Captured

Shipwrecked #2

by Siobhan Curham

Gefangen auf einer einsamen Insel – noch immer ist das grausame Realität für Grace und ihre Freunde. Als sie plötzlich auf ein verstecktes Boot stoßen, können sie es kaum fassen. Sie sind gerettet! Doch anstatt aufs offene Meer hinaus treibt es sie immer wieder zu der Insel zurück. Die Freunde schöpfen neue Hoffnung, als sie an einer der Buchten auf eine Gruppe Jugendlicher treffen. Sie versprechen ihnen zwar, sie nach der großen Neumondparty von der Insel zu bringen, doch Grace fühlt, dass etwas nicht mit rechten Dingen zugeht und sie vorsichtig sein müssen. Vor allem die Anführerin verhält sich irgendwie verdächtig. Ist sie etwa die Frau aus Graces Albträumen? Wenn ja, wird sie sie bestimmt nicht einfach so gehen lassen ...

Genres: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy

272 pages, Paperback

First published June 19, 2014

About the author

Hi, I’m Siobhan - which for those of you not familiar with the wonder of Irish names, is actually pronounced, Shiv-on!

I’m an award-winning author of over 50 books, fiction and non-fiction, for adults, young adults and children, and my first book was published back in 2000, so I’ve been at this writing game for almost a quarter of a century now.

I’m also a former council estate kid and a university drop-out - I dropped out because I didn’t think I had what it took to make it in the middle class world of publishing. Thankfully I managed to overcome my self doubt and fear and achieve my writing dreams, and now I love helping others do the same through my mentoring, courses and talks.

I don’t know about you, but during the pandemic I felt as if my life had collapsed in on itself and I’d had to shrink myself to fit this strange new world of lockdowns and zoom calls (oh, so many Zoom calls!) and working from home and working alone. Even when things returned to some semblance of normal back in 2022, I felt that I’d lost sight of who I was and I’d definitely lost my joy for living.

Then, an unexpected trip to Jamaica changed everything, jolting me back to life and reminding me of who I truly am. In a bid to never lose sight of myself and my sense of wonder and purpose again, I started travelling more and writing a weekly Substack letter called Wonderstruck. And in September 2023 I gave up my home in the UK and pretty much all of my worldly goods to solo travel the world while I write my books and mentor other writers.

I send Wonderstruck out to my subscribers every Sunday morning, writing about the places I visit and the lessons I learn there. My sole aim for writing this letter is to inspire others to rediscover their own sense of purpose, wonder and adventure.

If you've enjoyed reading any of my books I'd love it if you joined the Wonderstruck community over on Substack.

Thanks so much for reading and reviewing my books, I really appreciate it!

Siobhan

Substack: siobhancurham.substack.com
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For more information about my books, mentoring and courses, please visit: http://www.siobhancurham.com

Reviews

[Jesca]

Ya kidding.

The second book is four months away.

*crawls desperately towards book* I will get there eventually.

Oh shipwrecked is a favourite of mine. So much badass gotcha there. Oh Cruz you beautiful man.

And the wait begins....

[isabelle x · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it ALMOST as much as the first one and am soooo sad that there isn’t going to be a third book. 😭😭😭😭😭 I liked her we got to find out the history of Hortense and why she was so desperate to get to a random baby but so annoyed at the ending( in a good way) as it leaves on such a cliffhanger ! I really want to know what happens next , and would recommend this book to everybody.

[Melie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Das Ende hat mich ziemlich verwirrt, da ich dachte dies wäre nur eine Duologie. Daher unter anderem leider nur 3 Sterne. Allerdings troztdem eine tolle Reihe.

[Samantha (A Dream of Books) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dark of the Moon’ is the second book in the Shipwrecked trilogy by Siobhan Curham. I will admit that the opening instalment in the series didn’t totally wow me, although I found it enjoyable enough but the excitement steps up in this one which I devoured and really loved.

I enjoyed it much more than the first book because I felt like I was thrown right into the middle of the action. Siobhan Curham never once let up on the sense of danger which hangs over the group or the sense of unease that you experience from them being on the island. There were also a lot more intriguing and unexpected twists along the way which had me hook, line and sinker.

