Book Review: "Summer On The Bluffs" By Sunny Hostin

Much respect for this author however, this was way too much racism and way too many racist remarks to handle.

I'm an avid fan of the view and I look forward to watching her legal expertise and opinions of the show but had I had known that this would be to the level of negativity I would never have requested it.

The cover is absolutely stunning, the plot was dynamic, but the character's commentary such as this," I see your white boy is house trained." Or this, " Meghan Markle-ish" was just offensive as I respect and admire Meghan and women of color.

The racial tension was just too much with the name calling and direct-in-your face attitudes that I was shocked by the necessity when the book stood well on the basis of the story alone with all the negativity and toxicity.

This would've been a five star review had it toned down the rhetoric as I enjoyed the story about Ama and her three goddaughters who seek to inherit her beach home property upon her passing.

However, Ama does have her secrets and her love for Carter was quite apparent. He too came off as cocky, arrogant, and obnoxious.

With Omar's death we see a different side to not only Ameilia but also the three girls Perry aka Esperanza, Olivia, and Billy (youngest child).

The fact that Amelia became engaged after being widowed seemed a bit rushed but he was her college sweetheart so the foundation was present.

Perry and her drunk fling was also a bit of tension filled drama that coupled with Dameon and Sabrina shower issue.

As if that's not enough we also find a wedding day being planned, just one so-called -blood relative- and a mess with the final Chateau Laveau reveal.

This wedding was done up during the pandemic so there's some concern there in the final moments of this audio.

All in all I wish I could've enjoyed this more without the harsh tones throughout and strong commentary but sadly it wasn't meant to be.

Thank you to Sunny, the publisher Harper Audio, NetGalley, and Amazon Kindle for this ARC in exchange for this honest review.