The High Dive
by Chelsea Fagan
The High Dive by Chelsea Fagan
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Book Description:
Alexandra Onassis hates only two things: austerity politics and Danial Azad. As the only scholarship kids of their elite group at Columbia University, their heated dynamic was scorched forever by one fateful, awful night just before graduation. And in the ten years since, Alex and Danial have been on radically different paths: she crafts social media campaigns for an ultra-progressive political party; he’s a rising star at a notoriously savage private equity firm.
But when two of their college friends decide to tie the knot in the Mediterranean – and to host their old crew on a ten-day chartered yacht trip beforehand – Alex must finally face Danial, and the sobering reality that she’s now the only middle-class outcast in this ultra-wealthy crew. When her ideals start to clash with her most intimate desires, Alex must learn to swim in emotional waters that are as unfamiliar as they are undeniable
My Take:
I received a digital copy of this book from Orsay Press and NetGally. I voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Never really found its footing in the story arc.
Going in, I was expecting an easy beach read with a fun story of rich people behaving [subjectively] badly. I was right that it was quick and easy, but there really was not much more of a payoff. There were SEVERAL stories that were set up which could have provided a world of character development and side stories – but not a single one materialized. Even the two main storylines never got their big climax or payoff. Two significantly pivotal scenes just fizzled out and left me wanting MUCH more.
Very little character development of the lead character.
I expected this to be a soft enemies/former-friends to lovers story. Strictly speaking, it was, but there was nothing satisfying about it. Our female main character (FMC) spent the entire time feeling sorry for herself and that she’s not ultra-rich like her college friends. She assumes throughout the entire book that her friends look down on her. There isn’t anything in the story that conveys that they actually think like this, but the author never gave us more to this whiney storyline. The FMC is whiney, a snot, and fairly judgmental toward people she “calls” her friends. While the former-friends to lovers story does come together, the ultimate culmination of their story is really unsatisfying and a little confusing in the way that it’s written.
The Final Verdict
My rating: 3 stars
Would I recommend? Meh
A quick and easy pool or beach read, but not much more.
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