Shark Assault: An Amazing Story of Survival

by Peter Jennings, Nicole Moore

The story of a brutal shark attack that cost a woman her arm and much of her leg, and her death-defying recovery.

Nicole Moore is a Canadian nurse who suffered two incredibly rare and lethal strikes by a bull shark in waist-deep water at a Mexican resort beach — attacks all the more brutal for bring so unlikely. Nicole lost 60 percent of her blood from deep bites on her arm and leg, and almost died. She was rushed to a Mexican hospital where she received questionable medical care that left her and her family confronting physical and mental anguish. Nicole was brought back to Canada and fought for her life in a Toronto hospital, enduring horrendous pain.

On the road to recovery after multiple amputations, Nicole decided to revisit the site of her attack, and decided she would become a source of inspiration for people in similar difficulties. And despite the trauma she has endured, today Nicole is an advocate for saving sharks from hunting and retribution killings.

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2015

About the author

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Reviews

[Fyn Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Having met and chatted with the author, I was impressed by his commitment to the story and to Nicole. The book is a fast and compelling read from start to finish. I highly recommend this inspirational true story.

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picked up this book while on a small vacation at the ocean. They were selling it in a cute shark themed gift shop. I've always found sharks interesting. Every year I would watch shark week and watch jaws.
Nichole is a survivor of a viscous shark attack while washing sad of her body at a resort in Cancun. She was attacked by a bull shark.
The resort next door saw the shark and told the guest to get out of the water. I find it interesting that all the resorts don't communicate with the rest of the resorts that share the same beach line.
Reading about her time in the hospital in Mexico was sad it seemed that the people running the place only cared about money and not saving a life. They talk about suing but it doesn't sound like they did.
The book gets a little repetitive going over the shark attack a few times. There is also some gruesome pics in the book as well but I skipped over those rather quickly. At the end of the book it includes the orginal blog post that she made of her stay in a Canadian hospital and a rehab center. What is in the blog just about covers things in the book that I kind of wonder if I should just stop reading those....but I did read them all anyways.
It was a good quick book.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing is an understatement. This book made me think about so many things. Canada's health care system vs. the world, taking a vacation and doing research ahead of time about local hospitals, how have we humans affected the ecosystem, you need to be your own medical advocate, and last but not least what a remarkable inspiring woman Nicole is for keeping her wits about her and remaining positive in extremely challenging times.
Sparked a great discussion with our book club and enjoyed reading this one....

[Wanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nicole’s story is one of strength and it shows well in the posts taken from her blog at the back of the book.

The 2 stars is for the author’s poor translation of that story to a book. It feels like you down and listened to a long rambling rant about bad Mexican hospitals. I think Nicole would have been better served to write this as a memoir herself.

[Mack DQ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book a lot more than I expected to. I loved the way he weaved conversation in the book making it feel like a well told story. One thing I didn’t like was the blog posts at the end. Kind of redundant. They should have either been weaved throughout or referenced again saying they could be read at (and then give the info).

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

An amazing, compelling story about an inspiring woman's journey.

[Debborah Donnelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having attended a book reading and discussion with the authors at the Fog Lit Festival in Saint John, NB, I was intrigued and anticipated a great read. I had the opportunity to speak to Nicole afterwards and she left a deep and positive impression on me. I really enjoyed this book. The easy to read text flowed with heart and motivation, and brought me to tears on a few occasions. I'm pleased that she has also taken steps (and not just personal physical ones) to guard our oceans and particularly sharks. This book is highly recommended.

[Suzanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It’s a fast and easy read. Nicole’s story from shark attack, through long road to recovery, is amazing. The attack and the procedures she had afterwards are fascinating to read. The incredible attitude and perseverance of Nicole, is the other must-read part of this true story.

[Mike Balsom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had a chance to meet the author, Peter Jennings, and the subject of the book, the very brave Nicole Moore, recently in Niagara on the Lake. Here is the story from TVCogeco: http://youtu.be/T_fO4WDVT6s