Tomorrow There Will Be Sun: A Novel

by Dana Reinhardt

Hardcover, 2019

Status

Available

Call number

813.6

Genres

General Fiction

Collection

Your library

Publication

Pamela Dorman Books (2019), 288 pages

Description

"A private Mexican villa is the backdrop to a hilarious, smart story of a milestone vacation in a tropical paradise gone wrong, wrong, wrong Two families arrive in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for a once-in-a-lifetime vacation. The resort town is known for its stunning views, exotic wildlife, and welcoming locals, and Jenna has organized the trip to celebrate her husband's fiftieth birthday--she's been looking forward to it for months. Their friends the Solomons, can be overbearing at times, but Jenna is sure everything is going to be just perfect--and the margarita refills delivered by the house staff certainly don't hurt, either. What could go wrong? Yet as the families settle into their vacation routines, their best friends suddenly seem like annoying strangers, and even Jenna's reliable husband, Peter, seems to be staying up late with his friend Solly and sharing clandestine phone calls with someone--but who? Jenna's teenage daughter, Clem, is spending an awful lot of time with Malcolm, Solly's son, whose questionable rep got him expelled from school. Jenna's dream of the ultimate celebration begins to crack and eventually crumbles completely, leaving her wondering whom she can trust, and whether her privileged life is about to be changed forever"--… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member susan.h.schofield

This was a good story of marriage, friendship and family. Jenna was a highly relatable character - her life and marriage felt very real. I was not thrilled with the ending - I would have liked to have known a little more about what happened in Jenna's life. This will make a great beach and vacation

read.

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LibraryThing member LoriKBoyd

3/5 Stars. Writing was solid, premise of the story was interesting but follow thru was weak. Characters were more annoying than anything....I’m a worrier and even Jenna got on my nerves. The older male characters were full of themselves and chauvinistic. The teenagers were teenagers. Would give

this author another try.

I received an ARC. Opinion is my own.

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LibraryThing member lilibrarian

Jenna and her husband, Peter, go on vacation with his long-time friend and his wife in honor of the mens' 50th birthdays. Jenna has carefully booked a very expensive private villa in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and very much wants this to be the vacation of a lifetime. But life goes on, and people and

places do not always cooperate.

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LibraryThing member fastforward

This one left me feeling a bit conflicted about how much I truly enjoyed the book. I can't say I really liked any of the characters but yet I did have an interest in finding out what was going to happen in their lives. I guess I can file this one under the category of it was an okay way to pass the

time but I probably won't remember much about this book within a couple months.

Jenna arrives in Puerto Vallarta to celebrate her husband's 50th birthday with her family. They will be sharing a house with her husband's business partner Solly, and his wife and kids. But this dream vacation isn't going to be a ton of fun for everyone, especially Jenna.

This is one of those stories in which it really seems like nothing much happens but yet everything changes. There's some build up to the big drama that happens near the end of the book but in some ways I felt the ending needed more work. I don't need everything to be wrapped up in an ending but in this case it felt rushed. The book is a quick read and I definitely think the author could have devoted some more pages to the last few chapters.

There's nothing significantly wrong with the book but in my opinion there's nothing that really stands out about it either. Maybe if you have more in common with the main character it will be a more meaningful read. One thing is for certain, if these characters were real, you couldn't pay me enough to go on vacation with them!

I won a free copy of this book in a giveaway but was under no obligation to post a review. All views expressed are my honest opinion.

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LibraryThing member LoriKBoyd

The cover and premis of the story sold me on this book. Unfortunately, the story did not live up to its promise. A vacation filled with drama and mishaps.

Characters were mainly boring and unlikeable. I am a worrier, and Jenna made me look zen! Solely and Peter were immature and chauvinistic. The

teenagers acted like teenagers! Ingrid, Solly’s Wife, was raising a high strung child, with no help from her husband or discipline.

I would give this author another try, the story flew off the pages. I just kept hoping something more would happen. But, by the time it did, the book was basically done.

I received an ARC of this book. Opinion is my own.

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