Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and Owl Hollow Press in exchange for an honest review.
Genre: Young Adult/Mystery Thriller
Rating: 4/5 stars
Synopsis:
Death can take a lot of things, but it can’t take your memories.
1912: Ava Knight, a young English aristocrat, boards the Titanic and meets three people who will change her life forever.
2010: Taylor Romano arrives in Oxford for a summer journalism program and is invited to tea at an old manor with a cursed history.
When Taylor discovers that the Lady of the house knows an uncanny amount about Taylor and her family’s secrets, she knows something isn’t right. But before she can find answers, the old woman dies suspiciously, leaving Taylor with a single clue: the story of a Titanic survivor named Ava.
With the help of a brooding chauffeur and some historical sleuthing, Taylor must uncover the link between Ava’s past and her own before her most cherished memories are tarnished forever.
Sarah's Review:
Lately, I have seen a few books that are set around the Titanic. However, I have never read any fiction involving this tragedy. This book was an amazing place to start! In The Poppy and The Rose, we have dual points of view as well as dual timelines. Taylor is our present day point of view. Ava is our character on the Titanic. In the beginning I really preferred Ava's story, but as the story went on I definitely enjoyed both timelines.
From the beginning of this story I was extremely intrigued, and from about half way through I could not put this book down. I really loved the twists and turns in the plot. I think the growth we saw the characters achieve as the story progressed was amazing (especially Ava). I liked the way all of the side characters interacted in the story as I felt most of them had a significant purpose.
The author obviously did her research into Titanic, and as I was reading the Author's note at the end I was surprised to see that some of the character's in the book were based on real people. Obviously with historical fiction the author always has poetic license, but I appreciated that it was still well researched.
When I was approaching the end of the book, I had no idea how things would wrap up, or how Cowels would finish the story. I am very happy with the way she ended things, and I think she did a great job overall. I would highly recommend this book for any mystery/historical fiction lover!
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