Review: Thrilling Survival Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 25, 2013
After their tourist plane crashes, Abigail Mulholland and Mackenzie Steel struggle to survive in the middle of the Australian bush. She's lost her cheating husband in the crash; he's lost a gay lover he adored. Reading the first 10 or 15 pages of this book was a chore. I'm American, so I have no idea where Kakadu is or even the location the plane was departing from, so felt lost. I wanted to know what country, general geography, etc. Also, Abigail was about the most selfish jerk I've ever seen in a read and that and the locational chaos almost made me put the book done.Once the crash happened, the author really got in her groove. Wondering how they'd survive their predicament kept me reading. It was really fun to see a character who seemed to have no potential grow, although occasionally it bugged me how rarely Abi thought about her daughter, who at the outset seemed to be every bit as spoiled and bratty as Abi and would have no one to care for her. Once I got into the book, I found it hard to put it down. I felt like the author very skillfully crafted the release of important information about the characters and the difficulties they had to endure to survive.  I also enjoyed reading how they grew to love each other over time - they became best friends first, then lovers, it was so different from what I normally see in romance and it worked for me. I'm glad I stuck with the story - it was a great read.