Uncharted by Tracey Garvis Graves Book Review
Book: Uncharted
Author: Tracey Garvis Graves
Sequel to: On the Island
Year of release: 2013
Note Spoilers featured throughout: especially if you haven't read the previous book.
Author: Tracey Garvis Graves
Sequel to: On the Island
Year of release: 2013
Note Spoilers featured throughout: especially if you haven't read the previous book.
Reading the sequel to On The Island by Tracey Garvis Graves was so gratifying. And I would say, so needed. It felt a big deal to check in with Anna and T.J. and see how they are, if they're happy and what life is for them now. When two people have a life-changing experience it does exactly that: changes your life and how you see the world. It alters them as people and as the reader, it's almost like I wanted to check they were ok. Moving in a positive direction rather than hindered in any way by their experience.
It doesn't occur with every book I read that I feel this kind of... connection(?) to the characters. But I guess that in On the Island you're with each of them throughout their trials and tribulations that naturally I'm going to root for them.
Similarly to On the Island, I have read this book a couple times before and it's always a comfort to read this story (and prone to taking me on an emotional rollercoaster). Especially since I didn't have to wait for this book to be written and could dive in straight away.
Unchartered follows business man Owen on his experience of the island before Anna and T.J. found themselves stranded there.
Blurb:
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When twenty-three-year-old dot-com millionaire Owen Sparks walked away from his charmed life, he had one goal in mind: get as far away as possible from the people who resented his success, or had their hand out for a piece of it. A remote uncharted island halfway around the world seemed like a perfectly logical place to get away from it all.Calia Reed wasn't part of Owen's plans. The beautiful British girl—on holiday in the Maldives with her brother, James—made Owen wonder if getting away from it all might be a lot more enjoyable with a carefree girl who didn't know anything about the life he left behind.
But Owen had no idea how much his carefully detailed plans would go awry. Nor did he realize that a decision he made would have such a catastrophic effect on two passengers who boarded a plane in Chicago.
And when Owen shows up at Anna and T.J.'s door with an incredible story to tell, everyone involved will learn just how much their lives are intertwined.
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If I was T.J. or Anna I too would want to return and look at the island with Owen's eyes. I'd want to feel in control and strong standing on the Island that once was a prison. I know for certain it would be 100% difficult like what T.J. experienced when he returned. At the same time, there's a kind of power that can be had in showing yourself the magnitude of the experience you dealt with.
It's nice to know what happened to the man that built the shack. I find Owen to be an intriguing character, feeling sorry for him at first and equally scared for him to be on the island.
His experience of Mick shone a light on how lovely a man he was. It made it even more saddening when you know Mick's future.
So we find out that the skeleton doesn't belong to the man that built the shack. However, the way in which the skeleton got there is heart-rendering. I remember the first time reading it, I was trying my hardest to figure out what the bad news for Anna and T.J. was, only to find that it wasn't just one sad thing but two.
It's also just very scary for something like that to happen when you're so far away from the help needed. Very sad but I feel as though James was honoured in the best way possible for Calia and Owen.
Heartbreaking to hear that because of one decision, Anna and T.J. were stuck and dying when they could've been saved. I thought the bad news from Owen was going to be that he had been on the plane that Anna and T.J. had missed. I wouldn't say the blame should be put on Owen for making the decision to not go back to the island when he had no idea what happened, but I can totally see how he would feel this burden. It's a tricky situation because of what they lost and what they faced on the island. But the best thing for them is that now they are safe, happy and healthy. Their dream of leaving came true.
As a final positive note to end on. I'm really pleased for Owen and Calia to have found each other. Both lonely having experienced so much and now they have each other. Plus a little girl that they are living a happy life with.
Very interesting, loved it as much as before and an overall brilliant book.
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As ever, thank you for reading. Again, I feel the need to reiterate that I hope to the universe that I don't experience the traumas of this story.Big love,
Buddy x
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