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A review by apolloapproved
Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee
adventurous
informative
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
My Book Blog — Apollo Approved
Review
I think the first thing I must do is give props to the incredible atmosphere the book created. While the descriptions at the beginning had me reeling in confusion, the writing style let me enjoy it anyway.
Okay, so there's Valora Luck, our kickass MC, who said "I'm an annoying MC but I'm not going to be annoying about it" and somehow made herself endearing? She was just too relatable and we love her "bubby-cubby". Also, I adore almost nothing more than family in YA books—Val and Jamie's relationship gave me life and that's not even counting Jamie's whole squad.
I'm making a separate paragraph to talk about April. This is my official proposal to her, please and thanks. My text spamming about that fashionista queer QUEEN was too extra, but she gave me life and she helped this rating more than a little.
The bad, I guess? While literally nothing was wrong about this book, per se, something about it just made me feel slightly disconnected. I can't come up with a good reason to be completely honest, but just know that it was good and written well, I just didn't enjoy it as much as most people did and as much as I wished to.
But the ENDING! It was expected, everyone expected it. But it was definitely greatly upsetting. I'm an emotionless lizard but I'm positive many people brought the waterworks with this one, and I did almost cry, so there is that.
Review
I think the first thing I must do is give props to the incredible atmosphere the book created. While the descriptions at the beginning had me reeling in confusion, the writing style let me enjoy it anyway.
Okay, so there's Valora Luck, our kickass MC, who said "I'm an annoying MC but I'm not going to be annoying about it" and somehow made herself endearing? She was just too relatable and we love her "bubby-cubby". Also, I adore almost nothing more than family in YA books—Val and Jamie's relationship gave me life and that's not even counting Jamie's whole squad.
I'm making a separate paragraph to talk about April. This is my official proposal to her, please and thanks. My text spamming about that fashionista queer QUEEN was too extra, but she gave me life and she helped this rating more than a little.
The bad, I guess? While literally nothing was wrong about this book, per se, something about it just made me feel slightly disconnected. I can't come up with a good reason to be completely honest, but just know that it was good and written well, I just didn't enjoy it as much as most people did and as much as I wished to.
But the ENDING! It was expected, everyone expected it. But it was definitely greatly upsetting. I'm an emotionless lizard but I'm positive many people brought the waterworks with this one, and I did almost cry, so there is that.
❝ There are moments to be strong, but there are also moment to be weak. And in those moments of rest, we find strength anew and challenge ourselves to grow bigger than we ever thought possible. ❞
Overall, the book was good. It felt flat at times but the ending and the characters (especially April), made it pretty damn worth it. So if you'd like a cry-worthy read, Luck of the Titanic is calling your name.
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