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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
I never realized there was another ship that sunk before the Titanic along the Eastern coast. I thought this was going to be a slow read at 1st but once I started reading I couldn’t stop.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What can I say? Patti Callahan Henry’s writing just makes me so happy. I was absolutely fascinated by the story of the steamship Pulaski and the lives of the passengers that she brought to life. That coupled with the modern timeline that faced hard things head on
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Historical fiction connected present day museum curator with her own tragedy with the sinking of the Pulaski steamboat and stories of the survivors. Would like to read more by this author .
Oh my goodness! I had the day off and had a list a mile long of what I needed to do. But once I started, all I needed to do what finish this book! I’ve always been infatuated by the Titanic and the story of the Pulaski (the Titanic of the South) did not disappoint!
adventurous
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Anything that is remotely compared to the Titanic, I’m in! Surviving Savannah is a dual timeline account of the sinking of the steamship Pulaski and then recovering the wreck in present day. In the past, Lilly and Augusta are traveling with their family to the North for the summer. When the ship sinks its a fight for survival. In the present, Everly is struggling after her best friend is killed. She’s asked to put together an exhibit on the Pulaski and goes on a hunt to learn what happened to those on board.
What I liked: There was quite a bit of suspense, I wanted to know who lived and how Lily got away from Adam. You got a sense of how terrifying and perilous it would be to survive a shipwreck.
Everly’s story is interesting although a bit more predictable. I liked the focus was on her career and recovering from her friend’s death and not so much a love story.
What didn’t work for me: I really enjoyed this one so I’m going to pick a little. A problem I have with dual timelines is I usually like one storyline more. Both storylines are engaging but I did prefer the past and especially wanted more of Lilly.
I would have liked a bit more leading up to the sinking to get to know the characters. There’s a lot of characters related to Lilly and Augusta and I found it a little hard to keep up with who is who and how they were related.
Who should read it: historical history fans, shipwreck fans this sent me on a Wikipedia deep dive.
What I liked: There was quite a bit of suspense, I wanted to know who lived and how Lily got away from Adam. You got a sense of how terrifying and perilous it would be to survive a shipwreck.
Everly’s story is interesting although a bit more predictable. I liked the focus was on her career and recovering from her friend’s death and not so much a love story.
What didn’t work for me: I really enjoyed this one so I’m going to pick a little. A problem I have with dual timelines is I usually like one storyline more. Both storylines are engaging but I did prefer the past and especially wanted more of Lilly.
I would have liked a bit more leading up to the sinking to get to know the characters. There’s a lot of characters related to Lilly and Augusta and I found it a little hard to keep up with who is who and how they were related.
Who should read it: historical history fans, shipwreck fans this sent me on a Wikipedia deep dive.