Romance & Relationship in this book

[Clorinda Donovan]

The lack of romance is terrible because it always helps personalize a story. Besides, I suspect the author meant for a more romantic setting.

I think so too. Otherwise why would this be in romance genre if author didn't feel like it represent it enough?!

Yep. Maybe the author doesn't like to describe romantic situations!?

[AntonelaMaria]

I think what raised our expectation is the word, 'honeymoon' within the title of book. Upon seeing how Tom and Kelly's relationship are, we got dispirited. When the book is categorised as romance, we're expecting to see more of romance than anything else.

My thoughts exactly!

[AntonelaMaria]

The lack of romance is terrible because it always helps personalize a story. Besides, I suspect the author meant for a more romantic setting.

I think so too. Otherwise why would this be in romance genre if author didn't feel like it represent it enough?!

Yep. Maybe the author doesn't like to describe romantic situations!?

Or overall romantic feel of the book? Is not there.

[Gathoni1991]

We can safely say the book was not a romance novel, rather a book of a certain genre with a sprinkle of romance.

[djr6090]

I think what raised our expectation is the word, 'honeymoon' within the title of book. Upon seeing how Tom and Kelly's relationship are, we got dispirited. When the book is categorised as romance, we're expecting to see more of romance than anything else.

So right you are. If one should not judge a book by its cover, maybe a choice based in title raises some unrealistic expectations.

[Connie Otwani]

I agree. The book only hints at romance. I think it should be categorized in the Sci-fi genre. It was however an action packed fun read. I like the relationship between Cynthia and her team.

[winecellarlibrary]

The lack of romance is terrible because it always helps personalize a story. Besides, I suspect the author meant for a more romantic setting.

I agree! It's unfortunate that the romance she envisioned for them did not shine through in the story.

[Nuel Ukah]

How do you feel about romance and relationships in this book? Would you categorize this book as a romance novel? What relationship was the most interesting one?

I wouldn't put this book in a romance genre. Maybe suspense/action. There was hardly any romance in it. Except for Kelly and Tom being married, and the possible relationship between Sharon and Steve. Speaking of Tom and Kelly's marriage I didn't feel the connection between them. I did love the relationship Kelly had with her brother Mike. I think that was my favorite relationship in the book.

This book is not a romance book, so I don't expect any romance scene.

[Zeix]

I haven't read the book yet but from all your discussions it seems the book didn't have romance or had little

[mensah2]

It seems you're asking us to define what constitute romance. I don't think the dept of a relationship can be the bases to disqualify a book as romance. Though the connection between Tom and Kelly isn't strong, the book contains some elements of romance and can be classified as such.

[AntonelaMaria]

It seems you're asking us to define what constitute romance. I don't think the dept of a relationship can be the bases to disqualify a book as romance. Though the connection between Tom and Kelly isn't strong, the book contains some elements of romance and can be classified as such.

I don't know what gave you that impression? I wasn't trying to ask for a definition of romance. That is such a deeper conversation. It is a simple question about the genre of this book.

[Blindjew]

This book was less the 'passionate' romance and more the 'safe' romance in which the romanticism lies in its story. A campy whimsy that plays out like an action romance film where the key features are existing couples or budding couples drawn into extraordinary circumstances and less so about the fire stoking between the characters. It's a 'safe' sort of romance that has less suspense (save at the beginning, that was decently suspenseful) and more slice of extraordinary lives among couples and potential couples.

[Clorinda Donovan]

The lack of romance is terrible because it always helps personalize a story. Besides, I suspect the author meant for a more romantic setting.

I agree! It's unfortunate that the romance she envisioned for them did not shine through in the story.

Yep.

[AntonelaMaria]

This book was less the 'passionate' romance and more the 'safe' romance in which the romanticism lies in its story. A campy whimsy that plays out like an action romance film where the key features are existing couples or budding couples drawn into extraordinary circumstances and less so about the fire stoking between the characters. It's a 'safe' sort of romance that has less suspense (save at the beginning, that was decently suspenseful) and more slice of extraordinary lives among couples and potential couples.

I get what you are saying but I still didn't feel conncetion whatsoever between Kelly and Tom. Would you call it a romance book no matter what kind of relationship is portrayed in it?

[Prisallen]

I agree that I didn't really sense the chemistry between Kelly and Tom, and I think classifying it as action and suspense would be a better fit.