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A review by jchristen
Deep Water by Emma Bamford
3.0
The premise of this book sounded like a dream most young people have. Who doesn't ponder selling everything and traveling the world at least once in their life? Maybe not on a boat, but that's a personal preference. I was excited to read this story and very "on the hook" (had to do a water pun) with the dark premise surrounding their trip to paradise.
I couldn't quite connect with Virginie's character who by all accounts seem to be a smart woman who lacks common sense. That does seem to characterize a large amount of the population though. She is married to Jake who is an affable blue collar sort of fellow. We learn that she was in a bad marriage prior and it seemed to try to tie the current situation in with her predisposition to "giving shitty people the benefit of the doubt."
Long story short, they are on Amarante an idyllic island with a dark history. There they meet other people who will ultimately lead to their demise per the synopsis. I liked parts of the story, but got in "deep water" trying to understand all the boat jargon. The story is mischaracterized as nature being the dark force, but I think as in life it's people who bring about destruction and evil. Sometimes it's purposeful and sometimes we cause it with our stubborn blindness in relationships.
I did appreciate the loose ends being tied up by the end but I also felt that it meandered a bit at times and jumped characters a bit. I'd still be interested in reading another book by Emma Bamford in the future!
I couldn't quite connect with Virginie's character who by all accounts seem to be a smart woman who lacks common sense. That does seem to characterize a large amount of the population though. She is married to Jake who is an affable blue collar sort of fellow. We learn that she was in a bad marriage prior and it seemed to try to tie the current situation in with her predisposition to "giving shitty people the benefit of the doubt."
Long story short, they are on Amarante an idyllic island with a dark history. There they meet other people who will ultimately lead to their demise per the synopsis. I liked parts of the story, but got in "deep water" trying to understand all the boat jargon. The story is mischaracterized as nature being the dark force, but I think as in life it's people who bring about destruction and evil. Sometimes it's purposeful and sometimes we cause it with our stubborn blindness in relationships.
I did appreciate the loose ends being tied up by the end but I also felt that it meandered a bit at times and jumped characters a bit. I'd still be interested in reading another book by Emma Bamford in the future!