Language: PG (5 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Josefa loves the thrill of a con, whether it’s pickpocketing or carrying out a planned heist, and, this time, Josefa has her sight set on a bejeweled book. She recruits Violet, Hinnah, and Emilie to help her, promising the jewels on the book will be enough to make all their dreams come true. Josefa has it all planned out. They just need to get on the same boat where the book will be: the Titanic.
I love heists: the deception, the planning, the improvising when the plan inevitably goes wrong. Making the Titanic the background for this heist was absolutely brilliant. None of the characters know what the readers do about the Titanic, adding to the suspense and urgency of everything going on. If you need a little more excitement in your life, this is the book for you – just remember that the Titanic will also add a dose of tragedy.
Josefa, Violet, Marko, and August are white. Hinnah is Indian, and Emilie is half Haitian and describes herself as Black. The mature content rating is for illegal activity, alcohol use, partial nudity, and innuendo. The violence rating is for knife use, mention of murder, and death.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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