Book Review: The Girl from the Sea by Shalini Boland
Publisher: Adrenalin Books
Mia James is found on a beach with no memory of who she is.
She doesn’t even recognize her own face in the mirror. I can’t imagine what
that would be like. After seeing her face on the news her boyfriend comes
forward to claim her. Mia starts to piece together her life and doesn’t like
some of the things she finds.
Her perfect boyfriend isn’t as perfect as he acts. He makes
her uncomfortable but she obviously can’t remember why. She’s incredibly
wealthy but has family members that hate her and are only kind to her to get
more money out of her. Mia remembers that she likes to go rowing and reconnects
with Jack, an instructor at her rowing club. He’s the only person not
pressuring her to remember her life and that comforts her. Is this a good thing
or a bad thing?
As pieces of her life are revealed Mia begins to doubt that
she wants to know the facts. Is it better off to remember your imperfect life
or would you take the chance to start over from scratch?
The pacing of this book was perfect. Not too fast, but not
too slow as to drag. The characters are not flawless by any means but this
makes them seem more real. You can really relate to them if not personality
than in the reasons for their actions.
I don’t reveal spoilers in my reviews but I was pleasantly
surprised and a little disturbed by the ending. I definitely recommend that you
give it a try.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in return for
an honest review.
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