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Triplicity
by J. Mercer
Reviewed on my blog, Becky on Books, on 2/8/19.
An enjoyable read from a new-to-me author!
Triplicity is told from the POV of the three teens, Navy, Jesse, and Isiah. Some of their sections are longer, but quite a few are short, keeping the action moving and often letting us see the same scene from multiple viewpoints. Each chapter is a day in the cruise ship's itinerary, which was pretty neat. Even though the characters go off ship for sightseeing, though, most of the book's action takes place on board where the mystery thief (or is it thieves?) is.
Ms. Mercer did a nice job of keeping readers on her toes here. We're trying to figure out the mystery as Navy, Jesse, and Isiah are, and we're as much in the dark about Navy's big plan at the end as poor Jesse is. All three main characters feel like real people--they have their good points as well as their flaws--and Ms. Mercer really shows us what motivates them and why they're making the choices that they're making so that we get it even when we don't agree. (Especially when we don't agree!)
There is a bit of a love triangle here, but it's not overly angsty, and the ending wraps some things up but others aren't quite ready for the bow to be tied on top--if the author wanted to revisit these characters again (and I'd be on board for that!) she's definitely got some material here to work with.
Based on this book, this is one author I'm going to keep an eye out for!
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
An enjoyable read from a new-to-me author!
Triplicity is told from the POV of the three teens, Navy, Jesse, and Isiah. Some of their sections are longer, but quite a few are short, keeping the action moving and often letting us see the same scene from multiple viewpoints. Each chapter is a day in the cruise ship's itinerary, which was pretty neat. Even though the characters go off ship for sightseeing, though, most of the book's action takes place on board where the mystery thief (or is it thieves?) is.
Ms. Mercer did a nice job of keeping readers on her toes here. We're trying to figure out the mystery as Navy, Jesse, and Isiah are, and we're as much in the dark about Navy's big plan at the end as poor Jesse is. All three main characters feel like real people--they have their good points as well as their flaws--and Ms. Mercer really shows us what motivates them and why they're making the choices that they're making so that we get it even when we don't agree. (Especially when we don't agree!)
There is a bit of a love triangle here, but it's not overly angsty, and the ending wraps some things up but others aren't quite ready for the bow to be tied on top--if the author wanted to revisit these characters again (and I'd be on board for that!) she's definitely got some material here to work with.
Based on this book, this is one author I'm going to keep an eye out for!
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.