Access Today The Matchmaker Devised By Elin Hilderbrand Presented As Publication

usually find Hilderbrand books entertaining bits of fluff but this one is just awful, There is not a character that I cared about or a plot development I didn't see coming for miles.
Usually when I read her books, I long for a trip to the beach but not with this one.
All I wanted to do was be finished reading it, Not since sitelink which coincidentally plays a role in this book have I cared so little when a main character dies.
Ooops, should have said spoiler alert before including that but since everything in this book is obvious from the first chapter, I didn't think it was necessary.
“She had a gift for love, the way other people have an eye for color.
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Slogging through the dregs of a humid Georgia summer eight months pregnant is uncomfortable, to say the least.
And just the excuse I needed to elicit a second summer getaway to the beaches of Nantucket, courtesy of sitelinkElin Hilderbrand, and her lengthy beachy backlist.


Dabney Kimball Beech proves to be the ultimate tour guide, And rightly so, given shes a Nantucket native who has served as the Director of the Islands Chamber of Commerce for over two decades.
Her love for people and place runs so deep, thoughts of stepping foot off the island elicits extreme bouts of anxiety.
Not even the man who claimed her heart as his own when they were teenagers or their daughter could persuade Dabney to live anywhere other than Nantucket.


Instead, she willingly bids her firstlove Clem adieu, setting him free to chase his dream as a reporter in Thailand.
Requesting no further contact from him, she vows to raise their daughter alone, Twentyseven years later, the journalist finds his way back to Nantucket and Dabney,

In the almost three decades that Clem has been off chasing the next big story, Dabney found love with a wellknown economist.
A patient man that undoubtedly knew in the back of his mind that he would never own Dabneys whole heart.
Still, thats no excuse for Dabneys misdeeds,

While the title alludes to a story centered around Dabneys matchmaking, thats not the case.
And what a shame. Some of the best parts of the storyline come courtesy of the flashbacks from her matched couples and the pink or green aura she uses to gauge compatibility.


Instead, there are some not so subtle hints early on of where the storyline is heading for Dabney.
And its eerily reminiscent of Hilderbrands latest release, sitelinkSummers, There are a host of similarities: Dabney The Matchmaker and Mallorys Summers shared love for Nantucket and refusal to leave the island, to the infidelity they get caught up in, and ultimately where they end up in the end.
Maybe the similarities wouldnt have been so glaringly obvious had there been more time between my read throughs.
Regardless of the overlap, I still enjoyed both trips to the island, Although, Summers was the clear frontrunner, Library Request, so happy I was able to sign this out from the library and not have spent money.
I think I will stay away from any more novels from Elin Hilderbrand in the future.
I can't tell you how I do not abide adultery for any reason, and yet this book I felt was rubbing it in my face and condoning it all because they claimed they loved the person, pleaaaaaase give it a rest already it's all about sex and selfishness on the adulterers position.
But yet they continue to be selfish in carrying with affairs instead of dealing in allowing the spouses freedom to escape an unfair situation they caused them, to leave with there dignity in place.
But no there selfishness isn't thinking about them at the time of all the great sex they were having.


Sorry I went off in a tangent there for a bit, but this book I felt did not provide any escape for me, that I enjoy when I pickup a good book.
The characters and the writing I felt were so old sounding, it put me off from the start.
Sorry if I could take back my time spent in reading this book I would have.
I really, really enjoy Elin Hilderbrand's books, but this one was just SO AWFUL for many, many reasons.
The names are just ridiculous, and listening on audio made them even more pronounced, I became increasingly annoyed by them as the story progressed and particularly loathed "The Economist" and Agnes a grown woman calling her mother "mommy".
I did not like even ONE of the characters, and the plot was just bad, There were so many moments in this story that I thought, "This wouldn't happen" or "Is this REALLY happening" One of my favorites is when Dabney loses her job and is shocked by it, even though she basically didn't work for an entire summer.
I don't care if you're the Olympic gold medalist of your field, . . you are probably losing your job if you well, stop going so you can make sweet, sweet love in the afternoon.


