A review by alimonaghan
Diver's Daughter: A Tudor Story by Patrice Lawrence

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I read this with my sons. The plot was fast paced and very interesting--we enjoyed the vivid snapshot into Tudor life, and I appreciated the inclusion of black main characters and the message that black people have been an important part of British society for hundreds of years, not just as slaves, and long before the arrival of the HMS Windrush. I liked that the story included historical events and figures like Jaques Fancis and the sinking and salvaging of the Marie Rose. For my sons, I think they felt that too many disasters and misfortunes struck the main character, Eve, who couldn't ever seem to catch a break until the very end. Almost every character was not to be trusted and had their own agenda and designs on Eve and her mother, but it all turned out well in the end. Eve was a very self-aware young woman who had to grow up very fast! A page turner that we enjoyed as a family.