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Luck of the Titanic

Luck of the Titanic

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  • Author：Stacey Lee
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Summary

From the critically acclaimed author of The Downstairs Girl comes the richly imagined story of Valora and Jamie Luck， twin British - Chinese acrobats traveling aboard the Titanic on its ill fated maiden voyage。

Southampton， 1912: Seventeen-year-old British-Chinese Valora Luck has quit her job and smuggled herself aboard the Titanic with two goals in mind: to reunite with her twin brother Jamie--her only family now that both their parents are dead--and to convince a part-owner of the Ringling Brothers Circus to take the twins on as acrobats。 Quick-thinking Val talks her way into opulent firstclass accommodations and finds Jamie with a group of fellow Chinese laborers in third class。 But in the rigidly stratified world of the luxury liner， Val's ruse can only last so long， and after two long years apart， it's unclear if Jamie even wants the life Val proposes。 Then， one moonless night in the North Atlantic， the unthinkable happens--the supposedly unsinkable ship is dealt a fatal blow--and Val and her companions suddenly find themselves in a race to survive。

Stacey Lee， master of historical fiction， brings a fresh perspective to an infamous tragedy， loosely inspired by the recently uncovered account of six Titanic survivors of Chinese descent。

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moony ☽ ，

A historical fiction， set on the Titanic， with that gorgeous cover 。。。 Guess who joins my tbr list。

Rameela （Star） ，

Initial thoughts: I CRIED WHICH IS WILD。

Julia ，

I am crying。 All the tears。 Full review to come super soon！

Andrea George ，

"Luck of the Titanic" by Stacey Lee， is an amazing historical fiction novel！ The main character， Valora Luck， is an acrobat with dreams of leaving England behind， and becoming a circus performer in New York with her twin brother， Jamie "Virtue" Luck。 Due to numerous circumstances， she finds herself aboard the Titanic as a stowaway。 Her brother is also on the Titanic， and has a job shoveling coal。The book is a definite "page turner"。 I read the entire novel in a day。 I felt compassion for the cha "Luck of the Titanic" by Stacey Lee， is an amazing historical fiction novel！ The main character， Valora Luck， is an acrobat with dreams of leaving England behind， and becoming a circus performer in New York with her twin brother， Jamie "Virtue" Luck。 Due to numerous circumstances， she finds herself aboard the Titanic as a stowaway。 Her brother is also on the Titanic， and has a job shoveling coal。The book is a definite "page turner"。 I read the entire novel in a day。 I felt compassion for the characters， as the Chinese were discriminated against during this time， and the U。S。 laws at the time didn't help matters any。 The plot was pretty believable， and I liked the fact that some of the characters， were actual individuals that sailed on the Titanic。 Please take the time to read the Author's Notes at the end of the book。 I felt that it definitely added to the story。I'm looking forward to reading additional novels by Stacey Lee！ 。。。more

Amber ，

Okay yall。 I went in with major expectations because historical and Titanic， so I was hoping for something really good。 And， honestly， this is really good。 It had the right amount of anticipation going for it in the story while making the characters we were following feel real。 I received an ecopy of this through Netgalley; however， all opinions are my own。

Megan ，

This is a beautiful story of sibling relationships， fighting prejudices， and unlikely friendships。 While stories of the Titanic can commonly be found， a story of the Titanic from the point of view of a British-Chinese girl has never been told。 Valora's story is one that will stay long with you upon reaching the end， and she's a character that you will view as a friend。Valor's had spunk， sass， and wit and was an absolutely magnificent point of view character。 She reminded me a lot of myself and J This is a beautiful story of sibling relationships， fighting prejudices， and unlikely friendships。 While stories of the Titanic can commonly be found， a story of the Titanic from the point of view of a British-Chinese girl has never been told。 Valora's story is one that will stay long with you upon reaching the end， and she's a character that you will view as a friend。Valor's had spunk， sass， and wit and was an absolutely magnificent point of view character。 She reminded me a lot of myself and Jamie reminded me of my sister。 I loved how deep Lee dove into the relationships between siblings， and I think it brought some semblance of healing to the current frayed relationship between my sister and me。 Family relationships （especially siblings） are something I think we need more stories about！ Highly recommend to those who love historical fiction and family stories。 An absolutely amazing read。 。。。more

