This was a good book. As typical in a romance, the main characters are simply gorgeous. This one takes place in a post-apocalyptic America which has been ripped apart by natural disasters, especially tsunamis. Our heroine, Tsunami Blue, can predict when the next tsunami will hit and so many unscrupulous men wish to possess her to make use of her talent for their own power and profit. Gabriel washes up on her island and she saves his life only to find out that he belongs to one of the groups that wants to capture her. She is naturally drawn to him, questioning herself at every turn how she could find herself attracted to such a bad, dangerous man - the kind of man who killed her uncle. Through much action and many twists and turns, the two venture forward into this savage world of violence and natural disasters. This is a world and a book of absolutes - where the good guys are good and the bad guys are truly evil. You will root for the good guys becase the other option is unthinkable. There is a lot of creative blood and violence that added to the overall evil nature of the bad guys. Each had their own individual quirk - like Trace - who resorts to cannibalism except for the ears, never leaving a trace. Overall, I would give the book 3.5/5 stars. It was a fun read and a page turner, but with significantly more character development as well as a less black and white nature, the book could easily be raised to a 4 or 5 star book. I recommend to people who like their heroes clear cut and their bad guys evil. As a romance, it's a page turner, so if you like those, you'll like this as well. Really interesting premise. The world has been destroyed by massive Tsunamis. Land masses consist of small islands throughout the seas, which are overrun by despicable pirates called Runners. The world, as we know it, ceases to exist. Money means nothing, coffee is something to kill for. I enjoyed this take on dystopian fiction, I wish there was more about the world and how it has functioned and changed in the 20 years since the Tsunamis first started occurring. It is a wretched world and how horrible to think that people could so easily lose their humanity.Blue has a unique gift, or a curse. The seas speak to her. Sometimes they help her. Sometimes they hurt. Interesting, but I wish I learned more about this, especially why she was the chosen one. The "hero" is Gabriel Black, Blue's dark angel, her tough guy. He has a really interesting back story, something I wish was focused on more. Blue had a very tragic childhood, explained quite well throughout the book. She definitely has reasons for being angry, tough, and jaded. I would think that the things she experienced as a child, and the isolation as a young adult, would have made her a little insane. She did some crazy things, but I think we were supposed to see those as brave. She's definitely a touch chick that you wouldn't want to mess with.Which leads me to one of my problems with her character. She fell too hard and easy for Gabriel. She dropped her guard almost immediately with him, and in her world, that could have meant certain death. Throughout the book I wanted her to demand answers from him. She's too busy musing about his tanned body and his shiny black hair. She waits and we have to progress to the climax at the end to get some answers. This frustrated me. Why would she have not asked immediately things like, who are you, what do you want, how do you do that? Gabriel is still quite the enigma.Pretty much non-stop action, which was very good and vivid. The dialogue was pretty B-movie cliched, especially when it came to Blue acting tough. Blue says early on that her education has been in pop culture that she has read from surviving magazines. To hit this point home, there are many pop culture references, from MC Hammer to "A Kodak Moment." Some of these were a bit distracting and really wouldn't have made an impact, even from old magazines, on a child who was 5 years old in the year 2004. That's just me, but sometimes less is more. I would have preferred more from this new world than name dropping from "years ago". The epilogue was the standard romance book finale and didn't really wrap anything up or answer any remaining questions. This book was pretty sexual and very violent. Don't be fooled by the cover on this one, it is most definitely not YA. More towards UF because of the violence. In all, I liked this book. It was a fast read with a really unique premise and take on the dystopian world. Plotting and characterization weren't perfect, but it was a good read. 3.5 Stars.
What do You think about Tsunami Blue (2010)?
Very fun and engaging read, which made it hard to put down. Really enjoyed it!
—boey
I couldn't finish the book, Blue was just too obnoxious.
—Flora1998
Loved it. I think I read it 2 in a half times :)
—yash14
This was a fun read. a little adventurous.
—xSennie
