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Float Plan
by Trish Doller
I needed a day to emotionally recover from this story before writing my review. Prepare yourself for me to put on my English Lit Major cap and write a review that is significantly loftier than my usual "talk about hot kitchen counter sex!" reviews. Here we go...
*drawn out feminine sigh*
I loved this book. It is deliciously well written, with beautiful words and vivid descriptions. We know from the very first words that this book will be an emotional journey. The female lead, Anna, is drowning in grief after losing her boyfriend to suicide by overdose. His plans with Anna to sail around the world with a boat he had purchased and was fixing up came screeching to a halt and are forgotten once he cuts his life short. But Anna decides, very last minute, to take the trip solo to honor him and try to heal.
The journey, both geographically and emotionally, that Anna takes is both heart breaking and beautiful. Author Trish Doller writes the grieving process with such truth and authenticity that I felt connected to her in a way I seldom do while reading an author's words. Having spent the last 2 1/2 years next to my 6 year old as she fights cancer, my heart recognized the meaningful story of traveling through grief.
The love story that unfolds in this book is similarly genuine and truthful. It is slow-burn and complex, with highs and lows. Misunderstandings and moments of distinct clarity. It is the sweetest and most genuine love story I have read in a long time and I am pining for my own Irish Sailor named Keane in my life.
I took off 1/2 star from my rating for a part of the book that I feel strongly about. In the beginning of this story, Anna is deep in grief, hardly leaving her bed. Her mother repeatedly suggests she seeks therapy. This idea is brushed off entirely and Anna takes a journey on the boat to heal instead. Anna could have taken this journey to heal WITHOUT ever even mentioning the rejection of going to therapy. It could have been removed from the book entirely in order for her to take her "Hero's Journey" on the boat. But mentioning therapy and then having the main character reject it is a problem. Therapy is a highly necessary tool that is imperative to navigate through major traumatic events, such as loosing your partner to suicide. Suggesting otherwise creates an ongoing narrative in pop culture that we can heal ourselves and even that it is BETTER to attempt to heal ourselves. In the background of this dismissal of therapy is a hint of shame surrounding seeking professional resources to heal.
Having said that, PLEASE READ THIS BOOK. It is beautiful and heartbreaking and life affirming and sweet and a fantastic story that will stay with you long after you close the final page.
RATING:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
STEAM LEVEL: Rated R
TRIGGERS: Suicidal overdose, childhood parent abandonment, car accident, limb loss
FEELS-O-METER: 4/5 *so many of feels, you will probably shed a tear or two*
I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
BUY IT HERE: https://amzn.to/2Pw4hil (aff.)
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*drawn out feminine sigh*
I loved this book. It is deliciously well written, with beautiful words and vivid descriptions. We know from the very first words that this book will be an emotional journey. The female lead, Anna, is drowning in grief after losing her boyfriend to suicide by overdose. His plans with Anna to sail around the world with a boat he had purchased and was fixing up came screeching to a halt and are forgotten once he cuts his life short. But Anna decides, very last minute, to take the trip solo to honor him and try to heal.
The journey, both geographically and emotionally, that Anna takes is both heart breaking and beautiful. Author Trish Doller writes the grieving process with such truth and authenticity that I felt connected to her in a way I seldom do while reading an author's words. Having spent the last 2 1/2 years next to my 6 year old as she fights cancer, my heart recognized the meaningful story of traveling through grief.
The love story that unfolds in this book is similarly genuine and truthful. It is slow-burn and complex, with highs and lows. Misunderstandings and moments of distinct clarity. It is the sweetest and most genuine love story I have read in a long time and I am pining for my own Irish Sailor named Keane in my life.
I took off 1/2 star from my rating for a part of the book that I feel strongly about. In the beginning of this story, Anna is deep in grief, hardly leaving her bed. Her mother repeatedly suggests she seeks therapy. This idea is brushed off entirely and Anna takes a journey on the boat to heal instead. Anna could have taken this journey to heal WITHOUT ever even mentioning the rejection of going to therapy. It could have been removed from the book entirely in order for her to take her "Hero's Journey" on the boat. But mentioning therapy and then having the main character reject it is a problem. Therapy is a highly necessary tool that is imperative to navigate through major traumatic events, such as loosing your partner to suicide. Suggesting otherwise creates an ongoing narrative in pop culture that we can heal ourselves and even that it is BETTER to attempt to heal ourselves. In the background of this dismissal of therapy is a hint of shame surrounding seeking professional resources to heal.
Having said that, PLEASE READ THIS BOOK. It is beautiful and heartbreaking and life affirming and sweet and a fantastic story that will stay with you long after you close the final page.
RATING:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
STEAM LEVEL: Rated R
TRIGGERS: Suicidal overdose, childhood parent abandonment, car accident, limb loss
FEELS-O-METER: 4/5 *so many of feels, you will probably shed a tear or two*
I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
BUY IT HERE: https://amzn.to/2Pw4hil (aff.)
INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | YEAR OF SMUT CHALLENGE