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Riptides (2000)

by Steph Campbell(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 2

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review 1: The Good:*Enzo. He's just so awesome! He's a sweet, caring guy who just wants a real, grown-up relationship.*The supporting characters. They are all here: Deo, Whit, Cohen, Maren, Adam, Gen, Cece, Lydia, Grandpa Beckett, Rocko, Marigold (love her!), Ryan and Hattie (still don't like her). We get to see Cohen and Maren's wedding and catch up with almost everyone.*Sunday dinner at the Rodriguez house. That chapter made me LOL, it was so great!The Bad:*Jess. Didn't really warm up to her, and then when she drops the bombshell (at about the 75% mark), I totally hated her!*I hated the way Enzo kept making excuses for Jess, even after he found out the truth. It was in no way his fault, and it didn't make me feel any sympathy toward Jess.*There wasn't any closure to the Enzo/Jess ... morestory. I get that this is supposed to be a spin off to a new series (and after reading the first chapter at the end I am totally in!), but I would rather have had the story been a catching up of the Rodriguez/Becketts, and having Enzo needing a fresh start to find himself.If you are a fan of the series, definitely read this for the supporting characters (and to get to know Enzo), not for the "romance".
review 2: There’s one too many surfing for love analogies in this one… except as I consider the title and the series this novella is part of, perhaps I shouldn’t be too surprised or be as annoyed as I am. Except I am annoyed… bail out this and something tree that plus that distinctly uncomfortable comparison of something else to blowing one’s load? Gah… that was so not what I wanted to be reading!What I did like: The full circle thing going for some of the old characters. More on how it’s the guy who’s being mushy and feeling like he’s missing out on something. What a refreshing turn around in that was. I know I’m going to read the books I’ve skipped… because how they end up here, I am curious to see how they started. less

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