A review by hpdischler
Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee
4.0
So, I read this book purely based on the reason that it’s set on the Titanic. I am a huge Titanic nerd and I love hearing stories and reading stories about the ship even though the ending for the vessel never changes. The story here, though, wasn’t as mature as I wanted it to be. The characters seemed a little childish in my opinion even though this is a YA novel. While I didn’t dislike this novel, Val especially was a little hard for me to like sometimes. The author definitely developed her character well in that aspect. However, like I mentioned earlier, a lot of the things that happened in the novel seemed a little hard to swallow and unbelievable.
I loved all of the side characters and the eventual character arcs that you get to see throughout the novel. The story was well paced and went by pretty quickly in my opinion. I really liked how the author played with the idea of different perspectives and how someone’s perspective on a certain event can be completely different from another person’s.
Overall, I loved being on the Titanic with Val and her friends and brother. I loved the atmosphere of the book and the characters. I will never, and I mean never, pass up a chance to read more about the Titanic.
Favorite quote: “There are moments to be strong but there are also moments to be weak.”
I loved all of the side characters and the eventual character arcs that you get to see throughout the novel. The story was well paced and went by pretty quickly in my opinion. I really liked how the author played with the idea of different perspectives and how someone’s perspective on a certain event can be completely different from another person’s.
Overall, I loved being on the Titanic with Val and her friends and brother. I loved the atmosphere of the book and the characters. I will never, and I mean never, pass up a chance to read more about the Titanic.
Favorite quote: “There are moments to be strong but there are also moments to be weak.”