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A review by manwithanagenda
The Lifeguard by Richie Tankersley Cusick
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I read these because they are so ridiculous, implausible and downright offensive. It is still hard for me to award points to a book for possessing those qualities if the overall effect is as...underwhelming as 'The Lifeguard' turned out to be.
Kelsey Tanner has been dragged by her mother to Beverly Island. She'd much rather go to her friend's family's cabin in the mountains. For very good reasons she is afraid of the water. Her father's death may have something to do with that. Her mother has a rich boyfriend, Eric, however, who has invited them to his summer house so here she is. Eric has three children, hunky teen lifeguards Justin and Neale, and a 13-year-old daughter Beth. Unfortunately, Beth is missing when Kelsey and her mother arrive. There is a grand total of one other lifeguard on the island, and the prologue (as if the title already hadn't) tells us it's one of them. Which wealthy, handsome lad did the deed?
The book gets points for our raving one-eyed hermit who actively threatens Kelsey, but everyone tells her to laugh it off and chill out about it, but not much else.
Kelsey Tanner has been dragged by her mother to Beverly Island. She'd much rather go to her friend's family's cabin in the mountains. For very good reasons she is afraid of the water. Her father's death may have something to do with that. Her mother has a rich boyfriend, Eric, however, who has invited them to his summer house so here she is. Eric has three children, hunky teen lifeguards Justin and Neale, and a 13-year-old daughter Beth. Unfortunately, Beth is missing when Kelsey and her mother arrive. There is a grand total of one other lifeguard on the island, and the prologue (as if the title already hadn't) tells us it's one of them. Which wealthy, handsome lad did the deed?
The book gets points for our raving one-eyed hermit who actively threatens Kelsey, but everyone tells her to laugh it off and chill out about it, but not much else.