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A friend recommended this book, knowing that I loved the author's Ascendance Series. This is the first of her historical fiction books that I have read.
I enjoyed the book, even knowing some of the historical evidence that came out about the Titanic and its sinking. It was interesting how those facts were woven into the story through the investigation of Hazel, a young girl being sent to America to work in the factories in order to support her struggling family at home in England. Hazel had lofty plans to become a journalist, thinking she could write a story about the Titanic and selling it to a newspaper.
Along the way she meets and befriends several interesting passengers, like Sylvia, a 1st class young girl like herself, and Charlie, a porter on the Titanic.
As we got closer to the fateful night, things got more and more intense. Not only because of the tragic events of the Titanic, but because of a mystery that Hazel and her innate curiosity couldn't let go. That curiosity would serve her well as a journalist.
However, here's where I couldn't give the book that final 5th star. Hazel, in her zeal to find out information, she constantly put Charlie at risk by asking him, and at times, pushing him to find information for her. It risked not only with his job, but also his life. That just didn't sit well with me, and it tainted my connection with her.
But, it will be a book that I will recommend to the YA readers in my life, especially those that love historical fiction.
I enjoyed the book, even knowing some of the historical evidence that came out about the Titanic and its sinking. It was interesting how those facts were woven into the story through the investigation of Hazel, a young girl being sent to America to work in the factories in order to support her struggling family at home in England. Hazel had lofty plans to become a journalist, thinking she could write a story about the Titanic and selling it to a newspaper.
Along the way she meets and befriends several interesting passengers, like Sylvia, a 1st class young girl like herself, and Charlie, a porter on the Titanic.
As we got closer to the fateful night, things got more and more intense. Not only because of the tragic events of the Titanic, but because of a mystery that Hazel and her innate curiosity couldn't let go. That curiosity would serve her well as a journalist.
However, here's where I couldn't give the book that final 5th star. Hazel, in her zeal to find out information, she constantly put Charlie at risk by asking him, and at times, pushing him to find information for her. It risked not only with his job, but also his life. That just didn't sit well with me, and it tainted my connection with her.
But, it will be a book that I will recommend to the YA readers in my life, especially those that love historical fiction.