Saving Wishes

Charlotte is a small town girl with a gift for photography and a wish to travel the world. In Pipers Cove, Australia there isn't much to do outside of school, surfing and stirring up trouble. Her reputation has long been ruined by her previous mistake of a relationship, and she can't wait to leave the bad memories behind. Until Adam shows up in town to visit family. This foreign boy with his American ways quickly wins Charlotte over, but is she about to make the same mistakes?

As much as this book advertises that it is about a small town in Australia, outside of the constant gossip this could have been any town, anywhere. There was nothing to make it stand out and say it was a small town, or that it took place in a certain country. There was no local culture worked in whatsoever. I approached this book with caution because it was labeled as a romance, but I was hoping to see something unique out of it since it was set in Australia. Boy was I let down. I could have forgiven the lack of an interesting setting if the story was well written, however it was severely lacking.

There isn't much that actually happens in the story. Sure Charlotte meets Adam who is a cute out of town French American, he's got an accent to swoon any girl, but the story sort of ends when they meet. It's instant attraction and supposedly destiny the two characters meet. There really isn't much conflict aside from Charlotte trying to avoid becoming the town's hot gossip for dating the new guy. I'm sure teens who are new to relationships might enjoy this, as Charlotte endures self-doubts that are common for one, but I can't see adults enjoying this story. I actually don't even have much else to say about the book due to its lack of plot. Not a series I will continue.