When Mike Dormer heads out from London to a small seaside town in Australia to kick-start a hotel development, he expects just another deal. But Silver Bay is not just any seaside town, and the inhabitants of the eccentric ramshackle Silver Bay Hotel - the enigmatic skipper Liza McCullen, her ten-year-old daughter, and her legendary shark-catching aunt Kathleen, as well as the crews of the local whale-watching boats - swiftly begin to temper his own shark-like tendencies. He is left wondering who really has the greater right to the bay's waters. As the development begins to take on a momentum of its own, and the effect on the whales that migrate past the bay begins to reveal itself, Mike's and Liza's worlds collide, with dramatic results. New, unforeseen hazards emerge to confront both the creatures and the McCullen women. How close can you get, before you end up destroying what you love?
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
An easy, breezy summer read. I wasn't too invested in the characters, and that's ok. The plot was a little predictable, but not in an annoying way--the mystery just wasn't much of a mystery for me. I still enjoyed it. I liked the female characters for the most part, particularly the townspeople. The male characters all felt flat to me. (view spoiler)[I liked the elements of environmental concern and that we sort of learned about (those ghost nets, YIKES), but I didn't have lots of compassion for the main male character. His actions felt shallow--there wasn't enough exploration of why he fell out of love/was never in love with his wife and into love with Liza. I would have liked a little more background--he felt like a sociopath with no motivation, ha. I would have loved a little more about his relationship with his sister, and friends, if he had any. And did we have to turn Vanessa into a terrible person at the end? I would have liked the story a little more if she was left alone. But, it was still an enjoyable read! (hide spoiler)]
If you're looking for something to read at the airport, this would do the trick. If you're looking for your next favorite book, I'd say this probably isn't going to be it.
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