Review: Surprisingly good
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2013
It's not a rock star story. It's not a Hollywood story. It's not a surfers story. It's definitely not a boring book about documentaries. It has rock stars, surfers, and California content. It's also got a beautiful, struggling college girl with some pain and good friends.Documentary is really, effing good! I feel for Kai and his quest for family and a music career on a path littered with misinterpreted good intentions. He's not quite a bad boy, surfing rockstar and that's what makes him so great. I completely understand why Dylan (the gorgeous college documentarian) fell in love with him.A bonus: this is a stand-alone novel, but the characters will appear in future novels.*Spoiler alert*I'm really, REALLY looking forward to A.J. Sand's next novel, which will focus on Erica's story, with Dylan, Kai, and their friends as minor characters. I'm including this in the review because much of Kai's issues have stemmed from a major incident (or a pattern of incidents that he suspects have happened) of sexual assault. I want to say that I like how the author has depicted the incident and how Kai supports his friend, but "like" is so not the right word. It's just that there are some really appropriate treatments of the fallout, and I'm looking forward to seeing how Dylan and her upcoming documentary project will be involved in bringing the issue to the public and how her role helps Kai's friend.