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alexandriastoehr's review
5.0
“...I saw myself morphed into somebody new: an empowered woman who believed in herself. I was equipped with a powerful mantra that cracked open a world of possibilities: I can do anything. I’ve faced my fears. I’ve journeyed half the Pacific Ocean in a sailboat. I can service dinghy engines!”
Love with a Chance of Drowning is a story of Torre DeRoche fighting anxiety and fear, finding herself and traveling on the adventure of her life. The memoir is much more than a love story. I thought the novel was an intriguing quick read. Highly recommend.
Love with a Chance of Drowning is a story of Torre DeRoche fighting anxiety and fear, finding herself and traveling on the adventure of her life. The memoir is much more than a love story. I thought the novel was an intriguing quick read. Highly recommend.
athienel's review
4.0
Great read!
Very interesting story. I don't know anything about sailing, but it didn't matter. It's a great story about going on an adventure with the person you love. I like that it was written like a novel. Excellent book for people with wanderlust.
Very interesting story. I don't know anything about sailing, but it didn't matter. It's a great story about going on an adventure with the person you love. I like that it was written like a novel. Excellent book for people with wanderlust.
whatiswhatwas's review
5.0
This is the best book I've read in a long time. I sat down and read the whole thing in a day. In contrast to the last book I read, *this* is how you write a travel book full of beautiful detail while also making it a delightful read with "characters" you care about.
kategci's review
3.0
I read this for one of my book groups. This group tends to have nautical focus when we can find something we agree to read. This is a memoir about sailing from LA to Tahiti and it interested us as most of us have spent weeks or months sailing or under power on the Long Island Sound as well as the Atlantic. Torre De Roche perfectly captured seasickness and I could relate to her fear of the unknown on the open Pacific. It is a page turner and while I would have enjoyed more nautical, less love story, it was a satisfying read.
dlrcope's review
5.0
All my non-sailor friends who want to know what cruising is like should read this book. Or even better listen to the audio book, which includes the fetching Australian accent. This book is fun!
alisebarr5's review
3.0
Books & Longevity Book Club Read: This is a great story for Torre to have and for people who are friends with or love her. I did not identifying that way with Torre, and it fell very flat for me. Cool adventures and I love that she embraced the sea and was brave and courageous to overcome her fears, but I thought it was pretty boring to read.
kelseybee17's review
5.0
This book is dangerous. After reading Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard I was adamant that I needed to backpack Central America. After reading Gayle Forman's Just One Day duology I started planning a tour of Europe. And now... I'm pretty sure I need to take up sailing so I can sail the South Pacific.
This book was extraordinary. I basically wished that I had been in Torre's shoes so many times while reading Love With A Chance of Drowning. Torre's memoir was beautiful written, funny and devastating to read. I loved and enjoyed every minute I spent reading it.
Now... To plan my dream trip to the South Pacific....
This book was extraordinary. I basically wished that I had been in Torre's shoes so many times while reading Love With A Chance of Drowning. Torre's memoir was beautiful written, funny and devastating to read. I loved and enjoyed every minute I spent reading it.
Now... To plan my dream trip to the South Pacific....
darbileigh's review
3.0
The last chapter of this book is what made me bump it up to 3 stars. The writing style and bad similes had me cringing throughout the entire book. BUT... it was SO fun reading about this author's amazing sailing adventure. And the ending was a very very happy one that made me excited about my own marriage and appreciate the ability to have amazing adventures with the person I love most in the world. A good read.