Grace and her friends are still trying to escape the island and the Voodoo Queen Hortense. When they leave on a boat, hoping to find their way home, they realise that escape may not be possible until Hortense’s plan has played out to its full conclusion.

There's romance between Grace and her boyfriend Cruz, plus friendship drama between Grace and Jenna who is struggling to hold things together. The other secondary characters, Belle, Todd and Flea also feature but I kept expecting something terrible to happen to one of them the whole way through.

The ending was a huge surprise. Wow! I didn’t see it coming at all and desperately didn't want the story to end. I'm in absolute shock and the suspense of what is coming next is going to kill me!

This is a sizzling, spooky and supernatural read which is perfect to slip into your beach bag on a hot, sunny, summery day.

[Booksandtheirworld · Rating 4 out of 5]

Auch der zweite Band gefiel mir super und war entgegen meiner Erwartung sogar noch spannender als Band 1.
Die Love Story war etwas besser, auch wenn ich sie immer noch recht "gestelzt" fand.
In diesem Band konnte man auch mehr erahnen was vor sich geht und gerade das 1/3 des Buches war eher etwas langatmig.

Das Ende hat mich dann aber mit einigen Fragezeichen und offenem Mund zurückgelassen, umso trauriger bin ich, dass es den 3 Band nicht gibt. Weder auf deutsch noch auf englisch. Dennoch kann ich die Reihe sehr empfehlen.

[Story Sorcery · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally there is a trace of this book. I read Shipwrecked a while back and at the time desperately trailed through goodreads and google and Siobhan Curham's website looking for some mention of the sequel, all to no avail. Now months later I check again and Hurrah it has appeared. I KNEW there was one it was just hiding from me. Sadly it seems to have only appeared to taunt me with it's beautiful cover, intriguing blurb, inventive title AND IT"S MONTHS AWAY RELEASE DATE.

[Bloody · Rating 5 out of 5]

sehr, sehr spannend - eigentlich 4,5 Sterne, weil das Buch einen fiesen Cliffhanger hat und noch nicht bekannt ist, wann der 3. Band rauskommt, aber man kann hier ja nur ganze Sterne verteilen. Deshalb wird großzügig aufgerundet XD

[Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

SO much better than the first.

Guys, can you believe it, I found myself rooting for the couple? Cause I enjoyed reading about them?

But anyways this book is super fun and action packed and full of twists and turns. Can't wait for book three!

[Gemma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't have much to say about this book except one word.

Amazing.

[missandromeda · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ending really rocked me! I cannot believe what happened. Overall amazing book, beautifully written and I demand a third book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jess Swann · Rating 4 out of 5]

J'avais lu le premier tome suite à une Masse Critique Babélio et j'avais tellement accroché que je me suis jetée sur la suite. Même en anglais (parce que c'est moins cher... bref). Donc j'ai retrouvé avec plaisir Grâce et ses amis. Et Hortense. La fuite de nos amis tourne donc court et ils se retrouvent embringués dans une pseudo retraite. Je n'en dis pas plus ... Je trouve que les personnages sont toujours aussi attachants et que l'auteure les a bien travaillés. J'apprécie la dimension fantastique avec l'histoire de la reine Vaudou Hortense tout comme l'histoire d'amour de Grace & Cruz qui reste en back ground,à la fois profonde et esquissée légèrement. La romance n'est pas au centre de l'histoire mais reste très présente ce qui est plaisant dans un young adult. Par ailleurs, j'aime les relations amicales de Grâce, la manière dont elle gère toutes ses relations. La fin est stupéfiante et très originale, j'ai adoré !


Ce que j'aime : les personnages, leurs relations, le fantastique présent mais pas omniprésent , la fin très originale


Ce que j'aime moins : un peu plus de détails sur Cruz/Grace auraient été appréciés


En bref : Une excellente romance young adult fantastique avec des personnages intéressants et un fantastique travaillé


Ma note


8,5/10

[Mei MeiOw · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wtf just happened? I don't wanna spoil but the 1st book was good and like 70% of the second book is also good. 30% the ending is a major disappointment. I feel like I was left in the center without direction. It's a stupid reason for the ending. But if you're so inclined about having a new life and don't care about everything else, maybe you'll like it. I wish there was a 3rd book, but no, keep your imagination open after it ends.

