Review of Adrift
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Review of Adrift
[Following is a volunteer review of "Adrift" by Charlie Sheldon.]
Adrift by Charlie Sheldon is the second publication in the Strong Heart series. The novel is about a cargo ship, Seattle Express, that suffers a fire incident at sea. The book explores the themes of love, jealousy, determination, and loss.
The story starts with the captain of the vessel, Steve, realizing a fire on his ship. Despite his teams’ best efforts, they are unable to control or extinguish the fire. This leads to Steve making a critical decision for the survival of the people on the ship. Back home, Myra is the daughter of one of the crew members, and she hears the news of the fire from another character, Pete, who works for the company that the Seattle Express docks from. Meanwhile, Louise and Larry, a couple and captains of a struggling salvage tug, hear about the Express’s accident. They believe that if they can reach the ship first, they can secure the tow and finally make some money, but they are not the only ones with that idea. What decision did Steve make? What caused the fire outbreak in the ship? Which team will rescue Seattle Express? Read this book to find out.
The plot of the book is very compelling, and I enjoyed the authors writing style. They were able to use flowing and descriptive language to put the reader inside the scenes with the characters. The author was very talented at making the characters real and relatable, despite their number. My favorite character would have to be Louise. Reading her hesitance to steer their ship and watching her overcome was very interesting and rewarding. Also, I enjoyed Louise, her husband, and their crew involvement, as they rushed for the ship in hopes of arriving first and securing a payout.
I also love the character of Sarah. She was presented as a young girl, barely fourteen, who was a family friend of Myra and William. Despite her young age, she was very spiritual, mysterious, and fascinating to read.
There are some things I least love in the book. The book followed an alternating point of view style which became slightly tedious as I continued to read. While each voice has its own story to tell, I feel like the book could be great with fewer points of view. Also, there was notably no table of contents which I did not like.
Also, there were times when the writing style was tedious and burdensome. The author was prone to using overly long and complicated sentences. Therefore, I rate the book 3 out of 4 stars.
Furthermore, the book is exceptionally edited, as I did not observe any errors in it. I recommend Adrift to readers who enjoy books with a drama plot. Also, I believe readers that love ship trips will love this interesting book.
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Adrift
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Adrift by Charlie Sheldon is the second publication in the Strong Heart series. The novel is about a cargo ship, Seattle Express, that suffers a fire incident at sea. The book explores the themes of love, jealousy, determination, and loss.
The story starts with the captain of the vessel, Steve, realizing a fire on his ship. Despite his teams’ best efforts, they are unable to control or extinguish the fire. This leads to Steve making a critical decision for the survival of the people on the ship. Back home, Myra is the daughter of one of the crew members, and she hears the news of the fire from another character, Pete, who works for the company that the Seattle Express docks from. Meanwhile, Louise and Larry, a couple and captains of a struggling salvage tug, hear about the Express’s accident. They believe that if they can reach the ship first, they can secure the tow and finally make some money, but they are not the only ones with that idea. What decision did Steve make? What caused the fire outbreak in the ship? Which team will rescue Seattle Express? Read this book to find out.
The plot of the book is very compelling, and I enjoyed the authors writing style. They were able to use flowing and descriptive language to put the reader inside the scenes with the characters. The author was very talented at making the characters real and relatable, despite their number. My favorite character would have to be Louise. Reading her hesitance to steer their ship and watching her overcome was very interesting and rewarding. Also, I enjoyed Louise, her husband, and their crew involvement, as they rushed for the ship in hopes of arriving first and securing a payout.
I also love the character of Sarah. She was presented as a young girl, barely fourteen, who was a family friend of Myra and William. Despite her young age, she was very spiritual, mysterious, and fascinating to read.
There are some things I least love in the book. The book followed an alternating point of view style which became slightly tedious as I continued to read. While each voice has its own story to tell, I feel like the book could be great with fewer points of view. Also, there was notably no table of contents which I did not like.
Also, there were times when the writing style was tedious and burdensome. The author was prone to using overly long and complicated sentences. Therefore, I rate the book 3 out of 4 stars.
Furthermore, the book is exceptionally edited, as I did not observe any errors in it. I recommend Adrift to readers who enjoy books with a drama plot. Also, I believe readers that love ship trips will love this interesting book.
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Adrift
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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