Review: Crash Landing by Annie McQuaid
Thank you Avon and Harper Voyager for my copy! All thoughts are my own.
I get very excited to read debut authors and I was very excited, as a LOST lover, for this concept. Unfortunately, this book didn’t work for me. Overall, it felt underwritten and overwritten at the same time. Some of the writing didn’t feel natural and it made it difficult for me to get lost in the story. It’s a relatively easy read so hopefully it finds the right audience!
Synopsis:
“Piper Adams is completely, totally, one hundred percent over Wyatt, the former love of her life. At least, that’s what she tells herself. After he broke her heart, she stopped taking risks and focused instead on building a perfect—and perfectly safe—life. But bumping into Wyatt at the airport on the way to her best friend’s destination wedding wasn’t part of the plan. Neither was a canceled flight nor Wyatt’s offer of a ride on the tiny plane he’s flying to attend the same event. Desperate to make it on time, she accepts his offer, but things go from awkward to full-blown nightmare when their plane crashes in the Caribbean, stranding Piper on a deserted island with the last person she ever wanted to see again.
At first, rule-following Piper clashes with adventure-driven Wyatt, but as the days tick by, she can see the boy she once loved has grown into a man. A man who makes her laugh, knows his way around a fire, and is annoyingly hot shirtless. A man she could love again. As the chemistry still simmering between them boils over, Piper begins wishing Wyatt was more than just a survival partner. But for their love to survive a second chance, she’ll have to not only trust Wyatt again, but also learn to trust herself and find the courage to let go of her carefully curated life for the chance at something far greater—if they can survive the island long enough for rescue.” —NetGalley
What I Liked:
The Trope—I love second chance romance so much and I haven’t read one in quite some time.
The Dual TImeline—Second chance romance with a dual timeline is one of my weaknesses! I really liked how the author used the device in this novel.
What Didn’t Work for Me:
The Writing—It just felt clunky and unnatural.
Character’s Dialogue—It felt like they just kept having the same conversation over and over again without there being miscommunication, just a refusal to hear each other. I also found the execution of their initial break up kind of cruel, making it hard to redeem the characters.
Character Authenticity: 3/5 Spice Rating: 2/5 Overall Rating: 2.5/5
Content Warnings:
blood, plane crash, injury, hospitals