Review: A Fun Romp on the Seas
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2014
Love on the Lido Deck is a light romance set mostly on a cruise ship and centered around Keira Graham, a Type A event planner who has taken a position on a chef themed outing of a cruise ship. Keira’s family and best friend Alex come along, setting the scene for a warm hearted comedy that is dependent on knowing Keira’s past and her personality. Keira was always in control, even back in college when she was the computer lab monitor, and on the cruise ship she unexpectedly encounters someone from her college days who may be able to shake her world where others have failed.  This is the second novel in which Keira appears. In Barbara Oliverio’s previous book, Alex (Keira’s best friend) was the central character, and I am really enjoying how the author builds on their established friendship and the friends’ interplay and dialogue is as much a highlight of Love on the Lido Deck as the ship board romance between Keira and her mystery man. Both books also revolve around food, and this one has the recipes brought up in the book listed at the end – a delightful touch. Also delightful were the cruise details. Oliverio captured the international flavor of cruise ships, and it was great to have a fun New Zealander pop up as one of the crew. Love on the Lido Deck will appeal to most romance readers, but also anyone daydreaming about cruising away.