Thursday, December 5, 2024

Review: Natural Selection by Elin Hilderbrand





 About the Book


Genre
Fiction
 
Format
E-Book
 
Publisher
Amazon Original Stories
 
Release Date
September 1, 2024

Synopsis from Goodreads:

When her boyfriend bails at the last minute, a New York woman embarks on their couples’ cruise alone to find that maybe the person she was supposed to fall in love with was herself.

After a string of bad dates and no prospects, Sophia Othonos has finally hit the jackpot: an actual nice guy. When he suggests a romantic getaway, she’s sure they’re about to take the next step toward their future. A rustic cruise to the Galápagos Islands isn’t exactly her idea of a vacation, but Sophia is ready for anything…until her boyfriend has to cancel.

Now she’s all alone on a trip that was meant for two. Sophia finds herself at a crossroads about who she is, what she wants, and whether her relationship is really everything she thought. But if she’s going to suffer an identity crisis, at least she gets to do it amid the unexpected majesty of nature.

Eight days of wild, unobstructed beauty are enough to make anyone reevaluate their life. These islands are all about adapting to your surroundings—and change just might be what Sophia needs most of all.

My Review

Sophia and her boyfriend, JP, are about to start a romantic getaway trip on a cruise to the Galapagos Islands.  There will be no social media or any kind of interruptions.  Just the two of them.  Sophia is sure this is the start of their future together. Then, she gets thrown for a loop when JP gets a phone call and cannot make the trip.  He insists she go on without him. She doesn’t want to, but he’s insistent.   

Sophia isn’t quite sure what to do by herself on this trip, but she tries to make the best of it. She’s not even totally sure why JP had to leave, but she hopes to hear more details soon.  It does give her a chance to think about their relationship and what she wants from it. 

This is a quick read.   Interesting characters with a potentially interesting plot, but I thought there would be more to it.  This could easily have been a longer book, and I definitely wanted more.

 

Disclosure:  I borrowed this one from the Kindle Unlimited library.  I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own. 

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