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Surviving Savannah
by Patti Callahan
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.