Review: Changes in Latitudes by Jen Malone
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Author: Jen Malone
Published July 25th 2017 by HarperTeen
Goodreads Synopsis
All Cassie wants is to get some solid ground under her feet following the shock of her parents’ divorce. So when she learns of her mom’s plans to take Cassie and her brother, Drew, on a four-month sailing trip from Oregon to Mexico, she’s stunned. There is absolutely nothing solid about the Pacific Ocean.
Cassie is furious. And nervous. It’s been hard enough keeping Drew sheltered from what Cassie knows about her mother’s role in breaking their family apart, but living in such close quarters threatens to push her anger past its tipping point.
Enter Jonah, a whip-smart deckhand who’s as gorgeous as he is flirtatious. Cassie tries to keep him at a distance, but the more time they spend together—wandering San Francisco, riding beachside roller coasters, and exploring the California coastline—the harder it is to fight the attraction.
Cassie wants to let herself go, but her parents’ split has left her feeling adrift in a sea of questions she can’t even begin to answer. Can she forgive her mom? Will home ever feel the same? Should she take a chance on Jonah? With life’s unpredictable tides working against her, Cassie must decide whether to swim against them…or dive right in.
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I remember that I had really enjoyed Malone's previous book, Wanderlost, so when this one was announced, I decided to order a copy and give it a go. In Changes in Latitudes, Cassie is reeling after her parents split, and when her mam announces that she, Cassie, and younger brother, Drew, would be embarking on a four month voyage from Oregon to Mexico to help transport a boat, she can think of nothing worse. She blames her mam for the divorce, and being in close, confined quarters, sounds like a nightmare, but she has to deal with it. While on the journey, they are joined by Jonah and his uncle, and the more time Cassie spends with Jonah, the more their attraction goes, and he might just manage to make the next few months tolerable.
I did enjoy this book, but it was nothing really special. I read it over 2 years ago, and it took me two weeks to get through, and I honestly can't remember that much about it. I know that Cassie annoyed me at first, but then she grew on me as she grew as a character; her and Jonah were cute; and I liked her relationship with her brother; but other than that, it hasn't stuck with me, and has sort of merged with other contemporary books that are fun at the time, but not a book that would be on my favourites list.
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3 Stars
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