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The Ship of Dreams by Kelsey Painter
3.25
emotional inspiring sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is a romance which takes place on the Titanic and follows Sybil, a ladies maid and Charles, an officer on said ship. Truthfully I found the romance to be just fine? I liked both characters more apart than together, I feel like they talked about how much they loved each other more than actually loving each other, and that while this is a second chance romance the second chance itself happens so fast, no slowburn at all (which isn't that bad a thing as this is a shorter book and there's a whole ship to be sunk.) Really the best thing about this novel is Lady Iris and her friendship with Sybil- really loved their dynamic together and I hope that the second book is about Iris. The actual sinking itself is done with tact and there's some moments that are so sad. Overall quick and to the point, i'd pick this up if you're wanting a lighter but engaging read. Comes out I believe April 11th!