Review: In Review: Full Steam Ahead (Sea Swept #1) by Valerie Chase
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 1, 2014
Full Steam Ahead was a fun and easy, sexy new adult contemporary romance. Set on a cruise ship, this book is the perfect winter getaway. I really enjoyed every minute of it.Georgia was a complicated character who was hiding a lot of secrets. It took some time for those to come fully to light, but once they did, I understood why she was keeping things from her friends. Up until that point, I was a little put off by the fact that she wouldn't confide in anyone. I appreciate a strong female character, but sometimes you just need to suck it up and ask for help from your friends. Through it all, however, Georgia was likable and relatable. Sometimes I have a difficult time understanding sorority girls because I never was one, but I didn't have that problem with her. Jace is the perfect super sexy, swoony alpha male character. He has quite a reputation, but there was definitely much more to him than met the eye. I loved that he continually called her on her crap and wouldn't let her push him away.Georgia and Nate were thrown together as a result of her breakup with a jerk, her financial situation (which no one really knows about) and, I'm going to say, fate. They had immediate chemistry, despite how Georgia tried to shut him out. He wouldn't let her. They were a believable couple – or fling, if you wanna call it that. But, more than just sexy fun times, he was there for her in a way that no other person really was.If you like your new adult romances sweet and steamy with strong, relatable heroines, super swoony guys and a bit of secrets and mystery, you have to pick this one up. It was the perfect thing to help me beat away the winter doldrums, but it would also make a great warm-weather beach read.I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.