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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent
Disappointing for a Printz nominee. I was so looking forward to this book since it is set in Scotland. But it is super hard to follow. I think it will be a hard sell for my students.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think this book was just too slow for my liking, but the ending helped redeem it somewhat.
Also, Quilliam is such a funny name and I couldn’t take him seriously lmao
Also, Quilliam is such a funny name and I couldn’t take him seriously lmao
Somehow I both enjoyed this book and had to muddle my way through it. Every time I considered giving up, something happened that hooked me back in. And I really was curious as to why the boys were abandoned - end of the world, sea witch curse, wrath of God? All the theories were well explored. The story was incredible especially when you consider that it’s based on true events. What I struggled with the most was understanding the language. The book is based in Hirta (island in far north Scotland) in the early 1700s and the author did a good job making the dialogue authentic. On the flip side, this meant it took a lot of effort for me understand what was happening lol. I ended up skimming pages at times. Overall, I appreciated the story but don’t think I would recommend to anyone. I would be interested to read more about the true story!
I just loved this sea-splattered survival saga (wow my alliterating skills are just...).
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It wasn't for me, it felt like random things were constantly being thrown in and I'm still not really sure what to think about it 😅