The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

The Night Ship

Jess Kidd

386 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 788 reviews

Moods

dark 71%
adventurous 67%
sad 62%
emotional 53%
mysterious 49%
tense 41%
challenging 26%
informative 19%
reflective 19%
hopeful 4%
funny 3%
inspiring 3%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 31%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 54% | Character: 31% | Plot: 13%

Strong character development?

Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 37% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.7

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