The elements of romance felt throughout the book.The behind the scenes look at the hotel industry.The well-developed, interesting characters.She has captured the personality of the book and I highly recommend this version of the book to those that appreciate this format. Once again, her performance was highly entertaining and easy to listen to.

I chose to listen to The Hotel Nantucket in audiobook format because of its narrator Erin Bennett. The author also refers to playlists which correspond with events that are happening in Lizbet’s life – I thought this was a lot of fun. Those readers who enjoy a bit of mystery will appreciate this. As the summer progresses, the staff begin to anticipate with each new check-in if this could be the anonymous blogger. There are many interesting guests at the hotel including a woman and her two young children who stay for the entire summer. We’re even introduced to the hotel’s resident ghost who gives us insight into what’s happening at the hotel like no other. We learn a whole lot more about them as the story progresses. As Lizbet interviews and hires her staff, we learn a little bit about them as individuals. She’s left a relationship and position with a local chef/restauranteur after his infidelity. We meet the hotel’s General Manager, Lizbet Keaton as she begins a new chapter in her life. The reader is allowed in the doors before the hotel’s grand re-opening. The splendour and ambience within the hotel are highly featured. No expense is spared in the redevelopment of the hotel. This blogger has never awarded the Fifth Key to any of the hotels she has visited around the world. The hotel sat empty for many years until Xavier Darling, a billionaire from the U.K., buys the hotel and is on a quest to receive the elusive ”Fifth Key” from a renowned travel blogger. Indeed, several of the characters in many of the author’s other books set in Nantucket are mentioned. Fans of the author will remember the detailed information about the restaurant business in her book The Blue Bistro. I loved the insight into the world of hotel management. It has all the elements I look for in a book: great character development, an interesting storyline, a bit of a mystery, romance and strong female characters. Filled with the emotional tension and multiple points of view that characterize Elin’s books (The Blue Bistro, Golden Girl) as well as an added touch of historical reality, Hotel Nantucket offers something for everyone in this summer drama for the ages.

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