This was a quick read, one i was actually enjoying... should rephrase that, i actually really enjoyed my time. I could feel the emotions when the author was describing the thing that happened to Anna's fiancé and the way she was coping with the grief. Then meeting this other man along the way is kinda cute too but the furry friend she makes is so adorable.

While I thought this would be a nice, light read, I did find it heavy at times. Dealing with loss and grief and uncertainty about the future, our main character goes on this voyage but finds that she needs help sailing so hires a man who soon becomes her new love interest. While lots of guilt about moving on after losing her fiance, this is a story that pulls at the heart strings and you just want Anna to find happiness again.

I loved this so much that I had to read it twice. What a delightful, yet full of feeling book. Anna has lost her fiance and takes his boat that they both planned on sailing. It was his plan but she's going with it, alone. Nearly everyone she knows is furious with her and she doesn't know how to feel either, but is hoping this will bring some of the grief to a close. She wants to follow her husband's footsteps but other than that she doesn't have a plan.

She realizes the plan is crazy almost from the beginning but has pride and doesn't stop. This is the type of book that will make you scream at it if you're not careful! I fell in love with her spunk, but also felt like grieving with her. The the anger arrived. Her fiance committed suicide and she hadn't been able to really feel that seep in yet. But with all the time on the water, she was finally able to.

It is romance but for me, I was happy that she waited a bit to get into bed with anyone. Although there is a moment where I understood her grief and anger, and frustration, all wrapped into an angry burrito. What else is a girl supposed to do but take it out on an unsuspecting, cutey of the opposite sex?

Then she meets Keane. I felt like the book really flew from this moment on. And it was fabulous from the beginning, but Keane adds something to her life. It all makes sense when he shows up. He doesn't push and neither does she and I really liked the story that way. Also, Keane has a prosthetic and is aboard a boat. The way this was weaved throughout the story was lovely.

I've been on boats my entire life, and what both of these people are going through was so lovely knowing that the story was written for the ocean.

This one was okay. I mostly just felt underwhelmed while reading it. I did like the MMC, but I didn't really love the FMC. There was almost zero reasoning for why she did what she did, and then the MMC just happens to find her at just the right time to save the day. It was just somewhat predictable, and unrealistic. I also really did not enjoy how the author portrayed suicide. It did not feel very genuine, and felt like the author cheapened the experience of loved ones dying by suicide a bit.

I did finish it though, so it wasn't awful. I did enjoy the parts of the story about healing, grief and loss, and learning to love again. Overall it was a light-hearted read, and i wouldn't recommend it to everyone, but I would recommend it to some people, especially if they just want to read a light-hearted rom-com and be entertained for a few hours.

This was such a satisfying, enduring read! This book starts out really heavy but I loved it from the very beginning. The author has a way of showing how difficult grief can be but there is always hope. I really enjoyed this.

Content warning for suicide on this one.

I really enjoyed this story and loved the characters. There was one plot point that I thought would cause more issues than it did, but it didn’t alter my enjoyment at all.

Anna is real, full of grief and doubts and flaws. She is ready to give up one moment and determined to keep going in another. I really liked her and understood every action she took.

I adored Keane as well. He was also real and flawed, but truly a good man. He has his own set of fears and traumas, but continues to push on when many would have given up.

The adventures they have while sailing and the people they meet along the way round out a super sweet love story. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series!

Disclaimer: I received a DRC of this book through Net Galley on behalf of the publisher for review consideration. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is a perfect fit for readers who enjoy hopeful and emotional stories about overcoming loss, self-discovery, and new beginnings, with a romantic twist, and are looking for a medium-paced and uplifting read that will transport them to the Caribbean.

This was a great read. Anna's journey through grief and delayed coming of age as she discovers her capacity to sail convincing, and Keane is the swoon-worthy damaged hero we all need, right? If I had to point out a flaw in the book, it would be that Keane is almost *too* perfect, and that's a "flaw" I'm more than willing to endure in a romantic adventure across the seas.

Float Plan needs to be made into a movie! It's a really great story about a second chance at love. This is a great emotional romance. If you enjoy reading romance with a great setting, this is a book for you. I would recommend it to all romance readers.

