A review by belellcollins
The Poppy and the Rose by Ashlee Cowles

5.0

The Poppy and the Rose is part historical novel, part thriller, and part modern-day family drama. How all three of these things intersect was the part I liked the most about the book. Moving back and forth from Ava's story abord the Titantic in 1912 and Taylor's modern day efforts to uncover her father's secrets was moving and well blended. I spent the entire book trying to figure out what was happening but the characters were smart and adventurous and made dumb choices, but they felt real and their heartbreaks hit me harder than I expected. I genuinely wanted more story when it ended and while the ending was resolved I still wanted more. My only complaint is that there were parts of the 1912 story that felt impossible and ridiculous, but the twists definitely made it entertaining.