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jaxness's review against another edition
5.0
I'm in love with this book too much to give it any less than 5 stars.
and the ending, oh, what a lovely ending!
and the ending, oh, what a lovely ending!
mafer1606's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
cala_p's review against another edition
4.0
What a beautiful and sad retelling of the Titanic. Going into this book I didn't think I would have enjoyed it that much, because...well, I didn't realize it was a paranormal. That gave it a fun, new twist on the Titanic story. I teared up regardless. Reading about the tragedy, even though it wasn't in great detail is still sad. I suggest this for any Titanic fan, any Claudia Gray fan, and any paranormal romance fan!
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
4.0
I have to admit: I didn't read the blurb on the back very well. I saw that this book was written by Claudia Gray and read something about the Titanic and that was more than good enough for me to actually buy it. Claudia Gray writes those amazing easy reads that are just perfect to read in the bus or in the train. So, Claudia Gray writing a story set on the Titanic, what can possible go wrong?
And once again Gray delivers a captivating story with an amazing pace. She knows perfectly how to balance scenes filled with action and suspense with the more quiet scenes, used to build the characters and the circumstances. The story never gets boring, because there is a lot happening. But I never got the feeling that it all overwhelmed me and that I didn't get enough time to actually get to know our heroine and her lover.
Of course, this books leans heavily on insta-love. The characters meet the day before the Titanic leaves the harbour and it ends a few weeks after the Titanic hit its iceberg. But still Gray manages to sell us this love story, between a servant girl and an upper class boy, mainly by the deep conversations they have quite early on in the story, because they are forced to have them.
On top of that, Gray is brilliant when it comes to masking info dumps as actual realistic conversations characters would have. And even though that means she can't go into every detail of her mythology, it still gives us a good grasp of the rules of the supernatural society and the consequences. And, what I love most of all, it lays the foundation for the ending quite early on in the story.
Because even though we all know that at some point the Titanic will meet the iceberg, Gray still has a few nice surprises and touching scenes in store for us!
And once again Gray delivers a captivating story with an amazing pace. She knows perfectly how to balance scenes filled with action and suspense with the more quiet scenes, used to build the characters and the circumstances. The story never gets boring, because there is a lot happening. But I never got the feeling that it all overwhelmed me and that I didn't get enough time to actually get to know our heroine and her lover.
Of course, this books leans heavily on insta-love. The characters meet the day before the Titanic leaves the harbour and it ends a few weeks after the Titanic hit its iceberg. But still Gray manages to sell us this love story, between a servant girl and an upper class boy, mainly by the deep conversations they have quite early on in the story, because they are forced to have them.
On top of that, Gray is brilliant when it comes to masking info dumps as actual realistic conversations characters would have. And even though that means she can't go into every detail of her mythology, it still gives us a good grasp of the rules of the supernatural society and the consequences. And, what I love most of all, it lays the foundation for the ending quite early on in the story.
Because even though we all know that at some point the Titanic will meet the iceberg, Gray still has a few nice surprises and touching scenes in store for us!
rjdenney's review against another edition
4.0
Loved the twist with the Titanic
and I want to run my hands through Alec's
chestnut curls. <3
- R.D.
and I want to run my hands through Alec's
chestnut curls. <3
- R.D.
labunnywtf's review against another edition
4.0
First recommendation I've gotten from our YA librarian. I am absolutely fascinated by the plot line. Werewolves on the Titanic? For real? I feel like if I don't read it, it'll haunt me for months.
But...it's werewolves on the Titanic. The reviews on GR seem positive, but the quality of those reviews keeps me from being hopeful.
Here goes nothing.
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Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
I hate when a perfectly good book has a ridiculous ending. And this one fits the bill.
I was surprised by how much I liked this book. It is absolutely unheard of for me to like a book heavy with love story, but the love story here really did get me. Not a small feat.
Tess is a really great character. Raised in poverty, subservient to horrible, horrible people. She fights to improve her life, and it really warmed those heart cockles. Even Irene, the wet blanket character, comes to her own, though with a rather inconvenient end.
This book is so well written, that I forgot how the story of Titanic ends. You get so emotionally invested in these people, in their lives, that you start to think, "Wow, she's going to really do something with her life." or "I wonder who she's going to end up married to."
And then...oh. Right. Titanic.
That makes my respect for this author grow even more.
But then she throws in that stupid, overly convenient ending. COME ON! It left an awful taste in my mouth, and was not the way I wanted that damn novel to end. Dammit.
But...it's werewolves on the Titanic. The reviews on GR seem positive, but the quality of those reviews keeps me from being hopeful.
Here goes nothing.
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Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
I hate when a perfectly good book has a ridiculous ending. And this one fits the bill.
I was surprised by how much I liked this book. It is absolutely unheard of for me to like a book heavy with love story, but the love story here really did get me. Not a small feat.
Tess is a really great character. Raised in poverty, subservient to horrible, horrible people. She fights to improve her life, and it really warmed those heart cockles. Even Irene, the wet blanket character, comes to her own, though with a rather inconvenient end.