Di ，

I don't read many historicals， but if you set a book on the Titanic， I am immediately intrigued。 When I found out about this book and that it was from an Asian point of view， that made it a must read for me。 This was my first read of a book from this author and I thought the writing style was very easy to read and get into。While I did enjoy this one as a whole， there were definite things I didn't enjoy including how the main character reacted to certain things within this book。 I did however， en I don't read many historicals， but if you set a book on the Titanic， I am immediately intrigued。 When I found out about this book and that it was from an Asian point of view， that made it a must read for me。 This was my first read of a book from this author and I thought the writing style was very easy to read and get into。While I did enjoy this one as a whole， there were definite things I didn't enjoy including how the main character reacted to certain things within this book。 I did however， enjoy several of the other characters we meet。 As we get closer to the time the ship hits the iceberg， I became very invested in the characters and I couldn't put the book down。 I wondered if any of them would perish or if they would survive。 I wondered where and how this story would end。 When I got there， I was definitely surprising and unexpected and even after turning the last page， I am still wondering about certain characters。I was very glad for the Author's note in the back and I definitely want to learn more about the survivors that inspired this story。Thank you very much to G。P。 Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers and Edelweiss for providing me with an advanced readers copy in exchange for my honest review。 This does not in any way affect my thoughts on this book。 。。。more

MizzyRed ，

This is a gorgeous cover first of all！ I just needed to say that and get that out of the way。The rest of the book was really well done too。 I sped through this to find out what happens with Valora and if she can fulfill her dream of getting into the US， despite the Chinese Exclusion Act， after she finds her twin brother who is working as a coal shoveler on the maiden voyage of the Titanic。 Now I am sure most people know about the ill fated Titanic but I had my hopes up that there might be a happ This is a gorgeous cover first of all！ I just needed to say that and get that out of the way。The rest of the book was really well done too。 I sped through this to find out what happens with Valora and if she can fulfill her dream of getting into the US， despite the Chinese Exclusion Act， after she finds her twin brother who is working as a coal shoveler on the maiden voyage of the Titanic。 Now I am sure most people know about the ill fated Titanic but I had my hopes up that there might be a happy ending for this book。 It does have a little blurb at the beginning where it says， of the 8 Chinese on board， six survived。 I enjoyed reading about Valora's interactions with the various passengers on the Titanic （some of them actual real people） and it was fun to read about her plans to raise money （via acrobatic tricks） and how to get into the US。 There is a little bit of romance， fancy dresswear courtesy of the House of July， and bonds of family like Jamie， but also two little boys that she kind of adopts。 There is also racism due to the fact that Valora and her brother are part Chinese， true for the time and so a valid part of the story。Yes， there is tragedy， especially at the end and it is so heartbreaking but still a good story。 I think it is a worthwhile read。 。。。more

Rosh | Reads and Reviews ，

Oh my goodness， this book is so amazing！ If there’s one thing that my friends and family know about me， it’s that Titanic is my favorite movie。 So when I saw this novel by Stacey Lee， I knew I had to request an e-galley！ This beautiful book has a little bit of everything。 First， Lee does an amazing job capturing the essence of the Chinese passengers aboard the ship。 Although this isn’t a retelling of their stories， it still showcases the incredible will power and determination of those passenger Oh my goodness， this book is so amazing！ If there’s one thing that my friends and family know about me， it’s that Titanic is my favorite movie。 So when I saw this novel by Stacey Lee， I knew I had to request an e-galley！ This beautiful book has a little bit of everything。 First， Lee does an amazing job capturing the essence of the Chinese passengers aboard the ship。 Although this isn’t a retelling of their stories， it still showcases the incredible will power and determination of those passengers。 Second， Lee tells the beautiful story of twins Valora and Jamie and the unbreakable bond they share。 Their love for each other was so heartwarming and special。 Next， Lee intertwines fun， humor and even a little bit of romance throughout the book with her cast of characters。All the while， she manages to perfectly capture the splendor， beauty and opulence of the Titanic itself！I can keep going but I will end there and just say this book is a must read！ 。。。more

