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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Didn’t like the ending
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lexi, 31, and Zeke, 23, have a one-night-stand on a house boat that Zeke just bought and Lexi mistakenly thinks still belongs to her friend Penny. When they wake up in the morning, they have accidentally drifted out of the harbour and are in the middle of the North Sea.
I thought we'd get a funny forced proximity, one bed only romance in a house boat, full of cute mishaps. What we get is a danger- and risk-filled fight for survival journey that is a lot darker than I thought it would be. The boat leaks all over the place, no one is around, they encounter a crumbling deserted oil rig and then the storm sets in. The rest of the time they are trauma dumping on each other, something about Zeke thinking he's not his father's son and Lexi being almost obsessed with Penny's 4 year old daughter Mae which she is helping to raise, giving her no real time for a life of her own.
We get all this in two alternating first person POVs. The chapters are short and immensely readable but the third-act break-up due to miscommunication really grated. Btw, yes, the eight year age-gap is addressed. I personally think it's not a big deal but I know not everyone will agree, especially when the woman is older. I didn't mind that this wasn't a cutesy story, in fact I liked it because it felt more authentic, although I still don't understand how they made good meals out of biscuits and canned goods, without electricity. I loved Eugene the seagull!
I thought we'd get a funny forced proximity, one bed only romance in a house boat, full of cute mishaps. What we get is a danger- and risk-filled fight for survival journey that is a lot darker than I thought it would be. The boat leaks all over the place, no one is around, they encounter a crumbling deserted oil rig and then the storm sets in. The rest of the time they are trauma dumping on each other, something about Zeke thinking he's not his father's son and Lexi being almost obsessed with Penny's 4 year old daughter Mae which she is helping to raise, giving her no real time for a life of her own.
We get all this in two alternating first person POVs. The chapters are short and immensely readable but the third-act break-up due to miscommunication really grated. Btw, yes, the eight year age-gap is addressed. I personally think it's not a big deal but I know not everyone will agree, especially when the woman is older. I didn't mind that this wasn't a cutesy story, in fact I liked it because it felt more authentic, although I still don't understand how they made good meals out of biscuits and canned goods, without electricity. I loved Eugene the seagull!
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I actually quite liked this! I didn’t fly through it as I was expecting, but it was still fun! Such an interesting premise and in my opinion lovable characters. The plot twist in the third act felt so unnecessary to me though. It really pulled me out of the story and added a layer that really didn’t need to be there.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes