We complained the next morning, they said the ship was full and could be moved, so we requested to leave the ship at the first opportunity this was also not able to be done. Sometimes you must just put the tail between your legs and admit that other people were right, even if it is hard thing to do.

Octavia is sure that it's going to change when he gets a new job - because he will get a new job eventually, right? What if she had stayed together with her first love, Xavi, on the island where she spent many of her summers? I thoroughly enjoyed The Island Escape, and found I was rooting for both characters, and for their happiness.On this island-hopping adventure, you’ll discover an array of animals and plants, often found nowhere else on Earth, from Madagascar to the remote Svalbard archipelago, from tiny Skomer Island in Wales to the verdant Galapagos Islands. And let me tell you right here, right now, that "The Island Escape" has totally lived up to my expectations.

For me, The Island Escape completely surpassed Kerry’s first book, I loved it even more than I imagined I would. The whole thing is a low budget action-horror-sci-fi film, featuring some middle brow acting, decent practical effects, and- what seems like- a pretty straight forward storyline (at least at first). The further I was into the story, the more I knew how it's going to end, but nevertheless, my waiting was diversified with a fast pace and thousand of twists and turns, so it in no way spoiled my reading or bothered me. I really couldn't believe in some things he had the courage to do, and I couldn't believe that Roberta still closed her eyes and for the sake of - what? A police report was filed against the owner of Utansjöverkets hamn by Härnösand Municipality, claiming the facility was missing ISPS classification.

I wanted to know absolutely everything about Roberta and her circumstances, including her husband Scott who, let's be real, was a bit of an idiot (so much more than a bit of an idiot).

They were best friends and were really "there" for each other through thick and thin (and there was a lot of thin). Roberta feels she’s come to the end of her marriage whereas Octavia presents the image of a perfect marriage with 3 children. Best friends Octavia and Roberta are both in unhappy marriages and so when Roberta’s marriage ends, Octavia starts to get ever restless.The same can be said for the effects, various gruesome-looking corpses and some serviceable makeup for the creatures. She is feeling frustrated in her present-day life with a safe, predictable marriage to Jonathan, a fulltime job and three children to look after. Neither Roberta or Octavia are too perfect either, which makes them all the more well-rounded and *real*. Married to safe, reliable Jonathan, her life now consists of packed lunches, school runs and more loads of dirty washing than she ever thought possible. Her best friend since school, Roberta, is just getting out of her marriage to domineering Scott and beginning to fulfill some of the dreams she has had on hold for some time.

The bond that the two women shared went way back and only intensified the feeling that there'd never been two friends like Roberta and Octavia before. It is also about love in its different forms - be it passionate and romantic or safe and steady, love between family and friends, first love and new love and how that feels.

Octavia on the other hand, appears to have the perfect marriage even though no one expected that rebel of a girl to settle so early and give birth to three kids. The differences between them are noticeable; but they overcome these differences to become best friends. Roberta eventually dabbles her toe in the shark-infested waters of internet dating and meets the lovely Jake. I would say The Island Escape is the perfect summer read, the perfect beach read… but don’t expect it to last more than one sitting. We had an issue with the room we booked as it wasn't available, but they gave us a villa for the trouble.