cruise

By Becky Dean

Released today!

(4.5 / 5)

Summer break has just started for Savannah, but it came with her boyfriend, Caleb, breaking up with her, complaining she’s too boring. Now she’s leaving for an Alaskan cruise with her parents and their friends, stuck having to be around their son, Tanner, who also happens to be her nemesis. In an effort to seem less boring, she calls a truce with Tanner to help her try new things during the trip.

This was a really cute story with an amazing setting and a sense of adventure. At first Savannah struck me as a little self-centered and set in her ways, but as I got to know her, I started to understand her better. Plus, it gave a good opportunity for character growth, which we see a lot of over the course of the story. Despite Savannah’s negative feelings about him in the beginning, Tanner was a likable character who had a lot of depth too. It was interesting to watch the characters learn a lot about each other (maybe Savannah didn’t know as much about Tanner as she thought she did) while also learning a lot about themselves along the way. There was a lot of introspection about taking risks, trying new things, and facing fears. I enjoyed the romance aspect, even if I sometimes got a little frustrated with Savannah’s (admittedly understandable) denials along the way. The book was a quick read and kept me interested the whole time. I was a little sad to reach the ending of this one since I enjoyed it so much. I look forward to reading more books by this author!

Thank you to Random House Children’s | Delacorte Romance and NetGalley for the free review copy of Hearts Overboard! All opinions in my review are completely my own.