The Big Break

An okay read. I loved the Big Island of Hawaii setting. I liked hero Kai and thought his being a champion Big Wave Surfer who's now afraid to get back on his surfboard after he suffered through a trauma in a tsunami a year ago, was pretty interesting. Heroine Jun's young son, Po, was adorable. But Jun was just too annoying and grated on my nerves as the book progressed. She was too stubborn with her "my way or no way" attitude and was unreasonable. Her 4-year-old son, Po, was also traumatized during the tsunami and was still trying to move on from it, but whenever someone tried to help Po, Jun would get angry with them because she wanted to be the only one to help Po. She seemed to care more about her pride than what was best for her show more son. I also got tired of the way she ran hot and cold with Kai. The book had an interesting premise, but I just never warmed up to Jun. show less