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A review by ggbookrecclub
More Than Shipmates by Philippa Young
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
⭐️ Rating: 3/5
🌶️ Spice: 3/5
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes:
Love Triangle
Forbidden Love
Forced Proximity
Workplace Romance
I think I liked this book. It was a really fun premise. Girl blows up life, girl sails away for six months. What I struggled with was two things primarily: the love triangle and the POV. I’ll admit, I didn’t do my research. I saw the cover and thought we were getting a MMF or a MFM storyline. And the promise was there. We got a kiss and then everything quickly fell apart.
The book was filled with fun and hijinx. The crew activities were great. Even following the friendships and relationships on deck was entertaining. I don’t know if the love triangle was necessary considering how it played out. For a portion of the book I was like, “Wait, isn’t there another guy we were following?”
Let’s talk about the POV. And again, this is my fault I could have read more going into the book to be prepared, but…. It’s a 3 person point of view… kinda. The first 10 chapters, yes 10, are solely the FMC’s perspective even while interacting with the other two MMCs. Then it flips between them, sometimes by chapter, sometimes DURING the chapter, and sometimes you don’t know who’s POV you’re in until you get to dialog. While the love triangle was triangulating, we got all three. Then one fell off, and we were in a dual POV situation, but the duals who remained still interacted with the other MMC. This probably sounds confusing, so was following the POV situation.
When it comes to spice… There was a lot of talk about salacious activities but very little acting on it. The spice we did get was fairly tame and as expected for a rom-com. Overall this book was enjoyable. The second book in the series isn’t set up as a love triangle and as I enjoyed the setting and crew of the first book, I plan to read the second.
🌶️ Spice: 3/5
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes:
Love Triangle
Forbidden Love
Forced Proximity
Workplace Romance
I think I liked this book. It was a really fun premise. Girl blows up life, girl sails away for six months. What I struggled with was two things primarily: the love triangle and the POV. I’ll admit, I didn’t do my research. I saw the cover and thought we were getting a MMF or a MFM storyline. And the promise was there. We got a kiss and then everything quickly fell apart.
The book was filled with fun and hijinx. The crew activities were great. Even following the friendships and relationships on deck was entertaining. I don’t know if the love triangle was necessary considering how it played out. For a portion of the book I was like, “Wait, isn’t there another guy we were following?”
Let’s talk about the POV. And again, this is my fault I could have read more going into the book to be prepared, but…. It’s a 3 person point of view… kinda. The first 10 chapters, yes 10, are solely the FMC’s perspective even while interacting with the other two MMCs. Then it flips between them, sometimes by chapter, sometimes DURING the chapter, and sometimes you don’t know who’s POV you’re in until you get to dialog. While the love triangle was triangulating, we got all three. Then one fell off, and we were in a dual POV situation, but the duals who remained still interacted with the other MMC. This probably sounds confusing, so was following the POV situation.
When it comes to spice… There was a lot of talk about salacious activities but very little acting on it. The spice we did get was fairly tame and as expected for a rom-com. Overall this book was enjoyable. The second book in the series isn’t set up as a love triangle and as I enjoyed the setting and crew of the first book, I plan to read the second.