{"id":27052,"date":"2021-03-02T08:08:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T13:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27052"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:57:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:57:34","slug":"review-float-plan-by-trish-dollar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/02\/review-float-plan-by-trish-dollar\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Float Plan by Trish Dollar"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27052\" data-postid=\"27052\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27052 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/float-plan-trish-doller-scaled.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Float Plan by Trish Dollar\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Float Plan by Trish Dollar\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">After a reminder goes off for the Caribbean sailing trip Anna was supposed to take with her fianc\u00e9, she impulsively goes to sea in the sailboat he left her, intending to complete the voyage alone.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">But after a treacherous night\u2019s sail, she realizes she can\u2019t do it by herself and hires Keane, a professional sailor, to help. Much like Anna, Keane is struggling with a very different future than the one he had planned. As romance rises with the tide, they discover that it\u2019s never too late to chart a new course.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg?resize=146%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Mar 2, 2021<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Warm<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Macmillan<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0St. Martin&#8217;s Press<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Anna<\/strong> has been holding onto grief and pain for the last year since her fianc\u00e9 committed suicide. She decides to go on a trip that they had plan to take together. She set out on their sailboat but realizes that she needs a bit of help. She hires a sailor who has his own set of issues to deal with. As they spend more time together, they realize they can help each other.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Honestly, I had thought this book would turn into an emotional downer. I braced myself for it but I was pleasantly surprised at how the author handled the subject matter. The story starts off on a heavier note which lately I have been trying to stay away from. Suicide is just never an easy subject to discuss and when the main character is wallowing in it initially it makes it more difficult.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the beginning, Anna is a wreck. She is just going through all the motions of life. When she starts her journey, she is so raw and torn with pain. She gets herself into a little situation and ultimately our hero, <strong>Keane<\/strong>, helps her out and that is the very start of their friendship. Anna is embarrassed that her companion on this trip has seen her at her low but it helps to break the ice.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love how the author capture\u2019s Keane\u2019s disability and explains his story. His ability to let down his guard and figure out a new path in life is truly heartwarming. The story is a romance but it is a story of personal growth, courage and taking chances on life. By the end, readers will have enjoyed the growth of Anna and Keane.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The only thing truly stopping me from loving this book is that the author rushed the romance at the end. The bulk of the book is a very slow burn romance and the ending quickly wraps up their romance which is odd since it just began. I also wanted more steam from the couple. It is a clean romance.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, I look forward to other books by this author.<\/p><p><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3q42zBj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/float-plan\/id1510590359?itsct=books_toolbox&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_float_plan&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/float-plan-trish-doller\/1136846486?ean=9781250767950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/float-plan-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Trish_Doller_Float_Plan?id=Y-XfDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a reminder goes off for the Caribbean sailing trip Anna was supposed to take with her fianc\u00e9, she impulsively goes to sea in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,50,59],"tags":[148,217,230,420],"class_list":["post-27052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","category-samantha","category-st-martins-press","tag-3-5-stars","tag-contemporary-romance","tag-death-loss","tag-romance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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Much like Anna, Keane is struggling with a very different future than the one he had planned. As romance rises with the tide, they discover that it\u2019s never too late to chart a new course.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Mar 2, 2021<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Warm<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Macmillan<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0St. Martin's Press<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Anna<\/strong> has been holding onto grief and pain for the last year since her fianc\u00e9 committed suicide. She decides to go on a trip that they had plan to take together. She set out on their sailboat but realizes that she needs a bit of help. She hires a sailor who has his own set of issues to deal with. As they spend more time together, they realize they can help each other.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Honestly, I had thought this book would turn into an emotional downer. I braced myself for it but I was pleasantly surprised at how the author handled the subject matter. The story starts off on a heavier note which lately I have been trying to stay away from. Suicide is just never an easy subject to discuss and when the main character is wallowing in it initially it makes it more difficult.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the beginning, Anna is a wreck. She is just going through all the motions of life. When she starts her journey, she is so raw and torn with pain. She gets herself into a little situation and ultimately our hero, <strong>Keane<\/strong>, helps her out and that is the very start of their friendship. Anna is embarrassed that her companion on this trip has seen her at her low but it helps to break the ice.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love how the author capture\u2019s Keane\u2019s disability and explains his story. His ability to let down his guard and figure out a new path in life is truly heartwarming. The story is a romance but it is a story of personal growth, courage and taking chances on life. By the end, readers will have enjoyed the growth of Anna and Keane.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The only thing truly stopping me from loving this book is that the author rushed the romance at the end. The bulk of the book is a very slow burn romance and the ending quickly wraps up their romance which is odd since it just began. I also wanted more steam from the couple. It is a clean romance.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, I look forward to other books by this author.<\/p><p><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3q42zBj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/float-plan\/id1510590359?itsct=books_toolbox&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_float_plan&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/float-plan-trish-doller\/1136846486?ean=9781250767950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/float-plan-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Trish_Doller_Float_Plan?id=Y-XfDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}