I had the honor of having the authors come to my school and talk to me and my fellow classmates. At that time I hadn't read STR yet so it really meant nothing to me. As soon as I picked up the book I fell in love. I couldn't put the book down. I personally enjoyed the map of the bay because I could picture some of the locations. I recommend for anyone over 10 or so. It's full of mystery, suspense, humor, and of course a little romance. Way to go Jay and John! I can't wait for book 2 This was a cute book, but boy did it take me a long time to read. I liked Jake, Tommy, and Darcy and all the parts Jake was out with the Captain were descriptive and intriguing. But there comes a point where you can only take so much quahogging. It just became really tedious after a while to read scene after scene of Jake quahogging. That was my one major complaint about the book. Too much quahogging, not enough character moments. I thought it was really sweet that the name of the pub Jake's mom owned was called "The Riptide." I feel like that was a cute little nod to Percy Jackson. (John Rocco is the illustrator of the official art for the Percy Jackson series.) I was kind of mad at Jake's mom for letting her son do all this illegal nonsense. I get that she's busy and stressed, but geez woman, keep a watch on your poor, overworked 14 year old son. Her crappy parenting really got to me. It didn't seem all that believable that a mom would be this clueless. I feel like Rocco wanted me to feel sorry for her but it was really hard to. This was a fun book, not my favorite, but a good summer read nonetheless. Too bad it took me so long to get through it that it was no longer summer by the time I was done!
What do You think about Swim That Rock (2014)?
Husband Sculptor Mike really liked this one, so the four stars are his for now. Will start it soon.
—shannie26
