A review by jennywrennn
Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley

3.0

This was pretty good. I think for a light summer read, this is perfect to take to the beach and sit outside on a summer day.
I liked that the story revolved so much around books - although I wish stories like this wouldn't always focus on classics? I find when I read a book that's about books, or even just when a character has a favourite book they talk about, it's always a classic - Dickens or Bronte or Austen or Hemingway. It can get a little pretentious and a little unrealistic - however I will say that the focus wasn't TOTALLY on classics, and they even mention The Fault In Our Stars, so that was nice.
I loved the romance - Rachel and Henry were so sweet together - but the back and forth got a liiiiiittle tiresome. I mean, all romance has to have obstacles, but this dragged it out a little too long for my taste- it got to the point where I was like, 'Just explain to each other already! Enough with the misunderstandings and inability to talk about your feelings!' - BUT their sweet moments together were SO sweet that I can forgive that.
I loved the underlying plotlines

Spoiler

with the death of Rachel's brother and the sale of Henry's book store

- I thought these were well thought out and brought some more deepness to what could have otherwise been a very fluffy 2 star beach read - luckily it wasn't. 3.5 stars for me. I won't be putting this on my favourites shelf, but I might toss it in my bag on the way to the beach next summer again.