Something in this Sail by James Patterson I would change is the relationship between Dr. Catharine and Jake Dunn. In the beginning of the story we learn that the two had an affair but that they felt bad an ended it. The reason that they had it in the first place was that the two were together after her late husband was caught cheating on her and realized that they enjoyed each other more than they knew. They didn’t pick up where they left off due to the fact that Jake ran off to do business on boats to try and stay away from Catharine so he wouldn’t accidently do something he was not allowed to do.
During the boating accident the two try to suppress the feelings because this trip was about the Dr. and her children bonding and getting to know each other once again. They also don’t act on their feelings because of the fact that Dr. Catharine is now remarried and even though things are tough, so wants to work it out. Things might have been different if she would have known her new husband was at home plotting her and her family’s death and enjoying the services of a well paid whore.
I believe that the two should have been together not only because of the attraction they felt for each other but for the sake of the family as well. Though it may have caused some confusion at first I think it would have been for the best in the end. While on board the five learned to function as a family, the younger boy begins to lean on Jake as a father. He helps both the older children through difficult battles and makes the gap between Catharine and the children lessen.
Overall the two being together would have been a plus on the whole family had Jake not died in the end. So the second thing I would change is to keep Jake alive. Not only keep him alive but change the whole ending of the book and make the ending a happy ending instead.
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