I read Dorothea Benton Frank's debut novel, Sullivan's Island, several years ago and loved it. When I saw that there was a sequel I was really excited to read it. The book focuses on Beth, the daughter of Susan (the main character from the original story). Beth has just finished university and has deferred her graduate studies to look after the old house on Sullivan's Island for a year, something she is both dreading and looking forward to at the same time.The premise sounds promising, but it really falls short of the magic of the original novel. Frank still has some of that low country charm, but the story is just not strong. If you're looking to be comforted by familiar characters, then you're out of luck because they don't play that large a role in this novel.I thought I would be able to relate to Beth really easily as she is in pretty much the same situation as I am (just graduated, trying to figure out life, etc.), but the story was just too unrealistic to take seriously.
Was it worth the read?
Probably not. It just seemed like a really amateur story compared to the original, but it did make me want to reread Sullivan's Island.
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