This is my second outing with Jess Kidd, and boy did she deliver!!
The Night Ship is a highly addictive read; historical fiction with an unusual edge, this is what Kidd does best, and she pulls it off to perfection here.
Her writing is always hugely evocative and immersive; you live and breathe right alongside her characters, you journey with them. There is something quite tangible about the world Kidd invites us into, and I'm happy to follow her wherever she wishes to guide us to next.
With alternating timelines, each one as engaging as the other, this tells the tales of Mayken and Gil, so many years apart but also seamlessly intertwined. I adored them both, they each go through so much despite their young ages, and I felt for them both. At times brutal, raw, and emotional, this is a book I'll be rereading for sure, and highly recommend!
The Night Ship is a highly addictive read; historical fiction with an unusual edge, this is what Kidd does best, and she pulls it off to perfection here.
Her writing is always hugely evocative and immersive; you live and breathe right alongside her characters, you journey with them. There is something quite tangible about the world Kidd invites us into, and I'm happy to follow her wherever she wishes to guide us to next.
With alternating timelines, each one as engaging as the other, this tells the tales of Mayken and Gil, so many years apart but also seamlessly intertwined. I adored them both, they each go through so much despite their young ages, and I felt for them both. At times brutal, raw, and emotional, this is a book I'll be rereading for sure, and highly recommend!