Adrift vs Strong Heart

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I agree that Sarah stands the same in both the books and so does William’s wisdom.
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True, the two characters still have much. Myra and Tom also played huge roles although Tom in this book seems to be a secondary character.
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Kibetious wrote: 01 May 2019, 03:54 The person who does not seem to have changed much in the two books is Sarah. She still stands out from the rest. I guess Roger also seems to be enjoying working with Buckhorn just as he did in the first book.
I have been enjoying the character, Sarah, as well. To me, by the end of the second book, I had more questions than answers. What happens next in the family? What was in the hold? How did the fire start? Will Louise be in the next book? etc.
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I enjoyed Adrift more because Strong Heart was a little hard to follow about midway through and I never felt that way with Adrift. I am definitely looking forward to the next book in the series though.
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Both of them are different and unique Iin their own way
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Also, I would love to read the secongpd book and know about the whereabouts of Buckhorn and the other candidates.
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I enjoyed them both, but they are different. The dialogue was better in Adrift and the structure was totally different than in Strong Heart. The parallel story lines in Adrift was interesting (in a good way) but I also really enjoyed the story line of Strong Heart. I think that the Author really describes generational differences well, and in an engaging, respectful way. I recommend them both to adult and young adult readers, and while I don't have a preference for which book, I do have a preference for reading them in order. I also hope that a third book in this series is in the works.
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DC Brown wrote: 01 May 2019, 08:22
Kibetious wrote: 01 May 2019, 03:54 The person who does not seem to have changed much in the two books is Sarah. She still stands out from the rest. I guess Roger also seems to be enjoying working with Buckhorn just as he did in the first book.
I have been enjoying the character, Sarah, as well. To me, by the end of the second book, I had more questions than answers. What happens next in the family? What was in the hold? How did the fire start? Will Louise be in the next book? etc.
Yes, I was left with many questions, too. I hope to see much more of Sarah in the next book.
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kdstrack wrote: 26 Apr 2019, 21:20 I enjoyed Strong Heart more. It was easier to form a relationship with Sarah and her emotional struggles. All readers could identify with those teenage years when you felt misunderstood, adventurous, rebellious... As the main character in the first book, I was waiting and waiting for Sarah to make her appearance in Adrift. In Strong Heart, Sarah had her "forest" experience. In Adrift, it was William who had to conquer the forest elements. These two now have a shared experience that can be highlighted in the next volume.
I agree. I was expecting this book to be focused on Sarah and Tom. I wanted to see how their relationship grew and melded. Perhaps we will see more of them in the next volume!
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ScottWize1 wrote: 02 May 2019, 15:50 I enjoyed them both, but they are different. The dialogue was better in Adrift and the structure was totally different than in Strong Heart. The parallel story lines in Adrift was interesting (in a good way) but I also really enjoyed the story line of Strong Heart. I think that the Author really describes generational differences well, and in an engaging, respectful way. I recommend them both to adult and young adult readers, and while I don't have a preference for which book, I do have a preference for reading them in order. I also hope that a third book in this series is in the works.
I noticed they were very different as well. What I liked was that I could read them out of order and still understand what was going on. I agree that the author does a great job. I believe a third book is in the works, there is an author input forum under the 'Adrift' discussions.
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I have just finished reading Adrift and I like it, however I havent read Strong Heart just yet..I am very interested in the book as of the moment, but, honestly Adrift is the kind that could stand alone.
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Between strong heart and Adrift, Adrift caught my interest the most because of the stronger sense of adventure and suspense in it. Strong Heart was so much about the young girl, and Adrift was so much about William.
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My decision to read Adrift is based in part by the wonderful characterization in Strong Heart. The other component that attracted me to Adrift is the sea-based adventure.
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I prefer Strong Heart and hope the third series is as enjoyable as it.
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It may be because I only joined recently, but I don't remember seeing Strong Heart being featured anywhere on the site. I did see a healthy amount of people mentioning it by name, however, and it piqued my curiosity. I tried googling to see if there was a numbered series or not, and didn't turn up with anything helpful save for a few other book reviews that mentioned Adrift in fact being the sequel to Strong Heart. I find it odd that a sequel of anything would be featured, as I would figure that it might cause issues with people who are strangers to the series not understanding the goings on or relationships of the characters of the book. I'm not hating on it by any means, but it still strikes me as curious, even if it is a really good book.

I haven't gotten a chance to start reading it yet, but I'm almost afraid that if I read it before Strong Heart I'm going to have a difficult time following the story or it'll mess up the order of events, or even potentially spoil the first. I tend to be very picky about only reading a book if I've read the material that is supposed to come before it chronologically. :P
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