Content levels
Trigger warnings
Hero archetypes
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Themes
Synopsis
"Just hours after his wife and her entire family perish in the Christmas Eve tsunami in Brisbane, American expat and former police officer Frank Mercy goes out to join his volunteer rescue unit and pulls a little boy from a submerged car, saving the child's life with only seconds to spare. In that moment, Frank's own life is transformed. Not quite knowing why, Frank sidesteps the law, when, instead of turning Ian over to the Red Cross, he takes the boy home to the Midwestern farm where he grew up. Not long into their journey, Frank begins to believe that Ian has an extraordinary, impossible telepathic gift; but his only wish is to protect the deeply frightened child. As Frank struggles to start over, training horses as his father and grandfather did before him, he meets Claudia, a champion equestrian and someone with whom he can share his life and his fears for Ian. Both of them know that it will be impossible to keep Ian's gift a secret forever. Already, ominous coincidences have put Frank's police instincts on high alert, as strangers trespass the quiet life at the family farm"--Goodreads.com.
Is Two If by Sea appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
Parents should know this book deals with the aftermath of a tsunami that kills the protagonist's wife and many others, featuring grief and loss. A child with telepathic abilities becomes a target, creating suspenseful moments with trespassing strangers and potential danger.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include child harm, kidnapping, death of a loved one, mass death, and grief.
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to the mystery of Ian's telepathic gift and the suspenseful race to protect him from unknown threats.