aislinggrey's review against another edition
2.0
To be fair this was published 30 years ago but far out - racist and belittling to women, I only finished it because I was so far in. Usually I love a good mills & boon for the trash factor but this was absurd - one line weirdly sexualised the beachwear of small children and at another point the male protagonist seemed to be so repulsed by the female that he was about to throw up????? Weird read.
sarah1984's review against another edition
4.0
I love Elizabeth Lowell!! This was great fun to read, especially as it was a tribute to The Great Barrier Reef and Australians of the 80s. In my head, I had images of the male supporting characters wondering around in terry towelling hats, short "stubbies" shorts and thongs (just like my dad and grandads did in those days). Everyone except the two leads talked like Crocodile Dundee tragics. Despite these colloquial clichés (maybe they weren't exactly clichés when she wrote the book), it was a good plot and an easy read (I managed it in about 6 hours at the beach house). I love that her publishers are re-releasing her oldest books for newer readers.
sevenacrebooks's review against another edition
3.0
It was ok-steamy scenes and a beautiful setting. Not much in the way of plot or dialogue.
alyp01's review
3.0
This was okay. I felt really bad for Mandy for what she went through and the lasting effects it had. She needed counseling, especially when she can't even take a bath because her PTSD is so bad. Then she was tricked into a trip and forced on a plane without her consent. Then Damon was a super jerk to her. Even if he didn't know why she was afraid, he had no right to act like her fears weren't valid. I didn't really like him, he kept hurting her. I was glad to see Mandy start to overcome her fears and be happy.
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