2.03k reviews for:

Swept Away

Beth O'Leary

3.73 AVERAGE

bookrainger25's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 26%

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Loved FlatShare and have enjoyed others by this author but the plot of this is too far fetched and unbelievable for me. Maybe if I didn’t know a bit about boats, sailing on the east coast of the UK etc it would be more believable and I might have feared for their safety etc but I was just rolling my eyes. 

bethansarah's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring 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

kiarra's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

chicgeek11's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Swept Away felt truly unique  in setting up its romantic story, something Beth O’Leary seems to thrive in (see also: The Flat-Share).  And while I did enjoy this story for what it was, the pacing felt a bit off.  On more than one occasion I felt myself asking “how can this audiobook still have XX number of hours left??”

Not my absolute favorite, but definitely a new take on the genre! 

ashvvee's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

volovique's review against another edition

2.25

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

kinkers's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous reflective tense fast-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

bekah2510's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sydapel's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional tense fast-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

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Super brave of Beth O'Leary to attempt a romance on this scale, with literal life or death stakes and I think it mostly works! You really do feel the precariousness of the situation alongside the forced proximity and to me it came together really well. It was also nice to see a reverse age gap done in this way, especially with a premise like this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail

rhia_w's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes