This was the last book I read on vacation, and it turned out to be the best.
Stranded With Her Ex by Jill Sorenson (HRS 1654)
(2011, Contemporary Series)
Grade: 4
Two years after her divorce, Daniela Flores is trying to resume her career as a marine biologist. She plans to spend a few weeks on the isolated Fallon Islands, studying sea lions. She didn’t expect to find her ex-husband Sean on the research team, studying sharks at the same location. Their marriage ended after a tragic accident, but they will have to work together on the island – especially after mysterious events put all of them in danger.
Although I’m not a huge romantic suspense fan, I enjoy it when it’s done well, and it was done very well here, especially in the last half of the book. The author did a great job in depicting the isolated research station and the escalating danger as the book went on. She also combined the emotional story of Daniela and Sean’s marriage with the suspense in a very nice way – often, books like this falter on one side or the other. The biggest problem was just that the book was too short – setting up the situation took almost half of the book, and there just weren’t enough pages to really do the story justice. This could easily have been a full length novel. However, it was very well done and I found it an enjoyable read.
I’m not sure I would recommend reading this book at the beach – the story fit very well with the beach setting but it made me wary of sharks!
Karen Wheless
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