Float Plan

TW: death by suicide of heroine's fiancé (occurs before the book's events, but there are flashbacks)

I am not fully comfortable with this book and I'm struggling to put my finger on the reason. The best I can come up with is that I felt Ben was poorly served by the plot. I never got a strong sense of Anna's relationship with him, and although a story of moving past grief and taking a chance on a new relationship is a very worthy topic, it felt like Ben was increasingly portrayed as weak and damaged, while Keane was a little too perfect to seem real. I also didn't care for the fact that Anna noted several times that she was more attracted to Keane than she ever was to Ben, that he was more emotionally healthy than Ben, etc. Each relationship is different, and Ben didn't have to be seen in a less charitable light in order for Anna to move on.

The descriptions of the beautiful Caribbean islands that Anna encountered on her journey were enchanting, and I have to take it on faith that the sailing was accurately portrayed. Maybe I'm just overly sensitive, as a person who has dealt with depression for many years, but the bright and cheerful cover image should have been a warning sign that this book wouldn't work well for me.