The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

The Night Ship

Jess Kidd

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

Description

Based on a real-life event, an epic historical novel from the award-winning author of Things in Jars that illuminates the lives of two characters: a girl shipwrecked on an island off Western Australia and, three hundred years later, a boy finding ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 543 reviews

Moods

dark 70%
adventurous 65%
sad 61%
emotional 54%
mysterious 48%
tense 40%
challenging 25%
reflective 20%
informative 19%
funny 3%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 2%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 31%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 32% | Plot: 17%

Strong character development?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 18%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 47% | No: 40% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 39% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.73

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