Aimee ，

I love all things Titanic， and the story line woven into this event was really well done。 Pulls you in so much that I finished it in one day。 The ending is of course heart wrenching and it threw in some things I was not exactly expecting。 I loved reading the lives and backstories of Valora & Jamie especially， but also of the other Chinese men and boys aboard the boat。 The author shares some interesting facts in her acknowledgement that I never knew， and was surprised to find out。 I'll be looking I love all things Titanic， and the story line woven into this event was really well done。 Pulls you in so much that I finished it in one day。 The ending is of course heart wrenching and it threw in some things I was not exactly expecting。 I loved reading the lives and backstories of Valora & Jamie especially， but also of the other Chinese men and boys aboard the boat。 The author shares some interesting facts in her acknowledgement that I never knew， and was surprised to find out。 I'll be looking into that more， so I am glad she shared the information。 Also the author's descriptions of not just the ship， but of the clothing， decor， food， so many other characters and of course the events， were all very detailed。 This is a story that stays with you long after you read。 。。。more

Meredith Mara ，

Loosely based on the historic disaster， Luck of the Titanic delves into the （true） story of the eight Chinese men aboard the doomed ship， bringing them to life with fictional narratives （after all， little is known about these men） and focusing especially on the racism and culture of discrimination they would have experienced。 Stacey Lee seamlessly marries fact with fiction， weaving together the lives of actual passengers （Albert Ankeny Stewart， an investor in the Ringling Brothers Circus） and cr Loosely based on the historic disaster， Luck of the Titanic delves into the （true） story of the eight Chinese men aboard the doomed ship， bringing them to life with fictional narratives （after all， little is known about these men） and focusing especially on the racism and culture of discrimination they would have experienced。 Stacey Lee seamlessly marries fact with fiction， weaving together the lives of actual passengers （Albert Ankeny Stewart， an investor in the Ringling Brothers Circus） and crew members （Captain Smith and J。 Bruce Ismay） with those of her fictional characters。 The most notable of which: the Luck twins， Valora and James。Val and James arrive aboard the Titanic under different stars。 Under the Chinese Exclusion Act， Valora can’t enter the US or board the ill-fated ship without special documentation。 With her employer （Mrs。 Sloan） recently deceased， gone are Valora’s chances of legally traveling in the 1st class cabin Mrs。 Sloan had booked for their voyage。 James wants nothing less than inside the US （a place even more hostile toward the Chinese than his home country Great Britain）。 Well， maybe James wants one thing less， a return to the acrobat life his sister so desires。 James is a sailor and on his way to South America （with his mates） to fulfill a work contract。Valora， though， will do whatever it takes （including sneaking aboard the ship） to convince her brother that he was made for something more than the boiler room。 And as Lady Luck would have it， Albert Ankeny Stewart （just the man who can get them a permit into the US and a spot with the Ringling Brothers Circus） is aboard Titanic。 Now， all Val needs is to orchestrate an audition—and convince her mule-headed brother that the future she envisions for them is better than the one he’s accepted for himself。The pace is sharp with descriptive elements that will make you feel as though you’re walking along Scotland Road （the spine of the 3rd class deck）。 The reader can’t help but feel the looming countdown to the inevitable doom。 Luck of the Titanic inescapably （because it has to） ends in disaster。 Yet Lee’s focus is on the （excluded from history and true） story of the Chinese sailors and that of （fictional） siblings Valora and James。 Making Luck of the Titanic， above all， a story that addresses and exposes discrimination， but also one of friendships， sibling bonds， and even hope found in dark places。Luck of the Titanic shows invariably the tragedy of the historic disaster but even more so （and with a visceral punch to your emotions） it highlights the tragedy of racial discrimination。 If you think you’ve read every variation of the Titanic story， Luck of the Titanic delivers something wholly new。 I can’t say this enough， this book is not to be missed。 。。。more

Tessa ，

Wow， I actually won a goodreads giveaway and for my most anticipated new release。 I loved this book。

