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feelsnotbrains's review
5.0
This was such a cute, cozy, bottle read. I didn’t know what I was getting into initially and I’m glad because it was such a sweet read. A whimsical mystery and a comfortable romance all in few days reading.
cleo_reads's review
3.0
3.5 stars. Entertaining mm romance set on an island off of Australia. I wanted a little more character development and more actual romance.
suze_1624's review
4.0
3.5/4*
Pacy, entertaining read. Fairly short but a full story - romance between Eddie and Joe, on opposite sides of Island history - and a murder and man hunt at the end!
Set on a fairly remote island, community life has been formed by history and the few surviving families.
Some unique characters, a scapegoat, a whodunnit and a dog!
Did want to know about Sumatra and Jessup though
Pacy, entertaining read. Fairly short but a full story - romance between Eddie and Joe, on opposite sides of Island history - and a murder and man hunt at the end!
Set on a fairly remote island, community life has been formed by history and the few surviving families.
Some unique characters, a scapegoat, a whodunnit and a dog!
Did want to know about Sumatra and Jessup though
trippyotter's review
4.0
Eddie's arrival on the island of Dauntless threatens the history the islanders have embraced and celebrated for decades. When the first body washes ashore Eddie is immediately fingered as the murderer. With the law a continent away, the islanders take it upon themselves to bring Eddie to justice.
Joe's lived on the island all his life, except the few years when he went away for school. Upon his father's death he returned to the island and took the role of lightkeeper. Despite the island being small and everyone knowing everyone and everything, Joe has no intention of leaving the island. When Eddie arrives on the island, he's finding himself standing against his community for the first time.
Will Joe be able to save Eddie before the true killer can find them?
Joe's lived on the island all his life, except the few years when he went away for school. Upon his father's death he returned to the island and took the role of lightkeeper. Despite the island being small and everyone knowing everyone and everything, Joe has no intention of leaving the island. When Eddie arrives on the island, he's finding himself standing against his community for the first time.
Will Joe be able to save Eddie before the true killer can find them?
kaje_harper's review
4.0
This is an imaginative new take on a Romeo and Juliet theme - the keeper of the island's lighthouse and a direct descendant of local hero Josiah Nesmith, is another Joe Nesmith, a young man whose island pride is firmly invested in the story of how Josiah and his crew took down their cruel ship captain George Hawthorne in a righteous mutiny for their freedom. He values his tiny island, his ancestor's heroism, and their connected heritage.
But then graduate student Eddie Hawthorne comes to Dauntless with a tale of having a historical document that proves it was George who was the real hero, trying to keep a lawless crew headed by Josiah from committing vile crimes. That the wrong person won, and then rewrote history.
Eddie's story has the potential to devastate the little island community, both in their personal pride about their ancestry, and in the tourism based on their story. When Eddie is attacked, followed by a murder, it's clear that someone isn't ready to let that happen.
Despite the potentially angsty theme, this story is light and sweet, with a solid main character whose integrity is the center of his actions. The romance is quick and warm, and there's a dog :)
But then graduate student Eddie Hawthorne comes to Dauntless with a tale of having a historical document that proves it was George who was the real hero, trying to keep a lawless crew headed by Josiah from committing vile crimes. That the wrong person won, and then rewrote history.
Eddie's story has the potential to devastate the little island community, both in their personal pride about their ancestry, and in the tourism based on their story. When Eddie is attacked, followed by a murder, it's clear that someone isn't ready to let that happen.
Despite the potentially angsty theme, this story is light and sweet, with a solid main character whose integrity is the center of his actions. The romance is quick and warm, and there's a dog :)
intheblackout's review
4.0
Dauntless island is a tight knit community, with a population only just over 100 people. They are all bound by the island's history, where 200 years ago a shipwrecked crew on the island mutinied agaisnt a supposedly corrupt captain.
As the residents of the island put a lot of stock into names they got from their ancestors. One of our main character's, Joe Nesmith, got his name from the man who lead the mutiny. This gives him a lot of influence over the island, he himself isn't as obsessed with the islands history but he understands the hold it has over the others.
Joe is a lighthouse keeper, living in a cottage a ways away from the village. He returned to the island when his father passed away to take care of his little sister. Now that she's on the mainland for university, Joe begins to realise just how lonely he is.
Eddie Hawthorne is a tourist visiting the island for research on his thesis. He's also linked to the island's past, being a descendant from the overthrown captain. He recieves a less than warm welcome from a few of the islanders, who hold a 200 year old grudge against him. Joe doesn't have this problem, and the two hit it off.
Things turn sinister when Eddie is attacked when in his tent. The reson being that his thesis is about how his ancestor wasn't the bad guy, and that it was the mutineers that were corrupt.
Joe and Eddie work together to try to find the culprit. And when an islander turns up dead, it seems like Eddie is being framed, it's up to Joe to protect his boyfriend from a murderer and the population of the island who thinks Eddie guilty.
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If you enjoyed [b:Dauntless|50797412|Dauntless|Lisa Henry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1568756764l/50797412._SX50_SY75_.jpg|73434988], I recommend [b:Murder at Pirate's Cove|49090387|Murder at Pirate's Cove (Secrets and Scrabble, #1)|Josh Lanyon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1575445951l/49090387._SY75_.jpg|74526385]. They are both mm romances with similar small town cozy vibes, although I personally preferred Dauntless.
As the residents of the island put a lot of stock into names they got from their ancestors. One of our main character's, Joe Nesmith, got his name from the man who lead the mutiny. This gives him a lot of influence over the island, he himself isn't as obsessed with the islands history but he understands the hold it has over the others.
Joe is a lighthouse keeper, living in a cottage a ways away from the village. He returned to the island when his father passed away to take care of his little sister. Now that she's on the mainland for university, Joe begins to realise just how lonely he is.
Eddie Hawthorne is a tourist visiting the island for research on his thesis. He's also linked to the island's past, being a descendant from the overthrown captain. He recieves a less than warm welcome from a few of the islanders, who hold a 200 year old grudge against him. Joe doesn't have this problem, and the two hit it off.
Things turn sinister when Eddie is attacked when in his tent. The reson being that his thesis is about how his ancestor wasn't the bad guy, and that it was the mutineers that were corrupt.
Joe and Eddie work together to try to find the culprit. And when an islander turns up dead, it seems like Eddie is being framed, it's up to Joe to protect his boyfriend from a murderer and the population of the island who thinks Eddie guilty.
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If you enjoyed [b:Dauntless|50797412|Dauntless|Lisa Henry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1568756764l/50797412._SX50_SY75_.jpg|73434988], I recommend [b:Murder at Pirate's Cove|49090387|Murder at Pirate's Cove (Secrets and Scrabble, #1)|Josh Lanyon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1575445951l/49090387._SY75_.jpg|74526385]. They are both mm romances with similar small town cozy vibes, although I personally preferred Dauntless.
honeypossum_reads's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
shelbanuadh's review
3.0
I enjoyed this, but I wish it would have been either a little shorter or a little longer. Either draw out the romance and suspense or have things a little more chaotic. As it was, it was just bordering on the edge of being boring.