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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
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:
No
Great character development. Fictional characters set in a true historical event. I love how it all comes together in the end.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
informative
tense
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
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
🎧THE UNCHARTED FLIGHT OF OLIVIA WEST by Sara Ackerman and narrated by Jennifer Robideau is a lighter historical fiction surrounding a real flight race to Hawaii in 1927!
Olivia has always been enamored with flying and with the door opened by a couple of intelligent men, she takes her opportunity to learn and show her mettle in a race from San Diego to Hawaii! It does not go smoothly in more ways than one.
60 years later, Wren is finding her footing after a heartbreak when she finds that she has inherited an acreage on the big Island. When she explores the property and finds a barn with possibilities and artifacts, she enlists help to restore more than just the objects she finds.
This felt like a lighter historical fiction story, which was nice for me right now! It was fun to follow behind Olivia and watch her defy the odds, and gravity, to find what she really wanted. I also enjoyed Wrens story, especially when she settled in and started working at the care home. That part really won me over.
Olivia has always been enamored with flying and with the door opened by a couple of intelligent men, she takes her opportunity to learn and show her mettle in a race from San Diego to Hawaii! It does not go smoothly in more ways than one.
60 years later, Wren is finding her footing after a heartbreak when she finds that she has inherited an acreage on the big Island. When she explores the property and finds a barn with possibilities and artifacts, she enlists help to restore more than just the objects she finds.
This felt like a lighter historical fiction story, which was nice for me right now! It was fun to follow behind Olivia and watch her defy the odds, and gravity, to find what she really wanted. I also enjoyed Wrens story, especially when she settled in and started working at the care home. That part really won me over.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Author Sara Ackerman was born in Hawai’i and loves to tell stories set on the island. This one takes place in two timelines, but mostly in 1927 where Liv (Olivia West) is hoping to learn to fly and participate in a race to Hawai’i. The second story takes place in 1987 when Wren inherits land in Hawai’i and discovers a couple of planes in a barn and wants to learn more about whose they belonged to and hear their stories.
The author’s note mentions the idea for this book is based on the Dole Air Race (or Dole Derby) in 1927. In that race, no women officially entered the race as a pilot, one woman was a passenger, but Ackerman wanted to imagine a story in which a woman did. Like this story, some of the planes had difficulties and some didn’t ever make it past takeoff.
It is interesting to think about this history, early flights over oceans and how women were perceived during this time. I enjoyed both timelines and the way that the two timelines ended up coming together.
“To Annie [a fan of having a woman pilot], the sky is no longer the limit. O.M. West.” Ch 14
“she knew— the sky across the ocean was her only path.” Ch 14
“You don’t need to name it, just keep on keeping on, and life will work itself out.” Ch 28
“Funny how the mind worked, some memories slipping through the cracks, others firmly planted like ancient trees whose roots had taken hold.” Ch 36
“That right there is one classy lady.”
…“Classy and classic.”
The kind of woman who knew how to close the gap between the dream and the thing, and would never keep the world waiting.” Ch 41
The author’s note mentions the idea for this book is based on the Dole Air Race (or Dole Derby) in 1927. In that race, no women officially entered the race as a pilot, one woman was a passenger, but Ackerman wanted to imagine a story in which a woman did. Like this story, some of the planes had difficulties and some didn’t ever make it past takeoff.
It is interesting to think about this history, early flights over oceans and how women were perceived during this time. I enjoyed both timelines and the way that the two timelines ended up coming together.
“To Annie [a fan of having a woman pilot], the sky is no longer the limit. O.M. West.” Ch 14
“she knew— the sky across the ocean was her only path.” Ch 14
“You don’t need to name it, just keep on keeping on, and life will work itself out.” Ch 28
“Funny how the mind worked, some memories slipping through the cracks, others firmly planted like ancient trees whose roots had taken hold.” Ch 36
“That right there is one classy lady.”
…“Classy and classic.”
The kind of woman who knew how to close the gap between the dream and the thing, and would never keep the world waiting.” Ch 41
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated