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On the Island
On the Island: A Novel | Tracey Garvis Graves
Two people stranded on an island struggle to surviveand slowly fall in lovein the runaway New York Times bestseller from the author of the forthcoming novel COVET.Anna Emerson is a thirty-year-old English teacher desperately in need of adventure. Worn down by the cold Chicago winters and a relationship thats going nowhere, she jumps at the chance to spend the summer on a tropical island tutoring sixteen-year-old T.J.T.J. Callahan has no desire to go anywhere. His cancer is in remission and he wants to get back to his normal life. But his parents are insisting he spend the summer in the Maldives catching up on all the school he missed last year.Anna and T.J. board a private plane headed to the Callahans summer home, and as they fly over the Maldives twelve hundred islands, the unthinkable happens. Their plane crashes in shark-infested waters. They make it to shore, but soon discover that theyre stranded on an uninhabited island.At first, their only thought is survival. But as the days turn to weeks, and then months, the castaways encounter plenty of other obstacles, including violent tropical storms, the many dangers lurking in the sea, and the possibility that T.J.s cancer could return. As T.J. celebrates yet another birthday on the island, Anna begins to wonder if the biggest challenge of all might be living with a boy who is gradually becoming a man.
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#HauntedShelf #HexesAndCrows @Catsandbooks
#31by31 Readathon #ScarathlonAtoZ @Texreader

This is a reread for me. I read it when it was originally published in 2011. It's such a great story, and the characters were authentic. Loved it just as much as the first time. It's a fabulous love story with all the feels. You can't help falling in love with TJ and Anna. 5⭐️

Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻🧡 3w
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#WhereAreYouMonday @Cupcake12

The Maldives 🇲🇻

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#AboutABook @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#SetOnIsland

Read this book twice. Loved the story and the characters.

willaful So good! Did you know there was a follow-up? 3mo
Eggs Perfect 🤩 3mo
TheSpineView @willaful Yes, I have read all the books by this author. 3mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 😍 3mo
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Eggs Perfect 🤩 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This looks like an Elin Hilderbrand cover 🏖️ 8mo
TheSpineView @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks It kind of does. I hadn't thought about that. 8mo
Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 8mo
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Movie: The Terminal

Klou Brilliant! 2y
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sprainedbrain
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I started this after work today and just finished at 1 am. It‘s a little cringey in places and the ending is almost too picture-perfect, but the writing is not bad, I really liked the main characters, and I LOVED the whole lost on a deserted island plot. I quite literally didn‘t want to put this down once I started.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TheSpineView I loved this book too! 2y
sprainedbrain @TheSpineView did you read this one as well? I couldn‘t resist and started it tonight! 2y
TheSpineView @sprainedbrain Yes. I liked it too but not as much as the first. 2y
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Eggs Beautiful 😍 2y
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SanjanaGhosh
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Not the Maldives beach romance you would want! 😛

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#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

💝 Dear Santa was from Misty @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks BTW, I didn't get to it and about 6 others last Christmas. So I am saving it for Christmas 2022 #WinterGames
💝 A Wrinkle In Time to LJ, one of the young girls at the barn who is also a reader.
💝 Tagged

Want to play? @wanderinglynn @DarkMina @Come-read-with-me @merelybookish @Gissy

wanderinglynn Thanks for the tag! 😘 3y
Eggs 💖Wrinkle in Time🥰 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
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5⭐
Its one of those incredibly written books that you never want to put down where you are immersed in the story & connected to the characters right from the beginning.
Another thing that you should know is that TJ‘s cancer does not come back. This not a story about that. I‘ve heard some people say that that held them back from wanting to read this book so I‘d like to dispel that worry here. This is a beautiful love story with a very happy ending!

TheSpineView I loved this book! She has a new book that just came out that I haven't had time to read. 3y
damselsgotballs @TheSpineView It was my first book by this author and I'm definitely looking forward to reading her other works as well! 3y
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I bought this as a cheapie kindle download when on offer after being recommended to read on goodreads after the idea of you , I read it on the beach last month , November and it was the perfect sexy summer read , no waffle , no boring bits just a brilliant easy read page tuner.

TheSpineView I love this author. She has a new book out I have not read yet. 3y
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Ebook on sale today and it works for the #Maldives #readingasia2021 so I grabbed it. It looks good too. @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Butterfinger I need a Maldives. Thanks. 3y
BarbaraBB Thanks for sharing. It‘s one of the most difficult countries to find books for. 3y
Librarybelle Thanks for posting! 3y
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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Prompt: Castaway

Klou Perfect! 3y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🏝📚 🌊 4y
TheKidUpstairs ❤😍 4y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I wish I were there 🏖 4y
TheKidUpstairs Beautiful. I feel warmer just looking at that cover! 4y
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#ThoughtfulThursday @MoonWitch94

☀️ Cleaned my desk off. No stacks... nothing! It was so liberating!
☀️ Dock of the Bay

Want to play? @wanderinglynn @EadieB @LibrarianRyan @BarbaraTheBibliophage

MoonWitch94 Good song choice! No stacks?!?! Impressive! 🌞 4y
wanderinglynn Thanks for the tag 😘 (edited) 4y
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Klou Sounds good!!! 4y
TheSpineView @Klou It is a good book. 4y
Klou @TheSpineView I'm glad you liked it. 4y
Reecaspieces Loved this book! 4y
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TerriGreen
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Toes in the sand and a book in my hand. 🏝This book surprised me. I was not expecting a deserted island story from that cover. I enjoyed the relationship between the survivors with a 14 year age difference. A lovely beach read, just don‘t read it on a plane! Book 58 4⭐️

Tracyantoon Love that cover! I think I‘m going to try to read this one soon too if I can get it from the library still. 4y
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Oeguitan
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I absolutely loved this book. The pacing was perfect and loved the two different points of view. It definitely could be considered taboo, but how it was done, I would not consider taboo at all. A good, easy, romance read.

