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A review by naranjadia
The Cockpit by Ava Olsen
3.0
This went from a tense enemies to lovers scenario to a sweet romance between two people with similar lifestyles and ambitions. George is most at home on the sea, and Rafe is used to pursuing his career, once modeling, now photography.
It was a pleasant "lifestyles of the rich and famous" read, complete with a luxury yacht and beautiful locations along Australia's coral reefs. The book briefly touches on demisexuality, and Rafe abandons his past behavior to "take it slow" with George, although ironically, their relationship speeds along quite fine despite this. It would have been nice to have a few more full blown scenes in this section, to show them get to know each other, rather than summarizing that it happened. To me the last half of the novel was way too smooth, given both of their past experiences. Aside from external threats, the relationship went swimmingly, and all the challenges forecast in the beginning were swept aside. In fact, the last few chapters read like one giant epilogue.
It was a pleasant "lifestyles of the rich and famous" read, complete with a luxury yacht and beautiful locations along Australia's coral reefs. The book briefly touches on demisexuality, and Rafe abandons his past behavior to "take it slow" with George, although ironically, their relationship speeds along quite fine despite this. It would have been nice to have a few more full blown scenes in this section, to show them get to know each other, rather than summarizing that it happened. To me the last half of the novel was way too smooth, given both of their past experiences. Aside from external threats, the relationship went swimmingly, and all the challenges forecast in the beginning were swept aside. In fact, the last few chapters read like one giant epilogue.