Shipwrecked
Fiction for young adults, 2018
Shipwrecked is one of the books that started to really put Siobhan on the map. Her ability to delve in between the dialogue of different characters and to describe the setting with vividness which is unparalleled among most authors today. Every beat, every hum and even the piercing heat of the tropical sun is felt as Siobhan takes you on a journey which can only be described as Lost – on steroids. Shipwrecked remains a firm favourite among Siobhan’s die hard faithful.
Reviews
" First of all, I want to say how beautiful the cover of Shipwrecked is. One of the best covers I've seen in quite a while, actually. Anyway, Shipwrecked is one of the best books I've read all summer! I love shipwrecked books, but this one just blew me away. I was not expecting it to be THAT good. I read Shipwrecked as part of the Shipwrecked Readalong with Soohie and Zoe. I'm so glad I bought it. It was the perfect summer read.. "
"Shipwrecked by Siobhan Curham is darker than her previous two novels, Dear Dylan, and Finding Cherokee Brown. However I think I enjoyed it more. Shipwrecked is what I would look for in a Young Adult novel with equal amounts of sass, adventure, drama, and romance. I like how Curham manages to make sure that there is an equal amount of girl/boy time to girl/friend time. Shipwrecked follows a dance crew as they become wrecked on a desert island while they travel to a cruise ship to perform. Curham really develops each individual character, Grace, Belle, Jenna, Cariss, Todd, Ron, Dan, and the Flea. The story is told from Grace's point of view and she's a perfectly flawed teenager, she's real, she's easy to relate to and she's kind and likeable. I really enjoyed following Grace and watching how her relationships changed with the members of the dance crew. I also thought Curham introduced Cruz, the Spanish boat boy, to the crew well (he's shipwrecked with them) and portrays the attraction between Grace and Cruz well. Something I have to comment on about Curham's writing skill is that she is amazing at dialogue. All the dialogue in Shipwrecked is beautifully written and seems realistic even when the events that are taking place seem far from! Just flicking back through this book in order to remind myself of what I thought I've reminded myself how much I liked it! and how I can't wait for the next in the series!"