Title: Meet You in The Waves
Series: South Coast Book 1
Author: Aria Brennan
Publisher:
Pages: 290
Formats: Reviewed on eBook
Rating: 3/5 Stars
Acknowledgment: Thanks to Gay Romance Reviews for providing an ARC
This is a hard book to read because even a week after finishing it, I don’t know what to think.
While I do my best not to be disrespectful to authors- after all it’s a process to write and it would be very hard to poor your heart, sweat and tears into your art- I am unsure as to the authors background and this for me plays into my enjoyment of the novel.
Meet You in the Waves is a story that is allegedly written by an Australian author and allegedly set in Australia; the reason I use so many allegedlies is because while I can grasp the concept of using fake towns etc, what I can’t understand is using the real name of a town (in this case real world Esperance which is in Western Australia and is known for whales and surfing, is transplanted to New South Wales in an area that is known for farming!), while also making the book full of Americanisms.
The writing itself is ok as is the story, but when an Australian author decides to use American spellings instead of British spellings (which is their prerogative), it seems an odd choice because it heavily impacts the ability to try to capture the unique way that us Australians speak- in fact for me it was very jarring.
The novel itself is of little angst and Ajay was a delightful character as was Nick, I loved both these fools.
If I was to recommend this book, it is worthy more of a borrow then it is of a purchase