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Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee

15 reviews

courtneyclouts's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Bullying, Hate crime, Racism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

scrubsandbooks's review

emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Death

Moderate: Confinement and Sexual assault

tak_everlasting's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Misogyny

mandkips's review

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual assault, Confinement, and Death of parent

rhm04's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Confinement, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault

thenovelmaura's review

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Thank you to Penguin Teen for the eARC of this book! I enjoyed this one and I see why Stacey Lee has such an enthusiastic fanbase. It was fascinating to get a glimpse into what could have been the lives of the eight Chinese passengers who were on the Titanic. It was definitely more of a character-driven novel than a plot-heavy one (I understand why people thought the beginning was slow, and I too grew weary of Valora's many costume changes), with most of the tension coming from the inevitable sinking of the ship. The book's setting is a microcosm of society in the 1910's, with racial and class disparities on full display in the different cabins, treatment from the crew, and seating arrangements at mealtimes.

The relationship between Valora and Jamie was complex and is really what drew me into the story. As twins, they had a deep bond that could be both comforting and painful. They each matured a lot as they struggled to reconcile the sibling they had known growing up with the one that boarded the Titanic. I admired the way Lee chose to end the book, as well as her graceful and informative author's note. While I don't read a lot of YA historical fiction, this author is added to my list of ones to watch!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Confinement and Sexual assault

maidmarianlib's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Love to see diverse characters represented, strong characterization and the plot flows well even though you know the end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

elderflower's review

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

My second Stacey Lee book and it did not disappoint!

Likes:

• TITANIC!!!! I love Titanic books but there are so few… :(
• I love Stacey Lee’s metaphors and similes. They always make me pause and think because they’re so fresh and clever. 
• Got emotionally attached to the characters 
• I just love Stacey Lee’s romances. They’re very innocent and simple, but so sweet 🥰
• Such a gorgeous cover. It makes me even more in love with Valora. 

Dislikes:

• I honestly can’t think of any 🤷

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia, Murder, and Death of parent

bookcrushin's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Cultural appropriation

betweentheshelves's review

emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.0

You can tell that a lot of research went into this, and I appreciated the different perspective this offered on the Titanic. Especially in the context of the author's note at the end, this whole story is facsinating. The characters are great and you're really immersed in this time period. You know how it's going to end, but you kind of hope something else will happen anyway. I feel like that with basically every historical fiction that I read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

Minor: Grief