Tara （Spinatale Reviews） ，

Part of why I love historical fiction novels is that they teach you little snippets of history， particularly ones that aren’t as widely known。 I picked Luck of the Titanic up a few days ago and I was totally sucked in from the first page。 Valora is a fantastic heroine and I love how Lee balanced her experiences in first class and in third class。 The secondary characters were all delightful （particularly Olly and Wink）。 Plus， the female friendships were excellent！ I also loved that the main relat Part of why I love historical fiction novels is that they teach you little snippets of history， particularly ones that aren’t as widely known。 I picked Luck of the Titanic up a few days ago and I was totally sucked in from the first page。 Valora is a fantastic heroine and I love how Lee balanced her experiences in first class and in third class。 The secondary characters were all delightful （particularly Olly and Wink）。 Plus， the female friendships were excellent！ I also loved that the main relationship was between Valora and her twin brother Jamie， examining what those family ties meant and what each of them wanted to become。 Lee did a great job with showing how everything that happened changed both siblings。I would absolutely recommend Luck of the Titanic to fans of historical fiction！ Also， make sure you read the author’s note at the end。*Disclaimer: I received an advance digital copy of this book for free from the publisher。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。 。。。more

Amanda ，

Stacy Lee's Luck of the Titanic was a refreshing take on the Titanic that offers a unique perspective on the historic event。 I never knew that there were Chinese passengers on the Titanic and loved that this was loosely inspired by the accounts of the survivors。Valora Luck is a seventeen-year-old British-Chinese who is trying to find her twin brother， Jamie after the death of her father and quitting her job。 In order to find Jamie， she becomes a stowaway on the Titanic to find him on the ship wi Stacy Lee's Luck of the Titanic was a refreshing take on the Titanic that offers a unique perspective on the historic event。 I never knew that there were Chinese passengers on the Titanic and loved that this was loosely inspired by the accounts of the survivors。Valora Luck is a seventeen-year-old British-Chinese who is trying to find her twin brother， Jamie after the death of her father and quitting her job。 In order to find Jamie， she becomes a stowaway on the Titanic to find him on the ship with hopes of starting a new life with him in America as acrobats in the Ringling Brothers Circus。 However， after their time apart， does Jamie wants the same life Valora is striving for？This book was heartbreaking and beautifully written。 It was my first book by Stacy Lee and it does not disappoint！ I am looking forward to reading her other works！！！ The cover is also gorgeous and was one of the reasons it caught my attention。Thank you BookishFirst and G。 P。 Putnam's Sons for a finished copy of this book！ 。。。more

Rachael ，

OKAY I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK。I actually read this book in one sitting。 I could not stop。 I love all things about the tragedy of the Titanic and the fact that this was based on the Chinese survivors of it just really hit the nail on the head for books that pull me in。 From the beginning of Valora smuggling herself onto the ship， until the very end which I refuse to spoil because it punched me right in the gut， I was intrigued and pulled into this story。 This historical fiction was exactly wh OKAY I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK。I actually read this book in one sitting。 I could not stop。 I love all things about the tragedy of the Titanic and the fact that this was based on the Chinese survivors of it just really hit the nail on the head for books that pull me in。 From the beginning of Valora smuggling herself onto the ship， until the very end which I refuse to spoil because it punched me right in the gut， I was intrigued and pulled into this story。 This historical fiction was exactly what I needed， especially as an Asian American wanting to read more Asian stories， The race for survival as a nobody， facing racism on top of it all， was heartpounding。 I cannot wait to buy the hardcopy！Huge thanks to the publisher for allowing me early access to this title and for Netgalley for providing the e-arc！ 。。。more

