I enjoyed this book thoroughly. It starts off straight away with her friends dying on the boat. The story line is of a girl, Miranda O'Rourke, who lives on Whym Island. One night, she takes some of her friends on her boat which she hasn't driven for the whole summer. While on the water, the navigation system goes berserk. A fire starts on the boat, and four of her friends die. Her boyfriend goes into a coma from breathing too much smoke when the boat catches on fire.
She is then shunned by everyone on the island because she was the one driving the boat, and is therefore blamed for the tragic accident. But it was no accident, for Sephie, the legend sea witch, had crashed the boat on purpose. She wanted all their souls, but didn't get Miranda's.
A boy saved Miranda from drowning, and because he was the one who saved her, he had to kill her to give her soul to Sephie. Christian is a betwixman, who lives in the Down Below. But he falls in love with Miranda and can't bring himself to do it.
I enjoyed this book profusely but thought it unrealistic that the people of the island blamed her for the wreck. I mean, yes, she was the one driving the boat, but she didn't purposely wreck it. It wasn't her fault, but the author made such a big deal about everyone blaming her that I actually started to believe that she really did wreck the boat.
The other thing I didn't like was that Miranda and Christian fell in love so fast. I mean, sure, love at first sight does exist, but I don't think they can really deeply love each other after a week. That's how long Christian was given to get her soul. Love takes time, and it would take much longer than a week for two people to truly love each other.
This is just my opinion, but it any of you have read this book and have different thoughts, please share. :)
-Amba
A boy saved Miranda from drowning, and because he was the one who saved her, he had to kill her to give her soul to Sephie. Christian is a betwixman, who lives in the Down Below. But he falls in love with Miranda and can't bring himself to do it.
I enjoyed this book profusely but thought it unrealistic that the people of the island blamed her for the wreck. I mean, yes, she was the one driving the boat, but she didn't purposely wreck it. It wasn't her fault, but the author made such a big deal about everyone blaming her that I actually started to believe that she really did wreck the boat.
The other thing I didn't like was that Miranda and Christian fell in love so fast. I mean, sure, love at first sight does exist, but I don't think they can really deeply love each other after a week. That's how long Christian was given to get her soul. Love takes time, and it would take much longer than a week for two people to truly love each other.
This is just my opinion, but it any of you have read this book and have different thoughts, please share. :)
-Amba
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