafe at Beach End by RaeAnne Thayne

 


Welcome back to Cape Sanctuary and in this latest installment in the series, we meet two cousins who find themselves dealing with family relationships, new romances and more in The Café at Beach End.

My Rating for The Café at Beach End: 4 Stars and Series Recommended Read


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My Review for The Café at Beach End:

When Meredith Collins was a child, Cape Sanctuary was her safe place but now that her life has imploded, her marriage done and over with, she is back in Cape Sanctuary to try to pick up the pieces of her life even as her relationship with her cousin, Tori, is just as damaged as Meredith’s life has become. Meredith deals with her shame, heartache and more as she navigates life in Cape Sanctuary as well as trying to pick up the pieces once again.

Finding out her cousin Meredith inherited part of the Café at Beach End as well as a beach cottage from their grandmother, Tori is spitting mad at Meredith. But sometimes a relationship can be patched, and forgiveness found as secrets come out into the open and as Tori and Meredith this second chance at a relationship with one another as well as a romance that shows both women that their second act is about to change their lives if they let themselves believe they deserve it.

 

THE CAFÉ AT BEACH END is the fourth book in this wonderful Cape Sanctuary series and I find myself drawn to this series in more ways than I can count. With engaging characters, a small town that is warm and welcoming and a storyline that is fresh and new to the reader, RaeAnne Thayne delivers on all that and more in her newest book in this wonderful series. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone but I highly recommend reading from the beginning with book one, The Cliff House, and go from there as each book is wonderful and some of the past characters do show up in each book in some way. The writing just flows in THE CAFÉ AT BEACH END, and you get a real sense at how different the main characters are as well as their personalities. The author does use some weighty and difficult topics within the story (domestic violence/abuse, Widowhood or Ponzi schemes), then you might want to skip this one. The author does a good job incorporating these two themes within the story and it’s not front and center in the book rather it’s like a backstory that comes across in a very gentle way.

 

What I enjoy the most about this author’s books is how the characters are very well written as well as intriguing. From Meredith who seemed to have it all (well to do parents, fairytale marriage, college, etc.) to Tori who dealt with absentee parents and a tragedy that left her a single parent to a teenager, Ms. Thayne captures the characters beautifully and keeps the reader glued to the pages as they navigate their way forward through adversity and triumph in the end. As I finished THE CAFÉ AT BEACH END, I was rooting for both Tori and Meredith to forgive each other as well as themselves plus I loved meeting some new characters that had me smiling at times. I love this author’s books and her newest book, THE CAFÉ AT BEACH END, is a perfect summer read on those lazy days. I can’t wait to see what else the author has in store for this series and highly recommend their books.

 

This is an objective review and not an endorsement.

 

Cape Sanctuary Series:

Book One: The Cliff House

Book Two: The Sea Glass Cottage

Book Three: The Path to Sunshine Cove

Book Four: Summer at the Cape

Book Five: The Café at Beach End

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