Jordyn ，

A smooth a trip as the actual Titanic I would like to start off by saying that I can't think of a book that can rival this one。 The process of reading this book was as smooth as the actual trip of the Titanic。 The smooth sailing， the rough currents along the way， with the heartbreaking ending of the sinking。I have never really been that big of a fan of historical fiction， but this book is most defiantly an exception。Seeking out her brother who has been away for quite some time， him being her on A smooth a trip as the actual Titanic I would like to start off by saying that I can't think of a book that can rival this one。 The process of reading this book was as smooth as the actual trip of the Titanic。 The smooth sailing， the rough currents along the way， with the heartbreaking ending of the sinking。I have never really been that big of a fan of historical fiction， but this book is most defiantly an exception。Seeking out her brother who has been away for quite some time， him being her only remaining relative she has any relationship with， Valora Luck uses her wit and luck to aboard the Titanic。 Under the guise of her old boss， she enters as a stowaway in first class， attempting to reclaim the relationship her brother and her once had。 However， after so much time away， is he the same person？ Along the way she meets her brothers newfound family and many other kind hearted people that help her along the way。This book was so captivating that I finished it within a matter of hours。 There is always a turn， a subtle mystery， or a hint at a detail about a characters past that keeps you turning the page。 I fell in lover with every character and the things that drove them。 It was impossible not to feel for them。The story was ultimately one of family， and the lengths that you would go for them（or they would go for you）。 Now don't be mistaken， Lee displays that family is very， very flawed in her writing， highlighting what real families can look like。 It was not an unrealistic portrayal。I appreciated that Stacey Lee highlighted a time in American history that is typically glossed over。 She includes the historical law， The Chinese Exclusion Act， and displays the hatred and bias towards Asians at this time。 Potential spoiler， but there was a part in the book where the characters were referred to as "Japs"， displaying the ignorance tied the hatred。The serious subjects in the book were paired nicely with the subtle hints of humor that were sprinkled in。 Oh， and the slow burn romance。 Slow burn romance absolutely haves my heart。 It was absolutely beautiful and intense。Slight spoiler ahead:Be ready to have this book rip your heart out at the very last second。 I cried and it took so long for me to collect myself。 。。。more

literarylesbian ，

This book had absolutely stunning story telling！ I truly feel in love with Valora’s narration and definitely recommend this book to any historical fiction fans。 I really enjoyed the point of view this book provided given how white washed so much of the historical fiction genre is。

Alison G。 ，

Stacey Lee is， in my opinion， one of the reigning monarchs of YA historical fiction-although it isn't my favorite genre， I will， without fail， pick up anything she writes。 Do I care at all about the Titanic？ Not really。 Did I read this anyway？ OF COURSE。As is probably common for those of us who went to school in the United States， I did not know about the Chinese people aboard the Titanic， or how terribly they were treated （though I am not surprised， of course， given the attitudes at the time of Stacey Lee is， in my opinion， one of the reigning monarchs of YA historical fiction-although it isn't my favorite genre， I will， without fail， pick up anything she writes。 Do I care at all about the Titanic？ Not really。 Did I read this anyway？ OF COURSE。As is probably common for those of us who went to school in the United States， I did not know about the Chinese people aboard the Titanic， or how terribly they were treated （though I am not surprised， of course， given the attitudes at the time of the Titanic's sailing as well as in the present day）， and Lee graciously takes the time in a few author's notes to educate readers on the actual details that are known about these people。 As with all of her other works， she gives us an engaging， entertaining historical fiction story that sheds light on people whose stories are not often at the forefront of historical fiction （or historical fact）。The main character， Valora， is an acrobat who is trying to connect with her brother in the wake of her father's death and， due to some extenuating circumstances， ends up stowing away on the Titanic to do so。 Of course what actually happens to the ship is not a surprise， but the events of Valora's story up until that fateful end are really interesting-she is an acrobat and wants to revive her act with her brother in America。 Along the way， she impersonates a first class passenger， makes some new friends， and causes a stir amongst the passengers with her talents and her eccentric personality。 I thoroughly enjoyed her reunion with her brother， her attempts to right the wrongs of racist passengers and crew members， and her unexpected new friends。The ending， however， was like a punch straight to my heart-obviously， we know what happens to the ship-I won't give away what happens to the characters I grew to love， but I will say that with any tragedy there is great sadness。 Still， a worthwhile read-just be prepared to cry。 。。。more

