“Award-winning director Clover Phillips is riding high when
she encounters Kit Foley; a surfer and snowboarder as well-known for
controversy as he is for winning championships.
Involved in an accident that had devastating
consequences for a bitter rival, Kit has never spoken about what really
happened that day. Determined to find out the truth, Clover heads to the snowy
wilderness of the Austrian Alps, sharing a romantic winter wonderland with a
man who can’t stand her.
But as she delves deeper, Clover finds herself
both drawn to Kit, and even more convinced he’s hiding something. Is Kit Foley
really as cold as he seems?”
I have read many of Karen Swan’s books before and always
loved them – this one is based around the snowboarding and surfing world,
neither of which appeal to me if I’m completely honest, however…! Karen obviously
does so much research on her subject and sets about creating a story that you
want to read even if the sport doesn’t usually interest you. I learnt a whole
new vocabulary about half pipes and jumps!
This book did not disappoint! There were gorgeous descriptions
of the snowy landscape of Austria as film maker Clover sets out to make a documentary
about one time surfer Kit and the conflict he had with fellow sportsman Cory who
was the victim of a terrible, lifechanging accident.
The plot was well thought out with many twists and turns, and
the characters were strong and convincing. There were a few occasions when
Clover would do something or act in a certain way and I didn’t think it was believable
but this is
a work of fiction afterall, and therefore the characters can do what they want,
even if I don’t approve!!
For me personally it could have been a shorter book, it felt like I was
reading a lot about the waiting around that the film crew did, but I know that
it was all integral to the plot and that we needed to read that to understand
the frustrations they felt – however, it did feel like there was a lot of it!
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