On a Summer Tide is the first book in Suzanne Woods Fisher’s Three Sisters Island series. She tells the story of family, friendship, and new beginnings. Three adult sisters, all with various issues in their lives, come together when their father sells their family home and buys an island without their prior knowledge. This is an enjoyable story that is rich in faith, community, and a bit of romance. A well written novel recommended for fans of contemporary fiction.

“You can’t live other people’s lives for them, even if you love them. Sometimes love means trusting them to make their own decisions.”

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Revell through NetGalley and was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine.

I was captivated by this story from beginning to the end. It has a nice flow, there are no slow parts and the author, Suzanne Woods Fisher, did a great job of exploring family dynamics. And the Grayson do have a lot of baggage.
I loved the characters, too: the three sisters, the dad with the failing voice and the little boy, Cooper. All have their own personality traits and abilities, making each of them a strong, distinguishable character.
Seth is a great – unorthodox - hero, kind, loving. His bonding with Cooper is amazing. There’s a set of great secondary characters, too.
The island setting is gorgeous and beautifully explored and interwoven into the plot.
By the end, some revelations and the religious references felt a bit contrived.

Had been looking forward to this book. It started off well and I was really enjoying it. Good storyline and nice characters. But sadly it went downhill for me. I found it became quite tedious and repetitive. It ruined the rest for me