Iceberg, by Jennifer Nielsen (BOOK REVIEW)

 

"People are snobs everywhere. Either they'll accept you as you are or they won't, but if they don't, that says more about them as snobs than you as comin' from poverty," 

After the death of Hazel's father, Hazel's mother sends her to New York to work in a factory, hoping that the money she brings in will help the family make ends meet. Being short on money, Hazel Rothbury sneaks onto the Titanic hoping to start a new life in the U.S. Hazel sees the voyage on the Titanic as a journaling opportunity and she hopes selling a story about the Titanic will give her money to pay back her ticket. Hazel soon makes a friend named Charlie, a porter on the ship, and a girl named Sylvia, a first-class passenger. The longer Hazel is on the Titanic, the more haunting and disturbing secrets she discovers...

Iceberg, by Jennifer A. Nielsen was a fairly good book. I think it lacked some intrigue in the beginning. The last few chapters of the book were the most interesting due to the Titanic obviously sinking. The book overall was definitely written for younger ages and I think that's some of the reason that it was a little boring to me. I have read some other books that are more intense and this one wasn't. Even so, this book was still good. It didn't take me very long to finish and I think that it's a solid story. Although it's historical fiction, you still learn more about the Titanic story. I enjoyed some aspects of Jenifer Nielsen's writing, but didn't really see much character development. I think character development is one of the most important things for me to see in a book. I have only read one of Nielsen's books, so I'm not going to judge her altogether based on one book.

 I recommend this book for ages 11+ and give it a 7 out of 10.

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Happy Reading!

-Ariana :)