Adrift in a lifeboat with strangers, each holding a deep secret…
Leah Taylor prefers the quiet adventure and romance of books, but during a cruise with her parents, a terrorist attack leaves her adrift in a lifeboat with strangers.
University student, Blue McCree impresses her immediately with his knowledge of literature and philosophy, but equally thrilling is strong, dark ,Musir. While Musir is slow to speak, translating his thoughts from Arabic to English, his chivalry and wisdom capture Leah’s curiosity.
Together they face danger after danger as they fight for survival. Leah also struggles with the growing attention from the men she's stranded with, and her mixed emotions toward them.
When Leah learns the dark secrets her fellow survivors hold, the truth will blow apart any semblance of civility and test Leah’s preconceived notions of just how far dedication can go before it crosses over into fanaticism.
Leah Taylor prefers the quiet adventure and romance of books, but during a cruise with her parents, a terrorist attack leaves her adrift in a lifeboat with strangers.
University student, Blue McCree impresses her immediately with his knowledge of literature and philosophy, but equally thrilling is strong, dark ,Musir. While Musir is slow to speak, translating his thoughts from Arabic to English, his chivalry and wisdom capture Leah’s curiosity.
Together they face danger after danger as they fight for survival. Leah also struggles with the growing attention from the men she's stranded with, and her mixed emotions toward them.
When Leah learns the dark secrets her fellow survivors hold, the truth will blow apart any semblance of civility and test Leah’s preconceived notions of just how far dedication can go before it crosses over into fanaticism.
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My Review
I received this
book for free in exchange for an honest review.
When I started this
book I wasn’t sure what to expect.
Honestly with all of the fear and bigotry directed toward people of
Arabic descent lately I was a bit worried about how the author would address this
and create a great story. I loved that
the author was able to show how misplaced the bigotry toward people just
because of how they look while at the same time creating a beautiful and sweet
love story.
The story begins
with Leah, her parents and her aunt enjoying their vacation on a cruise
ship. They are walking around the deck
when they pass a young Arabic man. Much
to Leah’s dismay her aunt feels the need to wonder loudly and out loud why the ship
would let a ‘terrorist’ on board the cruise ship. Leah admonishes her aunt so that the young
man will know she does not feel the same way as her aunt. She and the young man do not talk but Leah
feels she did the right thing in making sure he knew she did not judge him just
because of where he came from. Later
that night as Leah is on her way to the Captain’s Dinner she runs in to the
Arabic young man, Musir, again. This
time he is in a panic and cannot think clearly enough to speak English. Leah finds a young man to translate named
Blue McGee. By the time Blue tells her
that Musir saw people on the ship with guns the gunfire erupts inside. Blue runs off in a panic leaving Leah and
Musir behind. After a moment of thinking
Musir picks Leah up and tosses her over the side of the ship in to a
lifeboat. What comes next is a story of
survival with Blue, Musir, Leah and a couple of others that the young men
rescued.
It is always nice
to find YA books that are clean reads.
This book has nothing inappropriate for teens or older readers. In the beginning Leah is drawn to both Blue
and Musir. I will not give away the guy
she ends up with but I will say it was the one I was rooting for all
along. The plot was very interesting and
I was a bit surprised to find out who the ‘terrorists’ were that took over the
ship. It was heartbreaking to find that
people were hurt just for some people to force their views on others. The only thing I wished were different in
this story was that I would have liked to have more of an idea what happened
after the ending. In my imagination Leah
and her man are able to be together back in the real world. I wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone
that loves a sweet and innocent YA love story.
