Float Plan
Fiction
St. Martin's Griffin
March 2, 2021
Paperback
272
Purchased
Since the loss of her fiancé, Anna has been shipwrecked by grief—until a reminder goes off about a trip they were supposed to take together. Impulsively, Anna goes to sea in their sailboat, intending to complete the voyage alone.
But after a treacherous night’s sail, she realizes she can’t do it by herself and hires Keane, a professional sailor, to help. Much like Anna, Keane is struggling with a very different future than the one he had planned. As romance rises with the tide, they discover that it’s never too late to chart a new course.
In Trish Doller’s unforgettable Float Plan, starting over doesn't mean letting go of your past, it means making room for your future.
This cover screams summer read, doesn't it? I knew going in that this was a romance book, but several reviews said it was much more than that, which convinced me to give it a try. It was definitely much more than a romance, so I was very happy that the reviewers were right! My favorite part was that this is a slow burn romance, in that it takes three fourths of the book before the characters decide to get together as a couple. That's my kind of romance, insta love is an insta turnoff for me! I loved the two main characters, who both have some heavy baggage brought on board the boat (and not the kind of baggage that adds weight to the lower deck). I was also so impressed that Keane had a prosthetic leg, I'm all about disability inclusivity when it comes to novels! I sailed a tiny bit when I was in my early twenties, and I certainly learned a lot more about sailing and sailboats while reading. However, it was not boring sailing manual facts, but details incorporated in a seamless way into the day to day life of the characters as they sailed. Also, some great descriptions of several ports of call including Bimini, Puerto Rico, and several Caribbean islands. For a debut novel, I thought the writing and pacing were indicative of someone who has been a multi book published author.
A great summer read with some substance other than just romance. Sailors delight! Trigger warning for suicide.
