Review: Love Love Loved It!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2013
Suggestion: It's better if you don't read the premises. Just go in blind! You'll enjoy the story more that way.On The Island is one of the best contemporaries I've read to date, which is funny because when it came out, I had no interest in reading it. I wasn't a fan of the age difference between the characters and at that time, I genuinely wasn't interested in reading about some cougar romance. Yeah, those are pretty harsh words but that's how I saw it as. After giving in few months later, I discover how wrong I was. Oh. My. God! That book was brilliant! The fear and anticipation of what was going to happen next with TJ and Anna was what made On The Island a thrilling read. The reason behind this paragraph, if you haven't catch on already, is that On The Island should either be on you read list or to-be-read list because it shouldn't missed by anyone!Now on to the Uncharted review. I had no clue who Owen Sparks was to begin with, but if you've read On The Island then you may notice that his name did pop up in the end. My memory doesn't hold on to little things but I was so surprised when his identity was revealed. He is bones! Owen Sparks is the person whose bones TJ and Anna found in the cave on that deserved island. Clearly he's alive, so the mystery in Uncharted was to figure out whose bones they were. And Owen knows the answer to that because he was the one who buried that person. On top of that, Owen has been harboring guilt over one of the decisions he made the day TJ and Anna went missing and that's the main reason why he came to their doorsteps 11 years later, to explain his side and possibly ask for forgiveness.Uncharted is short story but it gives the impression of a full fledged book. Tracey Garves Graves did an outstanding job with the construction of the story. I loved that besides the whole castaway theme and adventures, there was a very well balanced and beautiful romance in it. I don't want to go too much into detail because I've already uncovered enough about Uncharted , but I will say that Owen and Calia's romance reminded me of TJ and Anna, simply because every emotion between them felt so natural and right, and you couldn't help but fall in love with them. All in all, Uncharted was a hit in my book and I highly recommend everyone who loved On The Island to buy this novella ASAP. It is Must Read! Plus, my favorite part was that along with Owen's story, we got an update on TJ & Anna and their little munchkins. They were super adorable.