Published January 2018 by Hachette Australia
Blurb:
Alex
feels like a fish out of water in her new hometown - the sleepy little lakeside
village of Boreen Point where she is reluctantly sent to live with her slightly
eccentric aunt for her final year of high school. None of Alex's classmates
could care less about the new girl, so Alex couldn't care less about them . . .
or so she tries to tell herself. As a distraction from what is quickly shaping
up to be a very lonely year, Alex spends her savings on a rundown little yacht
and throws herself into restoring it. An offer to help a shy classmate with a
history assignment leads to a curious discovery and the beginnings of a
friendship, but it's Sam - the sailmaker's apprentice - and his mysterious ways
that really capture Alex's attention . . .
I have to start this review by saying that I REALLY want to tell you what happens in this story. I won't...because I don't do that, but this book really isn't what I was expecting at all. The blurb, doesn't lie, it is about a girl called Alex fininshing her last year of High School in a small Queensland country town. She does have trouble fittng in, she does buy a boat, and she does meet a boy...and then....a whole storyline I can't mention.
The descriptive language in this book was great. I could see the landscapes, and the 'action' scenes when Alex was sailing were great too. It was the 'voice' of Alex that was off for me, she seemed very young, and it makes me question who this book is written for? The main character Alex, is in her last year of High School, and for me that would normally mean the book is aimed at readers 14+, but his book seems to be written for a much younger audience, I would be OK with an 11-12 year old reading this book. There is some boy/girl love interest in the story, but it's very innocent (I think the characters kiss twice)
I didn't love this book, but I didn't hate it either...I think I just felt a bit tricked because I thought I was reading one thing and then it turned into a completely different book...for me anyway.
I would be very interested to see what other readers have to say.
I have to start this review by saying that I REALLY want to tell you what happens in this story. I won't...because I don't do that, but this book really isn't what I was expecting at all. The blurb, doesn't lie, it is about a girl called Alex fininshing her last year of High School in a small Queensland country town. She does have trouble fittng in, she does buy a boat, and she does meet a boy...and then....a whole storyline I can't mention.
The descriptive language in this book was great. I could see the landscapes, and the 'action' scenes when Alex was sailing were great too. It was the 'voice' of Alex that was off for me, she seemed very young, and it makes me question who this book is written for? The main character Alex, is in her last year of High School, and for me that would normally mean the book is aimed at readers 14+, but his book seems to be written for a much younger audience, I would be OK with an 11-12 year old reading this book. There is some boy/girl love interest in the story, but it's very innocent (I think the characters kiss twice)
I didn't love this book, but I didn't hate it either...I think I just felt a bit tricked because I thought I was reading one thing and then it turned into a completely different book...for me anyway.
I would be very interested to see what other readers have to say.
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