One Good Thing (Ten Beach Road Series)

I have not read all the prior books. Most people who gave this a low rating, mentioned too much back story. Actually, while the backstory is continually hinted at, it is NOT explained enough to understand. I have zero idea of who all these people are, what they are doing or how they got into any of the situations they are in.

None of the characters is the least bit more than a name Since we are not told how the current situation has evolved, it is mighty hard to imagine SO many people being taken in by husbands, brothers, networks, lawyers. Everyone appears to be brainless. The named ponzi scheme is mentioned about a million times. Surely once is enough? Nikki is the queen of whining.

If there is a plot I have not yet found it.

The women are amazing in this book. Their friendship, support, and love are more family like than friends. Without a question they accept each other’s faults and problems. They worked together to help each other out of the problems they were each experiencing.

My only struggle with the book is that this was the 5th book in the series and I had not read the first 4. Throughout the entire book I felt like I was missing a piece of the story. I wanted to know the background, the history, and the reasoning that each character was acting the way they were. Wendy Wax did her best to catch the reader up without spending a ton of time and words on it but I was still missing some parts of the story. There were a lot of characters to keep track of and it was sometimes confusing.

Overall this is a fun beach story. One Good Thing is an easy read that I enjoyed. I do recommend reading the first books in the Ten Beach Road series.

Thank you to Danielle Dill at Berkley/NAL and NetGalley for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I had to keep reminding myself of Nikki’s age. Granted, a forty-seven year old woman pregnant with twins would be uncomfortable but her incessant whining had me putting down this book on more than one occasion. I do not know what Wendy Wax was thinking with this, there must have been some other way of bringing this couple back together.

The women continue to be at their wits end. The legal wrangling over the ownership of ‘Do Over’ is not going in their favor and the selling of the condos or memberships at the beach club are not moving fast enough to pay off the loans leaving Bella Flora and Kyra with looming debt and no way, other than using her son’s father and his business proposal, to bail them out.

Maddie is continuing to questioning her relationship with music icon William Hightower and her ex-husband Steve is still lurking in the background. Yet, there is a spark that he just might be getting his life back in order.

Unfortunately, what started the book, Palm Beach matron Bitsy Baynard’s husband leaving her broke when he skipped out with a younger woman, was left to flounder. This could have been an excellent storyline, maybe even one that involved Maddie’s ex-husband Steve riding in to the rescue, but it was just left as empty as the rest of the book. Maybe this will be drug out further in subsequent books since she did finally find an attorney to take her case.

Then there is Avery, trying her best to keep the women afloat but her personal life is what brings her down. She and Chase are definitely on the outs with Chase’s son rebelling at every turn. Not sure how they will address their relationship in the next book, but it looks as if they are currently parked in the overused land of ‘maybe, but let me find myself first’.

Like all of the storylines, this book came across as a placeholder. Very little forward momentum with any of the characters or their stories. Babies were born. Relationships redefined. Overall – nothing here to look at folks.

I have really enjoyed the whole series but this one fell flat. all the characters seemed whiny and annoying. Further the constant references to past books and plot lines quickly became redundant. We get it Dustin is Daniels only biological child. I think the lack of a clear sub theme clearly hurt the book

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nother installment in this series and although I still haven't read book one or two, I absolutely adore this series, these characters and the mischief they get into!

This book starts just right where the last ends and there are quite a few series you can read and enjoy out of order or can skip a book or two, I would say you need to start at square one or book one in this series. The characters story build from book to book so it is best to just start at the very beginning.

I love sharing time with these women and their friends and lovers. I look forward to each new book and truly hate to finish the book because I know there will be another wait. Too bad Wendy Wax can't give us daily installments! Haha. The dysfunctionality of characters makes them real - foibles and all. Sometimes you just want to stage an intervention. Wax has created a wonderful group of women friends and allows us to share their growth, joys, stumbles and face plants. My one good thing is that I love each new book!

I received an advanced readers copy of One Good Thing by Wendy Wax. I'm glad I did because I found a new author to enjoy! A wonderful summer novel about a group of friends & all the complications in their lives. Bonus: the friends live on the gulf coast of FL in an area I love to visit. Made me want to see if I can find them during my next visit - LOL.

I have really enjoyed the whole series but this one fell flat. all the characters seemed whiny and annoying. Further the constant references to past books and plot lines quickly became redundant. We get it Dustin is Daniels only biological child. I think the lack of a clear sub theme clearly hurt the book