Final verdict: A riveting and compelling new story, OUTER BANKS: LIGHTS OUT combines charming characters with a fun suspense plot to deliver a unique plot with thought-provoking themes. Highly recommend for anyone who enjoys a good suspense read with strong character development, regardless of whether they are already fans of the show or not! I still don’t know why I finished this book. I actually felt like I was suffering reading this. The descriptions are endless and repetitive and the storyline so contrived. At a certain point the fluffy extra words become a bit ridiculous. For example: “The dog bayed it’s joyed and we heard the glissando of Cecie’s laugh”....really? Glissando? I loved this book better than Peachtree Road up to 98%. The story theme was about false appearances, people acting on the surface in civilized and splendid fakery, like the elegant dancing of 18th century Baroque minuets. The setting is four middle-aged sorority girls and a reunion at a grand house on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We have Kate Stuart Lee, neither a Lee of Virginia nor offspring of General Stuart. Her boyfriend Paul Sibley, a prostitute's son whose mother took the last name of a construction company her brother worked for, who dumped her to marry the rich Ginger Fowler. Then there's Cece Hart, a girl we never really got to know, and the dumpling Fig Newton who was made fun of and grudgingly accepted. An original YA novel based on the hit Netflix series, Outer Banks, written by New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel, featuring JJ and John B in a brand-new, high-octane adventure

There’s a lot of detail in this book offering readers an opportunity to learn about what life was really like on the Outer Banks. i felt like i was reading a wattpad fanfiction the whole book. the love story was cringey and annoying, all of the characters were annoying and i wanted to scream every five seconds. The author tripped over her language sometimes. She'd be rolling along then get tangled in a few sentences or vocabulary that didn't feel congruent with her overall style and tone. Belly is in for an unforgettable summer, just like John B and the rest of the Pogues in Outer Banks. One of my favorite things about OBX is the budding love triangle between Kiara, JJ, and Pope that we can only hope to see more of in season 3. So why not read about an epic love triangle between Belly and brothers. Jeremiah and Conrad in The Summer I Turned Pretty. Outer Banks is one of the most popular Netflix shows. Because so many Netflix shows are based on books and comic books, it makes sense for fans to wonder if there’s an Outer Banks book. Everyone would want to read it, right?

An idyllic Island setting with beautiful oceanfront homes and a thrilling murder mystery is the perfect recipe for a good book. Alliances are made and secrets are revealed in Bad Things Happen Here, much like in Outer Banks! The first Union victories were achieved at Hatteras and Ocracoke and the pressure that was exerted by Union forces in northeastern North Carolina kept Southern forces from being deployed elsewhere. The supporting characters (Ginger, Fig, Cecie, and Paul) are also spot on. These are not your run of the mill, prefabricated college characters. The setting of the outer banks is intriguing and the reader feels the attraction of the sun and ocean. Soon the reader also begins to feel the compelling and seductive force of the waves and is effect on the lives of those of the shore dwellers.

It turns out that underneath all the veneer of friendship and affection lay great ugliness. This book really does make you think. While you're feigning affection to me, can you tell that I'm pretending to like you? At the end, the one true friend is the one who would risk your displeasure and her own life to drag you out of the pretend world you mired yourself in. After a rough night when John B is feeling the absence of his father and JJ receives his father's abuse, they come up with a plan to go spearfishing. Unable to convince Kiara and Pope to go with them, they head out on their own, only to end up right next to some Tourons, including the intriguing Savannah who does not quite act like the others and challenges them in a bet. After a storm rolls in, Savannah winds up abandoned by her Touron boyfriend and the three must find shelter in an abandoned lighthouse - where smugglers also decide to ride out the storm. In this life-or-death situation, they'll need to use their wits and their plots to survive the night. The book is the story of enigmatic Kate Lee Abrams and her relationship with her 3 college suitemates. Their bond was intense and their eventual betrayal was paralyzing. Kate tells the tale by weaving intricate stories of her college years and giving us a snapshot into her present life as a 42 year old woman - happily married, forever scarred by the tragic death of her 5 year old son, and battling ovarian cancer. Captures the richness and complication of female friendships in a way few writers have done. . . incredibly rich characterizations and a profound sense of place.” — Cosmopolitan We think, though, that we have a good representation of Outer Banks authors and the stories they tell bringing the history of this ribbon of sand to life.As is typical of all her books,"Outer Banks" is an effortless read that is full of character insight and atmospheric description. Her people seem real - and their stories and the places they live and visit, are truly memorable. Okay, so suspend disbelief of Alan, the hapless husband. Now the four aged cronies are gathered together and all they do is drink and reminiscence, while the enigmatic Fig watches and waits with catlike anticipation. The similarities to C. S. Lakin's Innocent Little Crimes begin to arise as the memories become more pointed, jabbing and setting off one friend against the other. The climax comes when Paul, who was supposed to be staying elsewhere, arrives at the eve of the storm. Literally the gloves come off and once again, four women fight their feelings at his presence.