The Sisters of Sea View by Julie Klassen

🌸The Sisters of Sea View by Julie Klassen🌸

Book One in the On Devonshire Shores series 

Blurb: 

Some guests have come for a holiday, others for hidden reasons of their own . . .

When their father’s death leaves them impoverished, Sarah Summers and her genteel sisters fear they will be forced to sell the house and separate to earn livelihoods as governesses or companions. Determined to stay together, Sarah convinces them to open their seaside home to guests to make ends meet and provide for their ailing mother. Instead of the elderly invalids they expect to receive, however, they find themselves hosting eligible gentlemen. Sarah is soon torn between a growing attraction to a mysterious Scottish widower and duty to her family. 

Viola Summers wears a veil to cover her scar. When forced to choose between helping in her family’s new guest house and earning money to hire a maid to do her share, she chooses the latter. She reluctantly agrees to read to some of Sidmouth’s many invalids, preferring the company of a few elders with failing eyesight to the fashionable guests staying in their home. But when her first client turns out to be a wounded officer in his thirties, Viola soon wishes she had chosen differently. Her new situation exposes her scars–both visible and those hidden deep within–and her cloistered heart will never be the same.

Join the Summers sisters on the Devonshire coast, where they discover the power of friendship, loyalty, love, and new beginnings.

My thoughts: 

This was just what I was craving, a sweet historical regency romance with a summer-y twist … plus, it gives Little Women vibes! I loved the dynamic the sisters had with each other. I don’t have any sisters so I’ve never had the bond a girl has with her sister… except with my mom. But if you live with a bunch of boys like meee then I think you know the feeling of sometimes wanting someone close to you like that. 

Anyways… The story was a little slow-ish…like a teeny tiny bit slow but not slow enough to get me bored. It definitely was a slow-burn romance for one couple. And that couple…. THEY WERE THE CUTEST!! Major Jack Hutton and Viola Summers were made for each other perfectly! They both had their scars and hurts, and both were able to help heal that hurt in each other and find true love. Love, that whatever scars you bear, however you may look does not matter; what matters is the heart inside. I found that incredibly beautiful and Julie Klassen couldn’t have portrayed that better in this book. 

I also liked the rest of the Summers sisters.. Sarah was the serious, more mature sister that always took charge… and I SO BADLY wanted her to end up with [spoiler!] ⬇️

Mr. Henshall! I really liked him… I love a good Scottish guy, hehe 😜 

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Emily was the bubbly and confident sister and I have to say that I knew there was something wrong with Mr. Stanley!!! Lastly the two other sisters we don’t hear from a lot are Georgiana and Claire.. “Georgie” was the youngest sister and was still going through the process of growing up.. and lastly Claire, we don’t know a lot about her, only of past happenings that were remembered by some of the sisters. 

In conclusion, I really enjoyed and adored this book! It was definitely a delightful book to read in summer and I fully intend to continue the series and see what else happens to these sisters! Read if you like Regency Historical Fiction set in summer with Little Women vibes! 

⚠️ Age recommendation: 15+ ⚠️

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Ages 10-12 rating: ⭐️

Ages 13-14 rating: ⭐️⭐️

Ages 15-16 rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sexual Content:

4 kisses (2 lightly detailed and 2 semi detailed), a hand kiss, touches, handholding, and a couple of embraces. Noticing (muscles and physique included), Attraction, Blushing, and Nearness. Looking at lips/mouth and wanting to kiss someone. A man touches a women’s mouth and her scar near her mouth (semi-detailed). A man says to a woman that, “One day I might ask another woman to share my life and bed, and I don’t want her to pull away in disgust.”(Not suggestive) A man saves a women from drowning in the sea wearing “nothing but pantaloons” and mentions of her sisters reaction of it. A man leers and touches a woman lingeringly without permission (Not anywhere inappropriate). A woman saw a man kissing a woman (not really detailed) Love and falling in love. 

Profanity:

‘Heavens’ and ‘Good Heavens’ is said a good amount of times as an exclamation. Stupid is said a few times. 

Violence: 

Not really a lot. Little mentions of blood. A woman almost drowned. Mentions of how a surgery went and how the man died in the process. Mentions of a women’s betrothed and how he had died before they had gotten married. Mentions of a how a man’s wife had committed suicide. Grief and pain. 

Other Content: 

Mentions of alcohol.

Trigger Warnings: ‼️

Loss of a parent and wife. Grief. A lot of mentions of a scar a woman was born with. Mentions of suicide (light). 

POV’s:

-Sarah Summers 

-Viola Summers 

-Emily Summers 

434 pages