A review by sionnainn
Swept Away by Beth O'Leary

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This review is for Swept Away by Beth O’Leary which releases in the UK on the 8th April! Thanks so much to Netgalley and Quercus for giving me an eArc copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Beth is definitely a must read author for me at this point, as I really love her take on the romance genre. There’s always a nice quirky little twist to her stories which keep them interesting and stand out from the other romance novels I read.

This one is about Zeke and Lexi who have a one night stand on a houseboat, and end up dragged out to sea while they sleep. The entire process was very well researched and written, it was a bit dramatic but actually felt super realistic at the same time. 

Zeke and Lexi are very much lust at first sight, but over the days stuck on the houseboat they do make a genuine connection and you can see through the story. Their romance was quite sweet, and was genuinely excited when they began to fall in love with each other (even when one won’t admit it 😂). The twist near the ending actually surprised me, and I loved how the hints throughout the novel all linked together to make it all make sense. I also LOVED seeing a MMC talk about therapy, and their therapy experience. It’s refreshing to see men talk about their issues and how they’ve looked to help work on themselves. 

Would definitely recommend this to any survival romance lovers out there, although any who are afraid of deep and endless water… maybe not 😂😂