Avery Delacorte
wanted to be a swimmer from the time she was three. Now she's a
member of an elite swim team at a California college and on her way
home to Boston for Thanksgiving. Phil, the team captain, offers her a
ride, but Colin, one of the team's best swimmers, is in the car, and
she's trying to avoid him.
On the plane, Colin
moves his seat to sit beside her. She tries to sleep, but then the
worst happens. The flight is going down. Colin is calm, holding her
hand, and telling her she'll survive. The plane crashes in a freezing
mountain lake in the Rockies. The only survivors are Avery, Colin and
three small boys. They're alive, but rescue is uncertain and they
have to work together using all their skills to stay alive.
This is Avery's
story. The writing is very intense. When later in the book she
suffers from PTSD, you can feel the fear. It's riveting. The other
characters, Colin and Avery's boyfriend, Lee, are well drawn. I found
Colin a particularly sympathetic character.
The swimming scenes
are realistic. I have no background in competitive swimming, but
it seemed accurate. The survival scenes in the wilderness were well
done. It's hard to imagine how difficult it would be to survive a
plane crash and then end up in the middle of nowhere wondering
whether you would be rescued.
I recommend this
book. The plane crash and scenes in the wilderness are tense and
exciting, but the author also uses the events to push her characters,
particularly Avery, to grow. I enjoyed the book.
I received the book
from Dutton for this review.
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