The first 80% was perfect. Witty banter, hot chemistry, and great assembly of characters. I was really enjoying myself until we hit the last four fifths of the book. That’s when shit went from 0 to 100 real quick.

There was a shitload of problems I won't further indulge in but there were two things that had irked my soul and pretty much ruined my near perfect reading experience.

First our home girl KT who I absolutely absolutely loved (at the beginning) was making all these plans to spend time with Ben and his daughters during school holidays to better built the relationship and damn near admitting she had feelings for him, did not nor would have seen their relationship as exclusive and getting all pissy when called out on her bullshit. Plus she had the audacity to say it's not an issue at that time since she didn't plan on sailing until a few months out had me grinding my teeth in frustration. Like girl, say what now? You claimed that you don't have any desire to see anyone else and that you don't sleep around which pretty much contradicts everything that was said from the get-go. So you're just gonna hoe it up in your spare time while sailing the seas while Ben stays put and is expected to remain faithful? Yeah no I wasn't feeling that. Sure I understand her ideals due to her upbringing but bitch please. You're an adult and it's common fucking sense

Second pet peeve. Kat and Ben literally knew each for barely one month before he decided to reroute his entire life *cue the eyeroll* by moving his family (himself and three young daughters under the age of fourteen) from a thirty-eight-hundred-square-foot house with a yard and a pool to a five-hundred-square-foot boat to be with her after experiencing the instant love feels. What the actual fuck? No. No. No! Who the fuck does that? It makes absolutely no sense. It's mind-boggling that he would come to that decision after barely knowing her for one month. Let me say that again. One month. It was too unrealistic for my taste and it just didn’t sit right with me. In all honestly if it was just him I would have given him some leeway but he decided to bring along his daughters. I just fucking can’t.

I'm seriously just blown away by the strong start of this novel to then see it diminish in an instant. Ugh. This could've been a four star read if everything after the 80% mark didn't happen. I'm utterly saddened this took a turn for the worse but as the saying goes, you win some you lose some.

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This is the second in the Wildfire Lake series - KT is a free spirit who has spent most of her life on the seas, Ben a responsible widowed doctor with 3 little girls. Skye Jordan always writes such realistic characters, and puts an effort into researching details, such as the medical terms and procedures. I found the ending and the epilogue were completely unexpected, but were perfect! I loved it! I'm looking forward to reading Chloe's story next. ( )

Going Under by Skye Jordan
Wildfire Like #2

Perfect story for me today. Ticked all the boxes by being a feel-good story that put a smile on my face while also steaming up my glasses. Really enjoyed this book!

What I liked:
* KT ”Kat” Rivers: a marine engineer able to fix just about anything. She has a dream to sail the world and a plan to do so soon.
* Dr. Ben Lathan: ER physician, single parent to three young daughters. His focus is on being a good father.
* The way KT and Ben meet and the chemistry between them.
* Ben’s daughters: Violet, Poppy, and Jazz
* Chloe: one of KT’s best friends – seems wise and definitely worthy of having her own HEA story written
* Laiyla and Leo: didn’t hear much about them but as friends of KT’s am sure their story in book one of the series was good, too.
* Jaime: a character that caused a bit of trouble but definitely a good friend to KT
* The relationship between KT and the girls
* All of it really

What I didn’t like:
* Can’t say there was anything that I disliked…it was a great story.

Did I like this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Definitely

Thank you to NetGalley and Cygnet Books for the ARC ~ This is my honest review.

5 Stars ( )