Courtney ，

4。5 stars I received a complimentary copy through BookishFirst and am voluntarily posting a review。 All opinions are my own。 Luck of the Titanic excited me， because of the fresh angle it was taking with the fascinating and tragic event。 I had no idea until I picked this up that there had been Chinese passengers on the Titanic， much less than six of the eight onboard survived， an omission from the public record due to the anti-Chinese sentiment in the US at the time。 So， this book provides a grea 4。5 stars I received a complimentary copy through BookishFirst and am voluntarily posting a review。 All opinions are my own。 Luck of the Titanic excited me， because of the fresh angle it was taking with the fascinating and tragic event。 I had no idea until I picked this up that there had been Chinese passengers on the Titanic， much less than six of the eight onboard survived， an omission from the public record due to the anti-Chinese sentiment in the US at the time。 So， this book provides a great possible story for what they might have been like， following Valora Luck。 I admired her enterprising ways， from trying to get her brother and herself jobs in the Ringling Brothers Circus and finding a way to simultaneously ingratiate herself with first-class passengers like the Duff-Gordons， while also meeting up with her brother Jamie and the other Chinese laborers in third class。 Stacey Lee also beautifully recreates the atmosphere of the Titanic， immersing you in the journey in all its opulence and/or comfort， and culminating in the dark night of the 14/15 of April， during the sinking， when everyone is struggling to survive。On that note， given some of the revelations of the sparse facts of the real life Chinese passengers， I had some issues with the ending。 I know the aim is to show the tragedy of it all， but it just felt like too intense of a gut-punch。 For the most part， I adored this book， devouring it more or less in a single sitting。 If you also have a fascination with the Titanic， you need to read this book。 。。。more

Joanna Bennett ，

There are a lot of good things about this book and one those being the historical aspect of it。 I love when an author takes a historical event and adds onto it with their own style while also giving us information that we may not have known about。 The author also added a note to give us a bit more information while also telling us where she got the idea from for the book。 I actually didn’t know about the Chinese Exclusion Act or that the Chinese passengers who survived were vilified and called c There are a lot of good things about this book and one those being the historical aspect of it。 I love when an author takes a historical event and adds onto it with their own style while also giving us information that we may not have known about。 The author also added a note to give us a bit more information while also telling us where she got the idea from for the book。 I actually didn’t know about the Chinese Exclusion Act or that the Chinese passengers who survived were vilified and called cowards for surviving that night。 It is interesting to see what is left out of history or even movies that are based on historical events。The book is told with one point-of-view and that comes from Valora Luck。 She is definitely a girl with many hats as she portrays herself as different people on the boat， all for different reasons！ Because of that， it showed the issues when it came to the class system and racism。 It was hard for me to fully connect with her but I understood her passion for wanting her brother to be with her。 Even if her family didn’t always care as much as she did， she still held on and embraced them， flaws and all。 I also liked that she cared about those she hardly knew too。 It really showed off her kindness。At times the book did slow in areas and then it picked up towards the end。 Some added twists felt unnecessary like the really minor romance for Valora。 I sometimes feel like romance is added for the sake of the genre when it comes to YA。 I’m still not entirely sure how I feel about the ending either。 It is definitely heartbreaking though。Overall， this was a good book。 This was my first book by this author and she definitely writes historical fiction well as it’s not one of my favorite genres but I did like it for this one。Thank you to the publisher and BookishFirst for a finished copy of the book to read and review！ 。。。more

Karlie Schaefer ，

"𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨， 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬。 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵， 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦。"⁣⁣Luck Of The Titanic by Stacey Lee is another fantasic YA historical fiction novel。 Valora Luck was born and raised in England but often faces prejudisism due to her Chinese ancestry。 As lifelong trained acrobats， Val boards the Titanic in hopes that she and her twin brother can win over a passenger onbo "𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨， 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬。 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵， 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦。"⁣⁣Luck Of The Titanic by Stacey Lee is another fantasic YA historical fiction novel。 Valora Luck was born and raised in England but often faces prejudisism due to her Chinese ancestry。 As lifelong trained acrobats， Val boards the Titanic in hopes that she and her twin brother can win over a passenger onboard who's part investor in the Ringling Brothers Circus。 ⁣⁣Lee has quickly become an auto-buy author for me as everything she writes is pure gold。 I was so excited for this book to come out for months， yet was nowhere near emotionally prepared for it。 I can't wait for my pre-ordered physical copy to arrive to add to my collection。 ⁣⁣𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 Penguin Teen 𝘢𝘯𝘥 NetGalley 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸。 。。。more

