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Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee

6 reviews

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief

ravensandlace's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Title: Luck of the Titanic

Author: Stacy Lee

Genre: Historical Young Adult

Format: hardback library book

Star Rating: 2.5 stars

tw: parental death, alcoholism, racism, sexism, death, drowning, drug use

I feel so bad that I didn’t like this book. I’m also disappointed that I didn’t like this book. I have been kind of obsessed with all things relating to the Titanic. I’m not sure why. Sometimes, I get on these kicks. Like right now, it’s Pokemon. So I thought that I would like this book considering what it was about. 

I had a pretty hard time relating to Val, the main character. She’s British Chinese, which I think is awesome. She just really grated on my nerves. I felt she was more of a child than 18 years old. Val very much wanted it to be her way or no way. I understood that she wanted to be with her twin, Jake, but at the same time, she has to realize that Jake wants to do his own thing. He’s allowed to have friends. That part really irritated me. She got upset that he had made friends while he was away on ships. Val just needed to grow up.  

The plot also moved incredibly slowly. There were a lot of day-to-day activities and a lot of Val’s thoughts that took up a lot of page time. The main event, which you all know what it is, doesn’t happen until there are about 100 pages left. It felt super rushed and I was a little confused about what was going on for most of it. Plus the ending made me so mad. I won’t say what it is because of spoilers but let’s just say it’s not a great ending for me anyway. 

Overall, this book left me frustrated. There were a couple of positives, though, that I’ll share. There was a map and diagrams of the Titanic along with a complete character list. This book was also dedicated to the six Chinese men that survived the sinking, so I thought that was nice. But overall, I wasn’t impressed. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

at the end of the book, there is the sinking of the titanic.

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Racism, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood

Much of the events of this novel take place aboard the Titanic, and a good chunk of the novel deals with the events of its 1912 sinking, in which over 1500 people died due to drowning and hypothermia. Some anti-Asian (particularly Chinese and Japanese) racial abuse is directed towards the MC and the other Chinese people aboard the ship, and a major plot point deals with the Chinese Exclusion Act, a racist policy banning Chinese people from entering the United States of America.

hemmr3252's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol

sidbookreviews's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wow, did this book emotionally destroy me. I absolutely loved this, especially as a former Titanic history kid™️. The characters were amazing, and I loved the exploration of Jamie and Valora's familial love and relationship with each other and their parents. It was so interesting to read about the so often neglected stories of Chinese passengers on the Titanic and I think Stacey Lee really brought the Titanic to life with this story. Full of heart and emotion, this one will definitely stay with me!

Full review to come on my blog!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Alcohol

mollyanne624's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief