Someone Else's Ocean by Kate Stewart

Kate Stewart is a new-to-me author, and about ten minutes into reading her latest, Someone Else's Ocean, I knew that I was going to be obsessed.

This book is the kind that sucks you into it.

Gives you allllll the feels.

Makes you laugh, cry, cringe, smile, and completely fall in love yourself.

It's magic how Kate Stewart does all of that.

Pure magic. 

Here's the blurb from Amazon:

The first time I met Ian Kemp in the sparkling blue waters of St. Thomas, I was six years old and we shared a summer beneath the stars. The second time I met Ian Kemp, he was a shell of the boy I once knew. Turbulent and infuriating, he refused my friendship at every turn. Like me, he was a casualty of life’s cruelty, but we were planets apart. We’d both sought refuge on the island, hoping to find our anchor. Instead, we found each other and managed to reclaim our stars...until we both got swept away.



Koti lives on St. Thomas in her parents' beach house, after having left behind her high-stress world in New York. She has a very small circle of friends and a routine that keeps her afloat. 

Ian receives news that rocks his world and colors it with the kind of anger, hurt, and betrayal that sends him to his parents' house on St. Thomas... right next door to Koti. 

It's not insta-love. In fact, they butt heads at first. 

But then. 

A friendship grows into something more. And together, they have to figure out if it was just a fling or the kind of love that is worth what it takes to make it work. 

The story has great pacing, description, and humor. I felt like I was there with Koti and Ian, and I still kind of do, even after the fact. 

The characters of Koti and Ian are well-rounded and well-developed. Kate Stewart is great at showing us, through action and dialogue, what makes each character unique and real. 

I would be remiss if I didn't mention the steaminess of the sex scenes. Yowza. I'll leave it at that. 

As I am typing this, I feel bad because nothing I am capable of writing can convey how much I loved this book. How much I felt this book. How much I want to transport myself INTO this book. 

Just go read it. It's available on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. 

5/5 stars. LOVED IT.