The Title Wave

Title: The Title Wave
Author: Chautona Havig
Series: Suamalie Islands, book 3
Major Themes: Pacific Islands, Bookstores
Synopsis: Henri has a problem with all the women around wanting him to marry them—when he reconnects with Ezra, his best friend who happened to be a girl when they were in their teens, he wonders if she can help him manage this problem.

Chautona Havig has done it again. This is the funniest book I have read in a while. The Title Wave, of course, is a play on words, since it is the name of a boat turned into a bookstore. What fun!

Ezra (you’ll have to read the story to find out why a woman is named Ezra) is rather miffed with her old friend, Henri. He has been back from his training in Australia for four months and has not come to see her!

Henri has problems at his home. All the women on the island of the islands are flocking to his holistic mental health clinic to pour out their troubles to him, and he is feeling overwhelmed. Maybe he should start handing out copies of his book right and left. He rushes down to Ezra’s floating bookstore to order copies, and while there he gets an idea. Maybe she can help him ward off all the ladies.

The months that follow prove to be some of the most exasperating and exciting in Ezra’s life. Exactly what kind of relationship does Henri want to have with her? Can she get her business out of the red into the black? And how can she survive the upcoming wedding in which her father will marry a woman practically Ezra’s own age?

As I said, this book is funny. Ezra’s soliloquy about how if Dad uses an expression, it’s probably not in general use anymore; the time Henri was laughing at his own stupidity; the time he left his phone on, leading to total mortification; the hilariously stupid poem he wrote.… I also loved the word that Ezra made up. There was not nearly as much substance in The Title Wave as in many of Chautona Havig’s books. Rather, it’s more of a fluffy romance. However, as far as romance goes, this is my favorite kind. I really enjoyed it, and I’m hoping for another visit to the Suamalie Islands again sometime.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author, and these are my honest thoughts about it.

No warnings!

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