[Jodie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love love love this series and absolutely CANT WAIT to find out what happens to Grace and Cruz. If there's a third book I will be reading it straight away😂

[Emma C · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book, but the ending kind of left me with a cliffhanger unfortunately

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

*WARNING MILD SPOILERS!*

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!
I am still recovering from the after shock of reading this book!!!!
WOW! It is even better than the first!!!
I loved Grace and Cruz so much!!
Grace+Cruz forever!!! <3 they are perfect!!
There were so many jaw dropping moments in this book i couldn't believe it!!!!
Wow!! The last 3/4 of this book were so tense and dramatic and INSANE it was all i could do not to scream out 'NOOOOOO!!!'
I never liked Ruby from the start and was right all along to be suspicious of her!! GRRR
I have decided I do not like Jenna at all! She was a terrible friend to Grace and I can sympathise with her a little about her home life but Grace is in the same position and she doesn't act like a betraying malicious b*tch!!
Which brings me onto Grace!! Oh...!!!
Poor poor Grace!!! What is going to happen??!!

This book was amazing! so you might be thinking 'why only four stars'...???!
THE CLIFFHANGER!!!
OMG it is AWFUL!!!!!
AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL!!!!!

I NEEEED TO READ THE NEXT ONE NOOWWW!!!!!! :D
I need to know what is going to happen!!!! Gaaaah!!!
If I was you I would wait till the third book comes out before reading DARK OF THE MOON if you HATE cliffhangers but if you cant wait to read it...i will just say this...

BRACE YOURSELF!!! :)

I loved Grace and Cruz in this novel! They are adorable!
Jimmy the Flea is hilarious and sweet as ever but I liked how he became more serious in this book too!
Todd grew on me a little in this book! (Probably due to the fact that he and Grace were no longer an item but also something else that happened quite early on in the book and I felt quite sad for him!)
Dan also grew on me!! I liked how we got to see more of his personality come out in this book!
Jenna and Cariss!!! I hate them both so much!! Jenna more than Cariss and THAT is saying something!!
Belle!! OMG!!! My emotions were all over the place for Belle!! But I will spoil it if I say anything!! I felt both sad and terrified and shocked when it came to Belle!

New characters!
RUBY: nope!!!
Lola: hmmm...I found her quite sweet but I couldn't decide whether I could trust her or not!
Michael: I don't know what to feel when it comes to this guy I would have liked a few more details to clarify certain things but who KNOWS whats gonna happen!!! I felt awful for this poor guy!!

Just...READ THIS BOOK...but at the same time DON'T READ IT...because then you will have the agonising wait of WHATS GONNA HAPPEN NOW?!!!!! ;)

[Umgeblättert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nach dem ersten Buch hatte ich jetzt zwar nicht das Gefühl, dass ich sofort das zweite Buch in der Reihe haben muss. Aber als ich dann gesehen hatte, dass das Buch schon auf Englisch erschienen ist, habe ich es kurzer Hand mitbestellt.
Grace und ihre Freunde haben ja das Boot gefunden und haben vor, zu fliehen. Doch dann passiert etwas Schreckliches: Belle, die gerade erst gerettet wurde, wird plötzlich blind. Keiner hat eine Erklärung dafür.
Trotzdem versuchen die fünf Freunde mit dem Boot zu fliehen. Doch sie haben die Rechnung ohne die Insel gemacht. Die Strömung ist so stark, dass sie es einfach nicht aufs offene Meer hinaus schaffen. Stattdessen landen sie auf der anderen Seite der Insel und treffen tatsächlich auf eine Gruppe Aussteiger, die auf der Insel leben. Doch die Anführerin der Gruppe, Ruby, ist gleich sehr kalt und merkwürdig und irgendetwas scheint nicht zu stimmen.
Das Buch war beherrscht von unterschwelliger Spannung. Stets hatte ich das Gefühl, hinter mich blicken zu müssen, weil irgendwas im Busch war. Es gibt eher weniger ruhige Momente, aber das war nicht so schlimm.
Die Autorin hat das Zusammenspiel der Charaktere, die 24 Stunden am Tag auf einander hocken sehr gut dargestellt. Ich wusste immer noch nicht, was ich jetzt von Jenna halten soll, denn sie hatte zwar nette Momente, konnte aber trotzdem noch eine Schlange sein.
Grace, die Protagonistin, war mir wieder sehr sympathisch. Ich konnte mich gut in sie hinein versetzen. Cruz mochte ich auch besonders gern. Er ist einfach so ruhig und findet immer eine Lösung. Die Beziehung zwischen ihm und Grace ist aufrichtig und richtig schön.
Vor allem hat mir die Auflösung gefallen, und wie sich alles nahtlos zusammengefügt hat. Die Autorin hat definitiv ein paar überraschende Wendungen parat.
Das Ende war einfach nur nervenzerreißend spannend und ganz am Schluss konnte ich gar nicht fassen, was da passiert ist. Jetzt brauche ich unbedingt den dritten Teil!
Fazit:
Wer den ersten Teil schon kennt, der sollte sich den zweiten nicht entgehen lassen. Meiner Meinung nach ist dieser nämlich noch ein klitzekleines bisschen besser, als sein Vorgänger. Generell war das Buch super spannend und hatte ein aufregendes Ende, nachdem ich unbedingt wissen muss, wie es weitergeht.

