What drew me to this book was the Titanic elements. It was a mix of family saga, mystery, sleuthing and intrigue with a splash of romance too it certainly delivered. A combined contemporary and historical fiction combined. A brilliant YA title.

The story ebbs and flows through two separate past and present timelines of two young ladies; Ava (in 1912) who sails on the Titanic with her father and her beloved camera to study with a renowned photographer in America and Taylor’s (in 2010) who sets off to Oxford, England to learn about her fathers seemingly secret life. Overall the plot was brilliant it is largely centred around the two characters' relationships with their fathers.

Deception v’s a parents protective love?

I smiled to myself once I finished and I could connect the book’s title to the book's themes of grief, traumatic memory loss and parental love. I thought this was a very clever way to tie the whole plot together and part of the mystery revealed.

I enjoyed a good twist in the plot and I liked discovering the connections between the characters of past and present. The threads of romance that were woven into the story for both the girls. It was not at the centre of the plot but nicely tied in. The quality of the writing was very good. I would be happy to read more of Ashlee’s books.

There was not much to dislike at all, if anything I would say the book really picked up its pace from about 70% of the way through to the end when the mystery and plot twists came to its climax.

Reasons to read this book:
☆ If you like Historical Fiction
☆ Enjoy YA titles / books full of mystery and intrigue
☆ Are interested in the Titanic & WW1 history

I'm glad I've been able to read it thank you Netgalley & Owl Hollow Press in return for my honest review.