Feenbraut This sounds like a straight and reversed version of ‚Call me by your name‘. I am intrigued... 5y
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Loric
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A bookclub selection that surprisingly generated some decent discussion. Anna and TJ survive a plane crash and find themselves stranded on an uninhabited island. The caveat is that 30 year old Anna is a teacher who was hired to tutor 16 year old TJ. I didn‘t love the romance that somewhat toed the line of taboo, despite understanding how it could happen (TJ was 19 when it began). Don‘t let the cover mislead you, this wasn‘t a Club-Med romance

TheSpineView I liked this book. Surprisingly since I wouldn't normally read but a friend recommended. 5y
Loric @TheSpineView me too! 5y
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LibraryCin
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I really liked this. The chapters alternated between Anna and T.J., which was a bit confusing at first (even though the start of the chapter tells you whose POV it is), but it didn‘t take long before I was ok with it. It was a fast read – read in one day. Short chapters. I could say more, but there are just too many spoilery things – beware of other reviews, as many do include what I would consider to be spoilers

TheSpineView I loved this book too. Great beach read! 5y
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La_Cori
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📖 On the Island
📽 The Blue Lagoon
🎼 La Isla Bonita by Madonna
(🎶Last night I dreamt of San Pedro..🎶)

And now I want to go to a tropical island!!!! 😎
#ManicMonday @JoScho

JoScho Thanks for playing 💙🏝💙 5y
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#WanderingJune @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB
#Let'sGetLost

This story is about two people who are stranded on an island in The Maldives after their plane crashes. They are very lost.

Cinfhen I like the stranded scenario when it‘s done right 5y
TheSpineView @Cinfhen Yeap!😊 5y
Cinfhen Ha!! 5y
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On the Island @traceygarvisgraves @penguinbooks This sounds really good. My first book of @traceygarvisgraves Definitely a read to get you in the mood for Summer. ☀️🍓🍷 Instagram at castrojeannette

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BookishGirl06
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I kind of liked it but I also expected a different ending for some reason. I‘m happy that everyone got a happy ending but I wonder if it‘s realistic.

Mamashep My book club was convinced to read this one and we were all so creeped out by the relationship. 6y
BookishGirl06 @Mamashep I honestly thought the same thing. I was expecting them to move on at the end and find new people 6y
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Library hold that just came through, so I‘ll be reading this alongside another book.

TheSpineView I loved this book! 6y
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@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

When I think of a beach, I almost always recall this book. I have read it three times and I am not normally a romance reader. This story has a lot going for it.

keys_on_fire Just goes to show that a good story surpasses genres! 6y
TheSpineView @keys_on_fire So true!😊 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙💙💙 6y
vkois88 The pics are beautiful, and it sounds like a good one 6y
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Alfrazier21
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Ok so this wasn‘t a super serious read and to be fair it wasn‘t the most well written book I have ever read BUT for some reason I couldn‘t put it down. I read it mostly in one sitting because I HAD to know what happened to Anna and TJ. While I think everything was wrapped up almost too nicely, in the end I still actually really enjoyed the book. This romance(?)/survival story would make a great summer read.

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I‘m really enjoying this read.

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LaraReads
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Most true romance novels have bad covers, but I actually really thought this was a #badcovergoodbook. I felt the traumatic event was portrayed realistically and the romance lovely & believable. A sweet palate cleanser! #aprilbookshowers

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Kat_Reads
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I LOVED this book! Yeah it wasn't the most serious, but it was fun and I really cared about what happened to the characters

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Well I'm heading to bed, so this is my final time. I'm pretty happy with what I accomplished for my first #24in48 and I can't wait for the next one!

Bookzombie You did great! 👏🏻 8y
CherylDeFranceschi 👏🏻👏🏻 8y
TheresaGivan Yay! Great job. That's a heck of a lot of reading time. ☺ 8y
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Dragon 👍🐉 8y
shanebeth woohoo! ⭐️ 👏🏻 8y
Eyelit Nice job! 8y
DebinHawaii Awesome! A great amount of reading time! 🎉📚👍 8y
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La_Cori
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#ReadJanuary DAY 6 - #DreamingOfAWarmerClimate 💖🌞🌴
@RealLifeReading
in this really cold day of january I wish I was on a desert island in the middle of the Indian Ocean..

⭐⭐⭐ the twist at the end, how they have been rescued, is the only thing I didn't see it coming.. I'm not a huge fan of romance, but this is a good novel.

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Asiahlincoln
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Don't let the cover fool you. It's good!

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symonebooks
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There were some cute moments, but its a book I quickly forgot after completing it. It lacked complexity and I thought the book could have done with more research. It was a quick, light read.

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LaraReads
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"I will always keep my promises to you, Anna."
A lovely, gripping, and romantic desert island story.

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