I’m not sure how I feel about this one still. I liked it while I was reading it but I found it very forgettable. I did really like the characters and the story line.

Thank you so much NetGalley for the arc!

This was a really interesting read. Not your normal happy go romance! I have never ever read a book that takes place on a sail boat and I found that to be really intriguing! Queenie was a delight! But if we could stop doing a third act break up that would be great.... especially since there was literally only 40 pages left...

This was a great summer read! Idk why it took me so long to get to this one. It did not disappoint! This book filled me with such emotions! I felt like I was right alongside Anna experiencing everything with her! That is great writing!

This was a cute quick and fun read that made my trip memorable! Trish Doller will definitely be on my go to list from now on! Thank you NetGalley for the read!

Anna and Ben were to sail off in his boat and get married in a far away land. Anna was a fun-loving girl and Ben suffered from mental illness. When Ben makes it so that they cannot go through with their plans, Anna decides to take the route alone using the chart that Ben mapped out. Along the way, Anna learns about herself, and what it takes to heal, as well as finding out who one truly is. A great read with a strong female protagonist. This story is about goals, love, healing, and finding home again. Thank you to Ms. Doller, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley, for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I’ve found the books I’ve bought because of rave reviews from bloggers (even though they haven’t been wildly popular) are the best books for me to read. I get why they had the amazing reviews. This was one of those books. People loved it and so did I.

This is very much a book centred upon grief and the never ending feel it has to it. You don’t want to ‘get over’ your loss but you also wonder if you will ever not feel the weight of it around you with no way of knowing if you want it gone because does that mean you don’t miss the person you lost anymore? Anna was very much stuck so her impulsive decision to go on the sailing trip she was meant to be on her with her fiancé was a little reckless. What a story it made though! I am ready to buy a boat and go sailing around the Caribbean and I live miles away from it and can’t drive a car let alone sail a boat.

Trish Doller has always been amazing at writing complex characters and creating a story you feel fully immersed in and that’s no different here. I felt like I was sailing with Anna and Keane and I adored it. I am so glad she moved to writing adult books because her YA novels are some of my absolute favourites and so I’m glad I now get to accumulate even more favourite books.

A suicide note, a boat, a struggle to survive for those left behind, a promise and a plan to sail.

Can love be found a second time around when life throws you a curveball?

I picked this book up expecting it to be an easy breezy romance, but it isn't necessarily that. It does have romance in it but it is mainly about grief and dealing with it while letting go of the past.

Anna is a 25 year old waitress whose fiancé recently passed away by suicide and she is still reeling from that loss. To move on with her life, she decides to follow his sailing adventure plan that he had chalked down for the two of them and sets sail to the Caribbean islands. But on her first stop, she realises that she can't do this alone, and help arrives in the form of a very handsome Keane Sullivan.

I really enjoyed the travel aspect of the book and loved visiting each place with these guys. Keane was really sweet, supportive, and understanding, while also dealing with demons of his own. I also enjoyed the character arc that we saw with Anna.

My qualm is with the book being sold to me as a romance when I didn't get any romance till the halfway point. And it took even longer for something to happen between them after that.
Also, I'm sorry but, I couldn't buy the bit of romance that I eventually got.

I would love to read more from this author though because I did enjoy her writing style.

Truthfully, I DNF'd this book the first time I dove into it, mostly because my head wasn't in the right space--but I'm really glad I came back to it, as this was a delightful read. It's a beautifully written story about dealing with grief and was much more serious than romances typically get, with some lighthearted scenes that balance it all very nicely. The relationship and romance between Anna and Keane felt believable and heartwarming, and it's overall quite a good story about growth, adventure, and learning to embrace a new future after loss.

Thought this book would start out heavy with the grief and then move on to some lightness and hope and romance. But the heavy feeling kept up for much longer in the story, and that wasn't really what I was looking for in this tale - I was hoping for some lightness and feelings and a renewed surge to live (especially based on that uplifting cover), but it turned out to be rather a downer of a story feeling-wise

A good contemporary romance of starting over in life. Anna’s journey of finding herself and starting a new life is inspiring and exciting. There are many stages of grief shown throughout this story and with a romantic addition that gives a happy ending is always nice.