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A review by kelseyscornerofbooks
Adrift by Paul Griffin
4.0
Reading time: Two days
Star rating: Four Stars
Matt and his best friend, John, only came out to Montauk for the summer to make a little extra cash and then head back home. A seemingly basic plan for two guys from Queens. And then Matt meets Driana. The girl leads to a party, the party leads to a boat, which leads to being adrift at sea with three rich kids who have no clue about how to navigate a boat, let alone actually survive.
I really enjoyed this book. It did take me a little bit to distinguish the characters, but that was probably because I was listening to the audio book.
The story was really intriguing to begin with. It’s a typical survivor story, and it was suspenseful and it was hard to stop listening to it. There were times I cringed at the descriptions because they were very accurate and gruesome.
Two teenagers, John and Matt meet Jojo, Dri, and Stephfrom Rio,. Dri invites them to a party that night. After being there for a while, the teens discover that Steph was no where to be found and had in fact gone windsurfing at night.
Them being teenagers, decided to all get in a boat to go after her and bring her back, because she was most likely drunk and they didn’t want her to get hurt.
Circumstances as they were, they are met by a dolphin that ends up breaking Steph’s arm. (I’m not too clear on how exactly this happens. It could have been because I was listening and just didn’t catch it, but I think it was something to the effect of wanting to give it a hug goodbye? I could be wrong, but that’s what I remember and I guess that could be something a really stupid, drunk teenager would do).
So all five of them end up being carried out to sea, Steph with a broken, bleeding arm, Jojo, we later find out is usually on medication and doesn’t fair well without it, Dri and Matt pretty much freak out, and John pretty much stays calm the whole time.
They have to make difficult decisions at sea as they wait for about three weeks to be rescued. They are faced with death, storms, starvation, and desperation in a story filled with twists in every chapter.
Stories of their past come to life, some difficult, some not, as they all (sorta) grow closer. This is definitely a good read for teenagers/young adults.
Star rating: Four Stars
Matt and his best friend, John, only came out to Montauk for the summer to make a little extra cash and then head back home. A seemingly basic plan for two guys from Queens. And then Matt meets Driana. The girl leads to a party, the party leads to a boat, which leads to being adrift at sea with three rich kids who have no clue about how to navigate a boat, let alone actually survive.
I really enjoyed this book. It did take me a little bit to distinguish the characters, but that was probably because I was listening to the audio book.
The story was really intriguing to begin with. It’s a typical survivor story, and it was suspenseful and it was hard to stop listening to it. There were times I cringed at the descriptions because they were very accurate and gruesome.
Two teenagers, John and Matt meet Jojo, Dri, and Stephfrom Rio,. Dri invites them to a party that night. After being there for a while, the teens discover that Steph was no where to be found and had in fact gone windsurfing at night.
Them being teenagers, decided to all get in a boat to go after her and bring her back, because she was most likely drunk and they didn’t want her to get hurt.
Circumstances as they were, they are met by a dolphin that ends up breaking Steph’s arm. (I’m not too clear on how exactly this happens. It could have been because I was listening and just didn’t catch it, but I think it was something to the effect of wanting to give it a hug goodbye? I could be wrong, but that’s what I remember and I guess that could be something a really stupid, drunk teenager would do).
So all five of them end up being carried out to sea, Steph with a broken, bleeding arm, Jojo, we later find out is usually on medication and doesn’t fair well without it, Dri and Matt pretty much freak out, and John pretty much stays calm the whole time.
They have to make difficult decisions at sea as they wait for about three weeks to be rescued. They are faced with death, storms, starvation, and desperation in a story filled with twists in every chapter.
Stories of their past come to life, some difficult, some not, as they all (sorta) grow closer. This is definitely a good read for teenagers/young adults.