I’ve never heard of this book or the ship it’s based on! It sounds interesting. Great review :)

With most dual timeline novels, I usually end up wishing the author had just focused on one. Sometimes I love both timeline stories equally, but usually I prefer the one in the past where all the interesting stuff is going on. :)

I'm with you in that I tend to like the past storyline more than the present when there are dual stories taking place. I also haven't heard of this shipwreck.

For me, I get so vested in the historical aspects of the story. In this story, I would probably end researching about the ship. But yes, I know what you mean. I get like that as well.

Lovely review, Susan.

Nice review! I loved this one!

I had seen the cover of this book but never took the time to read the blurb but now I need it! The historical elements sound fascinating enough that I can forgive Everly's whininess!

This really sounds good. Like you, I had never heard of this particular tragedy - until I saw your review of this book. Historical fiction based on tragedies or events largely lost to the past are particularly intriguing to me. This kind of explosion was relatively common in those days, making me think that traveling this way was much more dangerous than flying today is. I wonder if they worried about it enough that some refused to use this mode of transportation. I like the cover, too...need to look closer at this one.