Review: Perfect Sumer Read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 13, 2012
Title: Emerald Isle (A Fascination Island Book)Author: Kate HindererDate of Release: July 16th, 2012Source: Author for honest review as part of a tour.Summary from Goodreads:To escape a bad break-up and fighting parents Audyn takes a job as a lifeguard at Fascination Island. The posh five-star resort lives up to its name in every way, including the strange rules the owner has about entering the water at night. Despite declaring it a boy-free summer, it isn't long before the shy, endearing Levi and the mysterious, tattooed Tristan begin vying for her attention. When Levi tries to push his advantage and Tristan comes to the rescue, Audyn realizes there is more to both these boys and the island they inhabit. Suddenly, she's forced to acknowledge a reality she'd never considered and to pick a side in the conflict that has been waging for decades.Review: So at first glimpse of the storyline I was a bit weary. I thought the main character would just be an overdramatic teenage girl that I couldn't relate to. I was wrong. While the first few pages were hard to get into, because they were building the intensity and conflict, about half way in things started to fly for me, or swim ;p! Kate Hinderer has created the perfect summer read for readers.Audyn is a new name for me, I love characters with original names as long as they aren't pretentious. This one worked for me. I really thought Audyn was going to have a boy free summer and was cruising along in the story and BAM not one but two boys. Levi fooled me I thought he was just this hesitant guy but than he had to go and, you know you should read the book to find out. Anyways enter Tristan who at this point even though he was Audyn's hero I was fooled once with Levi and I was a bit weary of falling in love with him.With the title of the book and summary I had a guess already of what paranormal creature was going to enter the picture. Audyn handled the revelation quite well considering and I loved her for it. She had to grow as a character to be able to handle both sides of a world she was never meant to be a part of. Enter the fact that she still has responsibilities and a job with weird rules and the intensity spikes. If your looking for something new and a bit different to read grab Emerald Isle!