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A review by arminareads
The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
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
3.75
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓛𝓪𝓼𝓽 𝓣𝓻𝓾𝓮 𝓟𝓸𝓮𝓽𝓼 𝓞𝓯 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓮𝓪 was a beautiful story about what it takes to swim up from a wreck.
🌊 Violet and her younger brother grew up being told that their family isn't just lucky. They persevere. Their great-great-great-grandmother, was the only survivor of a ship wreck. She swam to shore, found her love and founded the town of Lyric, Main, where Violet's parents grew up, and where Violet and her brother Sam would spend their summers exploring and going on adventures.
🌊 Violet seems to think wrecks just run in the family. She's smart and funny, but she's can't stop partying with a certain kind of people. But one summer, when her sensitive brother attempts to take his own life, Violet gets shipped to Lyric while Sam is in treatment.
🌊 She becomes friends with a few of the kids, and she gets involved in finding out more about the wreck and the story behind the town founders.
𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔, 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔, 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔, 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒄, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅.
I found the story to be profound. The teenagers were entertaining and smart, kind and lovely. The conversations were simple and deep, and I liked seeing Violet change, I liked that she was admitting to her true feelings and behavior and that she worked for her and Sam's relationship. She found meaning, and it felt great.
𝑰'𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 - 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 - 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒖𝒛𝒛𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆...
🌊 Violet and her younger brother grew up being told that their family isn't just lucky. They persevere. Their great-great-great-grandmother, was the only survivor of a ship wreck. She swam to shore, found her love and founded the town of Lyric, Main, where Violet's parents grew up, and where Violet and her brother Sam would spend their summers exploring and going on adventures.
🌊 Violet seems to think wrecks just run in the family. She's smart and funny, but she's can't stop partying with a certain kind of people. But one summer, when her sensitive brother attempts to take his own life, Violet gets shipped to Lyric while Sam is in treatment.
🌊 She becomes friends with a few of the kids, and she gets involved in finding out more about the wreck and the story behind the town founders.
𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔, 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔, 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈-𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔, 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒄, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅.
I found the story to be profound. The teenagers were entertaining and smart, kind and lovely. The conversations were simple and deep, and I liked seeing Violet change, I liked that she was admitting to her true feelings and behavior and that she worked for her and Sam's relationship. She found meaning, and it felt great.
𝑰'𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 - 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 - 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒖𝒛𝒛𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆...