Something in the Water
by: Ben Starling
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
What if to be with the man of your dreams…you had to give up your life? On the verge of losing her job, side-lined journalist Teal Douglas is forced to travel to the South Pacific to profile a powerful businessman. But with her almost-but-not-quite fiancé Bear discouraging her every step of the way, she may not be able to save her career or her relationship.
When corporate criminals invade paradise, Teal teams up with former boxer turned marine biologist Perry Stanley to investigate. As she discovers the true intentions behind their new fishing operations, she must either accept the plum promotion that will save her career or—with Perry—defend the island with more than her life.
**WE WERE GIVEN A FREE COPY OF THIS BOOK IN EXCHANGE FOR THE FOLLOWING HONEST REVIEW**
We received a request to review Something in the Water via email....like most other requests, but something about Ben Starling's email stuck out to me, and I'd like to share it with all of you. He said, "The novel explores the most enduring kind of love after separation, one that lights up two lives and reaches past the grave. Why do I write love stories? Because nothing else matters...". A simple, yet profound, statement that holds a tremendous amount of truth.
I feel like the best way for me to vocalize my feelings of this book would be to describe them as being love/hate. Maybe that's not exactly fair, considering I loved the story.....I just wasn't a huge fan of Bear, an overbearing and almost unnecessary character. I will say that as the book progressed, to the final chapters, I was able to see everything come together, which made Bear, and his constant "haw, haw" a little less unbearable.
Something in the Water is a beautiful example of unconditional love and fate. It's the type of book that just makes your heart happy.
As always, you can find all of the good book/related links below.
I feel like the best way for me to vocalize my feelings of this book would be to describe them as being love/hate. Maybe that's not exactly fair, considering I loved the story.....I just wasn't a huge fan of Bear, an overbearing and almost unnecessary character. I will say that as the book progressed, to the final chapters, I was able to see everything come together, which made Bear, and his constant "haw, haw" a little less unbearable.
Something in the Water is a beautiful example of unconditional love and fate. It's the type of book that just makes your heart happy.
As always, you can find all of the good book/related links below.
