Sink or Swim (Beach Kingdom, #3)

by Tessa Bailey

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3.5 stars
Sink or Swim is the final book in the Beach Kingdom series and the angst is HIGH. Andrew is, by far, the most serious and dedicated brother and he has forgone his own happiness for years. He has spent his life cleaning up his father's messes and pining for Jiya, his best friend. Jiya waits for a long time for Andrew to make the move, but it never happens and she realizes she has to move on with her life.

As I mentioned, so much angst you guys. Andrew is one seriously tortured guy. He is consumed with Jiya but won't do a thing about it. He won't say anything. I wanted to reach into the book and choke him. I understood he felt that he couldn't risk Jiya being in danger from whatever BS his dad had pulled or being afraid she wouldn't love him back. Dude, grow some balls!! I was really annoyed. However, Andrew is also really good with the devotion and swoon.

He and Jiya had a nightly ritual of talking to each other from their bedroom windows. At the end of each conversation, he would ask "Is there anything I can do for you?" and it totally gave me Princess Bride vibes which I loved. Andrew is very devoted to Jiya and there are some seriously swoonworthy moments.

Sink or Swim started off angsty and I wasn't sure I was gonna stick with it. By the end, I was glad I did because Jiya and Andrew's story was tender, beautiful and hot AF!