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A review by kittypaws9
High Tide by R.L. Stine
2.0
Full review at By Flashlight — a YA book blog
Beach lifeguard Adam has been having a rough time after he killed his girlfriend last summer. He just can’t seem to shake the guilt. Roommate Ian, new girlfriend Leslie and a shrink named Dr. Thall are all trying to help him forget and move on.
“High Tide” is actually told from the point of view of a male lifeguard. The POV changes between two guys, but only at the beginning. It was odd that this device is just dropped in the middle of the book. The boys are NEVER described in the book. The only thing we have to go on is the cover. While we don’t get to know how hot the boys are, the girlfriends are so cleverly described: Mitzi — “Long blond hair, legs that went on forever, and a smile that almost knocked me out of my chair; Leslie — “She’s smart and good-looking, with dark brown hair and serious gray eyes;” and Alyce — “a major babe.”
Altogether it was OK. Girls were kind of in the background. Yes, they made the boys do crazy stuff, but other than that, there wasn’t really a point to them. Oh yeah, they were good for one thing — drowning.
Beach lifeguard Adam has been having a rough time after he killed his girlfriend last summer. He just can’t seem to shake the guilt. Roommate Ian, new girlfriend Leslie and a shrink named Dr. Thall are all trying to help him forget and move on.
“High Tide” is actually told from the point of view of a male lifeguard. The POV changes between two guys, but only at the beginning. It was odd that this device is just dropped in the middle of the book. The boys are NEVER described in the book. The only thing we have to go on is the cover. While we don’t get to know how hot the boys are, the girlfriends are so cleverly described: Mitzi — “Long blond hair, legs that went on forever, and a smile that almost knocked me out of my chair; Leslie — “She’s smart and good-looking, with dark brown hair and serious gray eyes;” and Alyce — “a major babe.”
Altogether it was OK. Girls were kind of in the background. Yes, they made the boys do crazy stuff, but other than that, there wasn’t really a point to them. Oh yeah, they were good for one thing — drowning.