This book is so well written, that I forgot how the story of Titanic ends. You get so emotionally invested in these people, in their lives, that you start to think, "Wow, she's going to really do something with her life." or "I wonder who she's going to end up married to."
And then...oh. Right. Titanic.
That makes my respect for this author grow even more.
But then she throws in that stupid, overly convenient ending. COME ON! It left an awful taste in my mouth, and was not the way I wanted that damn novel to end. Dammit.
fyreprincess's review against another edition
3.0
So as you’ve probably figured out already, I absolutely love historicals – it has to be set in Victorian-ish times though. But although the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 was not set in Victorian times, it is fairly similar and I still enjoyed that aspect. The writing style in the novel Fateful by Claudia Gray wasn’t too bad and I didn’t find any particular problems with the world-building. It was the story-line and the character building that really got me.
Okay, so what drew me in first was the historical context of the novel. I was a bit hesitant when I read the blurb and found out it was a supernatural book incorporating werewolves, but I decided to give it a go anyway. I enjoyed reading about the Titanic and the time period of 1912, but I didn’t enjoy the storyline as much. I think my kind-of-dislike of the storyline had to do with the characters and their development as well as just the fact that the novel wasn’t all that exciting. I felt that the story moved way too fast, and the characters lacked depth.
I’m going to start with Tess Davies, who was a ladies maid to a wealthy-ish family who boarded the Titanic. She wasn’t treated very well by the family but she still did her job and dealt with it. She was strong in the fact that she was willing to put up with their nastiness because she was determined to save all the money she earned in order to leave them. I kind of found Tess as a character a bit, easy, so to speak. She was so infatuated with Alec and fell in love with him so quickly and easily, and also quickly and readily accepted the reality of werewolves. She had a back story with her sister but it kind of didn’t relate to anything at all, and I feel that it wasn’t really needed in the story.
And onto the hot male of the story: Alexander Marlow, better known as Alec, resident werewolf. I kind of felt weird imagining him with curly hair, but I don’t know what that has to do with anything, haha. I kind of don’t know how to describe him, (again) I didn’t feel much depth. He did try to keep Tess safe from Mikhail, and to try and avoid the Brotherhood which he did end up joining and in the end, miraculously saved him from death.
I also found some irk with the historical part of the novel, like the language used, I felt that it wasn’t up to scratch for the time period – words such as “chuck”. Also, with how quickly Tess and Alec fell ‘in love’ with each other: in this time period, I believe that relationships between first class men (usually) and servants, was pretty rare. It could just be my opinion though and not really be true at all.
Overall, I enjoyed the historical part, but he storyline and such were a little less than average.
Okay, so what drew me in first was the historical context of the novel. I was a bit hesitant when I read the blurb and found out it was a supernatural book incorporating werewolves, but I decided to give it a go anyway. I enjoyed reading about the Titanic and the time period of 1912, but I didn’t enjoy the storyline as much. I think my kind-of-dislike of the storyline had to do with the characters and their development as well as just the fact that the novel wasn’t all that exciting. I felt that the story moved way too fast, and the characters lacked depth.
I’m going to start with Tess Davies, who was a ladies maid to a wealthy-ish family who boarded the Titanic. She wasn’t treated very well by the family but she still did her job and dealt with it. She was strong in the fact that she was willing to put up with their nastiness because she was determined to save all the money she earned in order to leave them. I kind of found Tess as a character a bit, easy, so to speak. She was so infatuated with Alec and fell in love with him so quickly and easily, and also quickly and readily accepted the reality of werewolves. She had a back story with her sister but it kind of didn’t relate to anything at all, and I feel that it wasn’t really needed in the story.
And onto the hot male of the story: Alexander Marlow, better known as Alec, resident werewolf. I kind of felt weird imagining him with curly hair, but I don’t know what that has to do with anything, haha. I kind of don’t know how to describe him, (again) I didn’t feel much depth. He did try to keep Tess safe from Mikhail, and to try and avoid the Brotherhood which he did end up joining and in the end, miraculously saved him from death.
I also found some irk with the historical part of the novel, like the language used, I felt that it wasn’t up to scratch for the time period – words such as “chuck”. Also, with how quickly Tess and Alec fell ‘in love’ with each other: in this time period, I believe that relationships between first class men (usually) and servants, was pretty rare. It could just be my opinion though and not really be true at all.
Overall, I enjoyed the historical part, but he storyline and such were a little less than average.
angelacolon_'s review against another edition
1.0
Hace muchooo que deje de soportar a protagonistas estúpidas, y esta cuata es una de las mas estúpidas de todas. No hay ni siquiera una escena que me haya gustado o siquiera emocionado, todos los personajes me irritaron, no hubo ninguno con el cual me haya encariñado asi que los acontecimientos no me afectaron mucho que se diga. En fin es un libro que no se lo recomiendo a NADIE.