Audrey ，

Everyone knows about the Titanic。 Very few people knew that there were eight Chinese men who sailed with it， 6 of who survived。 And， once they reached "safe" haven in the US， they were immediately deported because of the Chinese Exclusion Act。 Here， we have Valoria Luck， who boards the Titanic， looking for her twin brother， Jamie， who was traveling in steerage with other Chinese men。 Valoria， who is traveling incognito， in first class， shifts between that and steerage as she attempts to convince Everyone knows about the Titanic。 Very few people knew that there were eight Chinese men who sailed with it， 6 of who survived。 And， once they reached "safe" haven in the US， they were immediately deported because of the Chinese Exclusion Act。 Here， we have Valoria Luck， who boards the Titanic， looking for her twin brother， Jamie， who was traveling in steerage with other Chinese men。 Valoria， who is traveling incognito， in first class， shifts between that and steerage as she attempts to convince her brother to stay in the US instead of traveling with his found brothers。 Despite knowing what happens to the Titanic， there is still a great deal of suspense that builds， especially when the ship hits the iceberg。 The inequities are stark as well as the crew's lack of preparation。 Be prepared to be transported in this riveting read。 。。。more

April ，

Thank you to Stacey Lee and Putnam/Penguin and BookishFirst for a copy of Luck of the Titanic。 I don't give away spoilers in my reviews。 I absolutely LOVED this story。 Everything from the cover graphic to the story to the characters to the ending - was beautifully done。 I was hooked from the first page and stayed up til late last night finishing the book I had just started in the afternoon。 I've always loved stories about the Titanic so I enjoyed reading Ms。 Lee's telling of the Titanic and the Thank you to Stacey Lee and Putnam/Penguin and BookishFirst for a copy of Luck of the Titanic。 I don't give away spoilers in my reviews。 I absolutely LOVED this story。 Everything from the cover graphic to the story to the characters to the ending - was beautifully done。 I was hooked from the first page and stayed up til late last night finishing the book I had just started in the afternoon。 I've always loved stories about the Titanic so I enjoyed reading Ms。 Lee's telling of the Titanic and the graphics in the front part of the book were helpful in imagining the settings。 The twins - Valora and Jamie are both captivating characters。 I loved Valora's grit。 I also liked the parts where Jamie's softer side shone through。 The other characters fit in seamlessly into the storyline。 I do not know much about Chinese culture so I enjoyed Ba's stories and teachings。 The ending was not what I expected and I loved it。 It's so hard to find a book with an ending that isn't easy to figure out about 50 pages beforehand。 Great storyline and I'd love to see end characters' storyline continue。 。。。more

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Alexa ，

It’s been a while since I read a story set on the Titanic。 （The last I can recall was when I was a child， and I can’t even remember the title）。 I’ve always found myself drawn to and interested in this tragic event， and it was really cool to see how Stacey Lee told a story that felt like it fit right in with the existing knowledge I had of it。 As always， her ability to center the story on an Asian character （or in this case， characters） and open up a brand new perspective was on point。

