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Based on a true story, an epic historical novel from the award-winning author of Things in Jars...
Mayken, a young girl with an insatiable curiosity, embarked on the Batavia, a bustling vessel...
Half way through reading I decided to look up The Batavia ship just out of curitosity and then...
I absolutely love this book. Written in two different viewpoints. One a boy in the present day,...
I found this book very intriguing. It's a step out of my reading comfort zone as I usually don't...
Another winner for me from the author I have been following for some time now! The tale of...
The child sails in a crowded boat to the end of the Zyder Zee. Past the foreshores of shipyards...
This story is different as it is written it Two different perspectives which I find interesting....
The Night Ship is a wonderful story told from two different perspectives: Mayken is travelling to...
The book is about a girl who becomes shipwrecked on an island off west Australia, three hundred...
The story unfolds in alternating chapters moving between 1629 aboard the Batavia, and 1989 on...
"The greatest disgrace of humankind is the failure of the strong to protect the weak. We don't...
Jess Kidd is undoubtedly a very good writer. She tells a tale with vigour and colour, and I...
This is a story of two children. Their world's are very much apart, they live in very different...
In the 1600s Mayken boards the Batavia with her servant on a journey to find her father. Batavia...
The Night Ship written by Jess Kidd is a wonderful novel which highlights a dark historical event...
This is such a fantastic read, Jess Kidd is one of my favourite authors and i automatically read...
The novelist’s distinct mix of modern gothic and historical caper is well suited to this island...
The Night Ship written by Jess Kid is an excellent historical fiction novel that will draw you in...
The concept of this book is fantastic the 2 storylines woven together is unimaginable and well...
Jess Kidd has written an imaginative historical novel about two children who lived centuries...
This book took a while to get going, perhaps half the book but then you realise you are invested...
This book had two main characters, both of whom were interesting, and a host of great supporting...
Boy is this a cracking read! Obviously I was always going to love it when it’s set on an island...
An adventurous and tragic tale involving a shipwreck, mutiny, a desolate island and two children...
Having read this story and not having any expectations when I started I will admit that I had a...
To take the celebrated 1628 maiden voyage of a ship that ended in horrific tragedy, and to...
In The Night Ship, Jess Kidd weaves together the tales of Mayken, a young girl aboard the Batavia...
The cover gives the book a strong start with its simple but effective front cover making it a...
Firstly i like the cover of the book it is simple yet draws your attention to it. However i am...
This book sounds amazing! The illustration on the cover is beautiful and the characters are...
Thank you to Canongate Books and Readers First for the opportunity to read and review this dual...
Having had an opportunity to read an excerpt in advance and thoroughly enjoying it, I found that...
This is my second outing with Jess Kidd, and boy did she deliver!! The Night Ship is a highly...
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