A review by mitchil_smith
Adrift by Paul Griffin

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

To me I thought this book was very good and had an interesting plot. All of the characters in the book were somewhat likeable and created a good relationship with each other. The book started out on a beach when John and Matthew were out selling ice cream and sodas until they came across a group of tennagers that wanted them to go night surfing. Matthew and John declined this offer, but after, one of the girls Driana came up to them with a piece of paper with her address on it stating that she was going to throw a party. 
Matthew convinced John to go to this party which ended up being the downfall for their next 2 weeks. The whole story is about a group of 5 tennagers who get lost at sea, because of a bad decision one of them made. The group lasted out there over 9 day and only 3 of them came back alive. Overall this book was very tragic, dark, emotional and had amazing characters.