Paradise Island: A Sam and Colby Story

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Sam gave her a thumbs-up. He’d heard about the flood she mentioned but didn’t know about the damaged roads to the north. Good thing they’d be staying on the eastern side of the island.

When they arrived at the car rental center, they watched a beat-up Toyota pull up. Is this supposed to look like this? Sam asked the employee holding a clipboard. Take this Am I Sam Or Colby Quiz to find out if you are Sam or Colby. We update the quiz regularly and it’s the most accurate among the other quizzes. Alex betraying the boys? So interesting! This was one of the few things that made sense in terms of them being drugged. But then when he was betrayed when Pauahi (who’s name was misspelled a few different times in the book) escaped? Ugh, amazing. We love instant karma like that. What are we waiting for? Let’s see Kauai, baby! Colby climbed into the passenger seat, as two older men standing on the curb shot him unamused looks. Colby tended to have this effect on people. The story begins as Sam and Colby embark on what was supposed to be a relaxing vacation in Kauai with their childhood friends. Eager to take a break from their usual paranormal investigations, they expect nothing more than sun, surf, and good times. However, their plans take a dark turn when Trey, an old acquaintance, insists on a visit to the legendary Na Pali Coast and the infamous Belle Estate.HOLY CRAP! This book is amazing! I read it all in one sitting & then had trouble falling asleep after. The characterization of all four of the boys is a bit 2D. Sam’s logical and wants to keep the peace, Colby’s emotional and more of a wildcard, Nate’s focused on his schoolwork and flexing his vocabulary, and Alex? Well, I couldn’t get a good read on Alex until he sells out SNC at the end of the novel and even then, he didn’t feel so much like his own character, more like someone just present to further the plot. Honestly, I read it bc I'm a huge Gaby Triana/Gabrielle Keyes fan. As someone almost old enough to be Sam or Colby's mom had I made different decisions in HS (and had the pool of potentials not been little Eminem wannabes) I was skeptical about how "bro"-y this book would be. Does this guy have a personal vendetta against us? Sam lowered his window. Hey there, sir, have we done something to upset you? After a few miles blasting the playlist Alex had curated specially for this trip, Sam noticed headlights about a half mile behind him. They crept closer, illuminating Sam’s blue eyes in the rearview mirror. Is that car going to pass me?

Hear, hear. To friendship. Nate said, as Alex and Sam echoed him, and together they raised and clinked all four glasses. And to Kauai.Hawaiian breezes sifted through the house, providing all the air they needed. With natural sunlight in every room, there was something energetically light about the cabana. That being said, for SNC’s first book and Gaby’s first time working with the boys, it exceeded my expectations. If they were to continue writing books together, I imagine it will get better and better as they get more used to each other and potentially open up more so that their characters become a more accurate depiction of them. They may not always agree, and they’d had plenty of ups and downs over the years, but these guys were brothers—end of story. No matter who came and went from their lives, through marching band, through the Vine days, through breakups, and now their ghost hunter phase, these were the guys that Sam could always count on since day 1. This trip was as much a celebration of that friendship as anything else.

More like all play and zero work this time, brother," Sam said, shaking his head. At LAX airport and throughout the flight, Nate had plugged away on his iPad, writing short stories for his college writing class. Sure, Sam was all about hard work, but he hoped Nate would disconnect long enough to enjoy the trip, too. Unfortunately, people saw what they wanted to see, and Sam knew this better than anybody. Still, he couldn’t help but wonder if maybe they should’ve gone to Vegas instead where rowdiness wasn’t just acceptable, it was expected. Too late—here they were, and here they’d remain for the next six days.

I’m not sharing no pull-out couch. Fight to the death for the master bed! Colby hopped up the stairs, slamming into Sam, when they stopped short outside the master bedroom and stared inside. Sam and Colby collaborated on their debut book, Paradise Island, which will be released in late 2020. “When YouTube ghost hunters Sam and Colby fly to Kauai for an annual bro vacation with two childhood friends, they’re desperate for a break from paranormal investigations—instead, they find themselves at the center of their most frightening mystery yet,” according to a Barnes and Noble book excerpt. About the quiz What way? Aside from throwing coconuts and playing music in the car, they’d hardly done anything disruptive at all.