The Cliff House Book Review

I didn't know anything about the book when I put it on reserve but I like the author so I figured that I would like the book.  I wasn't wrong!!  The Cliff House by RaeAnne Thayne was a great book that lived up to the beautiful cover art.

Three women—two sisters and their aunt—and the cliff house on the northern California coast that served as a beacon to them all…

After the death of their mother, sisters Daisy and Beatriz Davenport found a home with their aunt Stella in the beautiful and welcoming town of Cape Sanctuary. They never knew all the dreams that Stella sacrificed to ensure they had everything they’d ever need. Now, with Daisy and Bea grown, it’s time for Stella to reveal the secret she’s been keeping from them—a secret that will change their family forever.

Bea thought she’d sown all her wild oats when she got pregnant far too young. The marriage that followed was rocky and not destined to last, but it gave Bea her wonderful, mature, now eleven-year-old daughter, Marisol. But just as she’s beginning to pursue a new love with an old friend, Bea’s ex-husband resurfaces and turns their lives completely upside down.

Then there’s Daisy—sensible, rational, financially prudent Daisy. She’s never taken a risk in her life—until she meets a man who makes her question everything she thought she knew about life, love and the power of taking chances.  In this heartwarming story, Stella, Bea and Daisy will discover that the path to true happiness is filled with twists and turns, but love always leads them back home.

I hope that you check out this book and enjoy it as much as I have.  It had some serious and some little moments with a little mystery that had you wondering what was going to happen next.  I enjoyed the wonderful characters.  The thing that made this book different was that each chapter was written by a different characters so you got to know them all through the book and a little from each perspective made it interesting.  Sometimes those are hard for me to get into because I like to pull for the main character from the beginning but this had so many characters that you all wanted to come out on top because you were in the middle of their lives so it was like a few books rolled into one.  Daisy and Bea are sisters that came to live with their aunt so they are the main three females and they all have something interesting going on in their lives.  There are three male characters, Shane, Cruz, and Ed, that are also introduced and they all have something different going on in their lives.  I felt like the book followed the women's lives more but there were chapters from almost everyone's perspective which lead to a very different book.  It was unique and I can't wait to read more great writing by this author.