Chris Higgins (1) (1950–)

Trigger warnings: near death experience in the ocean

6/10, looking back at this it wasn't a great romance novel and I've read far better ones ever since I first picked up this book awhile back but I highly doubt that I'd pick this one up again especially after noticing all the glaring flaws within this; I'm surprised it's such an obscure book, more people should read this to hopefully enjoy it more than I could. After seeing the rather eye catching cover it starts off with the main characters Kai and Jen living in the UK and they used to be close to each other until Jen grew closer to the Australian surfer who moved there called Macca however I couldn't connect to them because they weren't developed or fleshed out enough and they sometimes irritated me witch I disliked; the multiple POVs didn't work either. Only around 50 pages in Kai was frustrated by this development and decided to go off into the ocean and maybe he was there for a quick surf to release his anger when suddenly he was swept out from shore and he was alone throughout most of the book. As the other characters worried for him and thought he might've already died, he still lived despite the circumstances and the challenges he faced but it's a shame that that part wasn't suspenseful enough but anyways he spends time thinking about his life and in the end he was rescued wrapping up the book on a high note.… (mer)