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Thursday, August 7, 2025

Hush by Joanne DeMaio (Book Review)

 





Book Review



Hush by Joanne DeMaio
Book 25: The Seaside Saga Series
Publisher: Independent Self-Publishing
Publication Date: August 4, 2025
Format: Paperback - 282 pages
               Audiobook - 7 Hours 52 Minutes
               Kindle - 2.6 MB / 282 pages
               Nook: 796 KB
ISBN: 979-8316628773
ASIN (Audiobook): B0F55C1HPL
ASIN (Kindle): B0F3JL7PRK
BNID: 2940184412382
Genre: Women's Fiction


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Buy The Series: The Seaside Saga Series
Book 1: Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans 
Book 2: The Denim Blue Sea
Book 3: Beach Blues
Book 4: Beach Breeze
Book 5: The Beach Inn
Book 6: Beach Bliss
Book 7: Castaway Cottage
Book 8: Night Beach
Book 9: Little Beach Bungalow 
Book 10: Every Summer
Book 11: Salt Air Secrets 
Book 12: Stony Point Summer 
Book 13: The Beachgoers 
Book 14: Shore Road 
Book 15: The Wait 
Book 16: The Goodbye 
Book 17: The Barlows 
Book 18: The Visitor 
Book 19: Stairway To The Sea 
Book 20: The Liars 
Book 21: The Mistake 
Book 22: Miss Moonchild Starbeam
Book 23: The Shack 
Book 24: August Dove 
Book 25: Hush 
Book 26: The Diner (Publication Date: March 2, 2026)
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Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from the author in exchange for my honest review.



Book Description:

From New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio comes Hush, Book 25 of The Seaside Saga.

The whisper of dune grasses. The faint cry of gulls. The hiss of waves. In the New England beach town of Stony Point, there's an undeniable hush. Maybe it's because the summer people have left and many of the coastal cottages are shuttered for the season. Or maybe it's just because one tenacious lobsterman's stay is coming to a close. Regardless, there's a stillness in the salt air. But don't be fooled—all is not at ease.

And The Seaside Saga continues.



My Book Review:

In Hush, the beach friends' story continues where August Dove left off. Author Joanne DeMaio transports the reader back to the tranquil seashore town of Stony Point, Connecticut. The story takes place in mid-October, and the readers will catch up with the beach friends' lives.

Hush is an intricate story of interweaving friendships and ever-changing life events. In this twenty-fifth installment in The Seaside Saga Series, the author continues to weave a story that focuses on Celia and Shane. After the unexpected visitor leaves Stony Point, Celia decides to move forward with her life, but with the upcoming departure of Shane back to his job lobstering in Maine, they have to deal with the angsty goodbye that is just days away. With Shane leaving Stony Point, what will become of their relationship? 

Meanwhile, the reader catches up with the rest of the beach friends' lives, but for two beach friends, a shocking and unexpected tragedy occurs ... and so The Seaside Saga continues.

I loved how this installment continued to focus on Celia and Shane. I loved how we get to see how Shane and Celia prepare for his departure from Stony Point. You can't help but feel for Shane as he agonizes over what his departure will mean for him and Celia's relationship. The emotional rollercoaster that Shane and Celia endure in the days up to his departure is full of angst, as they question what will become of their relationship. But their angsty drama is nothing compared to the cliffhanger ending. Just when I thought life was going well for all the beach friends, an unexpected event occurs that really shook me up, and I'll admit that it made me cry! 

I would be remiss if I didn't mention that I loved the significance of the completed stairway to the sea, and the emotional and beautiful tribute to Jason's dad that Shane provided with the completed stairway renovation. 
 
The author teases her readers with another cliffhanger ending that is so shocking and devastating that it will leave them stunned! I would get the tissues ready as this is the most unexpected and traumatic cliffhanger ending ever in the series. The reader will have to wait to see what is revealed in The Diner, the twenty-sixth installment of the series ... sigh. 

In this installment in the series, the reader follows along with the beach friends' lives that are full of friendship, love, secrets, lies, mistakes, regrets, challenges, heartbreak, grief, surprises, and second chances. As you read this installment, the beach friends continue along in their life journey in Stony Point. I loved that the reader also gets to catch up on the rest of the beach friends' lives, it's always fun to see what they have been up to in their daily lives.

So now that I have whet your interest in the beach friends' latest comings and goings, drive under the railroad trestle and enter the enchanting beach town of Stony Point ... pull up a beach chair ... and visit with the close-knit longtime friends in author Joanne DeMaio's delightful novel, Hush.

The Seaside Saga Series is a heartwarming series of stories of friendship, family, painful secrets, lies, and regrets, new beginnings and second chances. Author Joanne DeMaio weaves a wonderful tale written in the third person narrative, which is set in the present with flashbacks to the past. The reader is transported to the tranquil seashore town of Stony Point, Connecticut, where they follow along with Celia, Maris, Eva, Matt, Jason, Kyle, Lauren, Nick, Elsa, Cliff, Mitch, and Shane as their lives change like the tide's ebb and flow on their little tranquil coastal town.


RATING: 5 STARS 

     





About The Author




Joanne DeMaio is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary fiction. She enjoys writing about friendship, family, love and choices, while setting her stories in New England towns or by the sea. Hush is her newest novel. She is currently at work on her next novel. Joanne lives with her family in Connecticut.












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