Reviews

The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

motherofladybirds's review against another edition

3.0

The tale of the Batavia shipwreck told through the eyes of a child and a more modern story of another child's loss on the same island. I did not love this as mush as her other books as it was a much more serious subject and lacked the trademark quirky humour. It was poignant and melancholy befitting the subject.

jamesm90's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

rkeefer1011's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.5

sarahjanehayes's review against another edition

figured out I don't like books where people are stuck on ships for a long time

rainbowbookworm's review against another edition

4.0

I'm still not sure how I fell about this one.... Probably 3.5 rounded up.

I liked both stories in that way one loves haunted, heartbreaking tales, but I kept hoping they would intersect in a way that was more tangible. Nevertheless, the writing is superb and the characters will steal your heart only to break it.

cat_book_lady's review against another edition

2.0

Not sure if this is marketed as YA (it should be) with two separate timelines nicely tied together at the end, BUT getting there wasn't exactly entertaining, and, well, juvenile. So if this is a YA book, it also had some mature scenes and language that may not be appropriate.

srcanedo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

if mid was a book

drakoulis's review

2.0

The Night Ship is two different stories in the same book.

The tragedy of Batavia, and the story of Gil in the same islands where Batavia's story ended.

It's part historical fiction, part ghost story (I'm not really sure), part life story, and quite sad and gloomy in the end.

Sadly it didn't really do it for me, neither the writing nor the plot.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for the ARC.

chlocarriere's review against another edition

I am too bored to continue this. I find myself avoiding reading this. I never DNF books, but I don't want to suffer through this one.

Its my fault. It's not my type of book!

hewlettelaine's review against another edition

4.0

Really enjoyed this one. Very beautifully written story based on the true history of a shipwreck