This has replaced Nantucket Nights as my least favorite by the author, sitelink

This will teach me to read the synopsis before starting a book.
Elin Hilderbrand clearly hints about the outcome of this book but sadly, I didn't read it and I just thought: "What a cute name for a book".
I will say it was a very deceiving title and it left me completely unprepared for my feelings as I started approaching the end of The Matchmaker.
It was, to say the least, a bittersweet story,

As with her prior books, Elin Hilderbrand takes you back to the Island of Nantucket with its charming people, beautiful sceneries and the unraveling of a specific family or character's life.


Dabney Kimball Beech has always loved only one man, Clendenin Hughes, When he left the island twentyseven years ago in the pursuit of his dream as a journalist, he took her heart with him.
She did marry a man that she has come to care for, John Boxmiller Beech,

Box is a famous economist whom even the President of the United States likes to consult from time to time.
When Clendenin left he didn't know Dabney was pregnant with their daughter, Agnes, Box took the role of a father as Agnes starting growing up, Now as a young woman, Agnes is dating an older man, Someone Dabney doesn't approve of,

To make her life even more interesting, Dabney receives an email from Clendenin, In it, he tells her that he's coming back to Nantucket and he wants to reconnect with her.
This piece of news will mark the beginning of a new chapter in Dabney's life,

Dabney was a very nice woman, She was a huge believer in love and she tried to help everyone around her, For this reason, everyone liked her, She was friendly, sweet and she had a stellar reputation as a matchmaker, A total of Fortytwo couples were together because of Dabney, The only one she never got right was her own love story, She was in love with Clendenin from the first moment he joined her school,

His return to the island brings chaos into her life, Too many things are happening too fast for Dabney, She will need to learn to deal with all of her new emotions and decide if it's too late for her and Clendenin or if she continues living comfortably with Box.


I thought the last third of the book was a tear jerker, It was unexpected but it gave the story a tone of truthfulness,

The Matchmaker proves to me once again that Elin Hilderbrand can bring a phenomenal gamma of emotions to her stories.


Cliffhanger: No

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How disappointing. I liked reading the author's books during the summer back when and enjoyed them, Nantucket is the location of choice for all of her books, As a Boston native that has visited the island a few times, location has always been the draw for me.


The Matchmaker is so juvenile, Written for anth grade intelligence, Once in a while I like a light summer read when I'm buried in the snow but there are certainly better ones out there.


I'm going to switch back to Martha's Vineyards reads, After all, I got married there,

Kindly giving aout ofdue to location, Elin is probably my favorite author of all time, While I didn't love Beautiful Day as much as some of her others, I read it on Nantucket last year which heightened the experience.
But! The Matchmaker has been one of my favorite reads of hers in a long time.
For not being a crier, I basically bawled my eyes out for the lastpages, I'm a huge sucker for long lost love and this story spoke to my heart, I loved ALL the characters okay, minus that Elizabeth woman, couldn't get enough and of course flew through the book quicker than I should have and am sad it's over.
This is quite possibly up there with The Blue Bistro and The Island for me, SO GOOD. I know, I know . beach reading, right My daughter said to me tonight, "Mom, don't give in to the girly and the light!! Go back to your dark and drafty reading material, quick!" I know.
But, honestly, Elin Hilderbrand just can't be resisted, Her stories that take place on Nantucket are like cherries dipped in chocolate glimmering on a cold, silver plate to me.
I can't help myself I'm just hooked every summer!

This is a particularly gripping story of Elin's, It starts out light and fluffy, I'll give you that, But, before you know it, you're a huge fan of the main character, Dabney, You're feeling like her best friend, And, you kind of remember well that boyfriend you had that you were madly in love with in high school that you haven't seen in years.
And before you know it, you're drawn in and can't stop reading,

Elin Hildebrand's characters are simply charming, They are the friends you never had but wish you did, They are real and vulnerable, wholesome and lovable, The family members she writes about are your family, too, I just couldn't get enough of the people that populate this novel,

As Dabney is reunited with her first love, my heart was laid out right there with hers.
As she negotiated around all the obstacles in their path, I held my breath for them.
And when tragedy began its viney way towards them, I was shell shocked along with them.


This is the first book in a long time that's lifted my heart made me laugh and cry in the same sittings.

In fact, I cried a bucket at the end,

It's a summer read, of course, But, it's a great one!

Deborah/TheBookishDame
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