Reviewed by Louisa
TITLE: Out of the Ocean 
AUTHOR: Lynn Michaels
PUBLISHER: Rubicon Ficton
LENGTH: 104 pages
RELEASE DATE: March 15th 2018
BLURB:
Shipwrecked, fighting for their lives, and finding unexpected love…
Cal Bigsby spent his life working the fishing boats and ignoring who he really is and what he needs to be happy.
Prescott ‘Scott’ Vandenburton is being primed to take over Daddy’s company, but he craves a life of his own. His only escape is sailing his yacht.
When a freak storm hits, both are forced to think about life from a whole new perspective.
REVIEW:
Out of the Ocean is a good length novella that tells the story of Cal, a 50 year old fisherman and Scott a rich boy who are shipwrecked by the same storm on two different boats. They find each other in the middle of the ocean and pool their resources to survive.
I didn’t connect with the shipwreck. It didn’t feel sad or scary. But once they were in their life boats I started to feel the desperation. Once they are together it is instant attraction between the two. There is no slow burn here. They meet and they are in lust and then love. With a steady diet of raw fish and not much water would leave you feeling pretty gross, but somehow these two manage some rimming and making out. I was a little bit undecided about how I felt about the sexual interaction on the life raft. On one hand fearing for your life makes you want to reaffirm life. But no teeth cleaning, no personal hygiene and a general feeling of dehydration makes me think you wouldn’t be up for much fun.
Once they are rescued, I enjoyed the plot line. It moves well. There is very little angst in this book. It moves along well and was a good enjoyable read. Not very complex as story lines go. But overall it was a good story and I was glad that Cal and Scott found each other.
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