**SPOILERS BELOW**
While Floating still suffers from poor flow, grammar issues, and endless, unnecessary inner dialogue (so, so, so much), I’ll admit that Arrow was slightly less of a douche than Declan in Burnt (book 1).
That said, the formula is nearly identical: best friends fall in love, get torn apart, reunite years later, and—of course—the FMC ends up raising and loving the other woman’s child. Insert drama, rinse, repeat. The only difference? Instead of a crazy baby mama, we get an evil twin… oh wait, she’s both.
To Arrow’s credit, he didn’t set out to hurt Ronnie. He left town to escape an abusive home life, then ghosted her for four years because he was too in love to handle hearing her voice. A weak excuse—especially considering how many women he slept with during that time. When he finally returns for her 18th birthday, they reconnect and fall in love… and then his evil twin pretty much SA’s him in a vulnerable, intoxicated state. He never would have willingly betrayed Ronnie, but by the time he realizes what happened, it’s too late—she sees him, runs off, and disappears for eight years. And of course, when she resurfaces, she unknowingly works for his MC’s tattoo shop.
One thing I did appreciate? Arrow took accountability. Unlike Declan, he owned his mistakes and felt real guilt. That said, he only looked for Ronnie for about 18 months before giving up (insert shrug). Also, for all the unnecessary details this book throws at us, the actual incident with the twin is glossed over—a huge miss.
Then comes the final drama bomb: the evil twin returns with Arrow’s secret son. Cue more chaos—Ronnie donates a kidney to the kid, the twin vanishes, Ronnie leaves again, and when she comes back… everything is magically fine. No real resolution, just a forced HEA.
The ending was anticlimactic. While Arrow was marginally better than Declan, the recycled storyline, unnecessary drama, and rushed conclusion made this book just as frustrating as the first. These men hurt the women they "love" for the dumbest reasons, make terrible choices, and all you can do is watch the train wreck in slow motion.