The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

The Night Ship

Jess Kidd

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous dark sad medium-paced
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The Night Ship is ideal for readers who enjoy emotionally layered historical narratives that intertwine the resilience of childhood with the haunting allure of maritime mysteries.

Description

Based on a real-life event, an epic historical novel from the award-winning author of Things in Jars that illuminates the lives of two characters: a girl shipwrecked on an island off Western Australia and, three hundred years later, a boy finding ...

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Community Reviews

3.67
based on 2,041 reviews

Moods

dark: 72%

adventurous: 65%

sad: 62%

emotional: 54%

mysterious: 47%

tense: 41%

challenging: 25%

reflective: 20%

informative: 18%

hopeful: 4%

funny: 3%

inspiring: 2%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
31% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

15% of readers chose Plot
51% of readers chose A mix
32% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

47% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

52% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

48% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

34% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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