Bethany Dickey ，

I am CRYING。 This was so good and so heartbreaking。

Larissa ，

Thank you NetGalley and G。P。 Putnam’s Sons Books For Young Reads for this eARC！ I love a good historical fiction and when I saw the description of this one， I knew I needed to read it。 Valora is a young woman trying to join the Ringling Brothers as an acrobat。 The way she does it？ By smuggling herself onto the Titanic， where her twin brother and show companion are working。 Being a stowaway isn’t her only problem—she’s Chinese and Chinese people aren’t being allowed into America because of the Ch Thank you NetGalley and G。P。 Putnam’s Sons Books For Young Reads for this eARC！ I love a good historical fiction and when I saw the description of this one， I knew I needed to read it。 Valora is a young woman trying to join the Ringling Brothers as an acrobat。 The way she does it？ By smuggling herself onto the Titanic， where her twin brother and show companion are working。 Being a stowaway isn’t her only problem—she’s Chinese and Chinese people aren’t being allowed into America because of the Chinese Exclusion Act。 As Valora navigates the Titanic， the Titanic navigates the Atlantic until that fateful night that everything changes。 Wow！ I have to say this: I am ashamed for not knowing there were Chinese people on the Titanic。 Stacey Lee， thank you for bringing this to my attention！This story was beautiful。 In a way， it was hard to read because I *knew* what was going to happen， without knowing what was going to happen。 I kept waiting for the moment the Titanic hit the iceberg （I don’t think that counts as a spoiler）。 Since I was anticipating that， it made it hard to focus on everything leading up to it。 With that being said， the story was really interesting。 I became invested in Valora and Jamie’s relationship since I’m a twin and I get it。 I loved how dedicated they were to each other， since that’s how I feel about my twin！ I also thought the overall concept was interesting; Valora could have been anything， but she was an acrobat。 I also thought the writing was compelling—It was easy to get sucked into the story。 The only two things that I thought needed some improvement were the pacing of the story and the relationship between the MC and a certain character。 To be fair， the author had a certain amount of time that couldn’t really be changed。 It felt like it slowed down a lot after the first events and then， of course， everything picked up with a bang。 I also wanted there to be more relationship building between the MC and a certain character， but again there was limited time and that wasn’t really Valora’s purpose on the Titanic。This book was a solid 4 stars for me。 I’d highly recommend this book if you like historical fiction like Code Name Verity （or even if you don’t！）。 I promise you won’t want to put it down （I know that I didn’t）。 。。。more

McKenzie ，

It is 2:30 in the morning and my eyes hurt from crying。 I am beyond impressed with how beautiful this story is， and also how Stacey Lee managed to bring in much needed historical context。 Lee pulled at my heartstrings with every single relationship that Valora had。 From the bright eyed hope of Olly and Wink to the hard exterior of Fong， Valora managed to make an impact on every single one of these characters， and also on me。 I always like to think that I would be a selfless person， but I don't t It is 2:30 in the morning and my eyes hurt from crying。 I am beyond impressed with how beautiful this story is， and also how Stacey Lee managed to bring in much needed historical context。 Lee pulled at my heartstrings with every single relationship that Valora had。 From the bright eyed hope of Olly and Wink to the hard exterior of Fong， Valora managed to make an impact on every single one of these characters， and also on me。 I always like to think that I would be a selfless person， but I don't think I would have the strength to do what Valora did towards the end of the book to save those that she cared about。 I honestly almost DNFed this book because it was pretty slow in the middle， but I am so glad that I continued to read because it has quickly become one of my new favorites。 I can't wait to recommend it to all of my friends and go on the emotional journey with them all over again。 。。。more

Nicole N。 （A Myriad of Books） ，

Actual rating: 3。5 starsContent warnings: misogyny， racism， xenophobiaA huge thanks to PenguinTeen for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Well， I sure wasn’t expecting that ending。 🥲 Lee knows how to write a story and I was enthralled。Full review to come。

Paige （pagebypaigebooks） ，

I'd like to thank Penguin Teen Canada for sending me an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。I've also posted this review on my Instagram and Blog！Instagram PostBlog PostI first heard about this book when I went to a virtual event that was held by Penguin Teen Canada， called HerStory Tea Time。 It was a lot of fun and Stacey Lee was one of the author guests。 I was immediately interested in the book because I love learning about the Titanic。 I also love how we follow a group of p I'd like to thank Penguin Teen Canada for sending me an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。I've also posted this review on my Instagram and Blog！Instagram PostBlog PostI first heard about this book when I went to a virtual event that was held by Penguin Teen Canada， called HerStory Tea Time。 It was a lot of fun and Stacey Lee was one of the author guests。 I was immediately interested in the book because I love learning about the Titanic。 I also love how we follow a group of people not often talked about， which are the Chinese passengers on the Titanic。 This story also talks about the racial discrimination and hardships that our main characters face。 It was heartbreaking but also very important to read about how this impacted the character's lives。 Overall the plot was mainly character based until the last portion of the book where we saw a lot of action。 The beginning was a little bit slow because of this but I also grew to enjoy hearing about each of the characters。 That said I would have liked to learn a bit more about their backstories to become even more attached to them。 I really enjoyed the strong sibling relationship that Val and Jamie had。 I find that this isn't found often enough in young adult books。 The writing style worked very well for this story and I definitely felt transported to the deck of the Titanic。 The ending broke my heart and left my eyes watery。 。。。more

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