[Anya (An Awful Lot of Reading) · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second in the Shipwrecked series held even more surprises and spells for Grace and the gang. Even though I read Shipwrecked a couple of months ago, details were sketchy but luckily, everything came flooding back as soon as I opened the book. I fell right back into the terror of the unknown with Hortense the voodoo queen lurking over Grace's shoulder.

I so needed to find out what happened to them all and what a surprise, they couldn't make it off the island. Hortense still needs Grace for something and is keeping them all on the island until the moon is its darkest and the spell will work. For what, we had no idea until the very end. So, they were lured to the other side of the island where there is a spiritual retreat, completely cut off from the rest of the world, where they meet Ruby, Lola and Michael. Things there didn't quite make sense and understandably they couldn't relax, even with proper food and real beds! But at least they were all back together, as the few that had split off didn't make it far and were forced back to the island.

For most of the book, I was distrustful of Ruby, the retreat's owner; she didn't make it difficult, being all weird and forceful and distant. Then there were her guests, Lola and Michael. I could see why Grace instantly clicked with Lola but I was still wary of her, it was all a bit too easy that she had found them. As for Michael, he was angry and rude and while that was annoying, I could completely understand why.

And on the ending! The last few chapters held so many shockers I nearly dropped the book! I was so scared for her, she really was blind-sided with where her enemy was. Hortense's plan really was brilliant and of course terrifying, and unfortunately executed very well; I'm not sure how Grace is going to get out of this one!

[Cindy Hipolito · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Dark of the Moon' by Siobhan Curham was a First Reads Goodreads giveaway. I was so pleased to receive this book as part of their First Reads program. This is book 2 of a two book series. Believe the first book is entitled 'Shipwrecked. While this book can be read as a standalone to some extent, it is helpful if you have an opportunity to read the
Shipwrecked' book first.

First of all, I did enjoy reading this story. There was a 'bad guy' that was difficult to identify because there was magic involved and the twists in the story kept you in the dark. There was romance which helped the storyline's intent towards the end of the book. The main characters were youths in their late teens to early twenties who are shipwrecked while on a leisure cruise and wind up on a beach with no obvious solution to being rescued.

There are references to actions in book one which basically involve other accidents and loss of members of their group. Eventually these lost group members reunite and then continue on into the mystery of new persons they encounter on the other side of the island which seems, on the surface, more people friendly and pleasant. Needless to say, the mysteries escalate and give you a sense of "what will happen next"?

It was enjoyable to read, as a mystery it was entertaining and of course, the twists throughout the book did keep on adding surprises through to the end.

[SaCre · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Was ich hier am meisten hasse, sind die widersprüchlichen Gefühle, die die Insel in mir auslöst. Die Lagune ist so atemberaubend schön, dass ich für einen Moment nur dastehe und wie verzaubert auf das klare, türkisfarbene Wasser blicke. Es ist beinahe unmöglich zu glauben, dass sich in etwas so Wunderschönem etwas so Grausames verbirgt.” (Seite 177)

Eine Fortsetzung, die mit dem ersten Buch mithalten kann – und das nicht nur optisch! Das Ende ist unglaublich fies! Bitte, liebe Siobhan Curham, lass es schnell weiter gehen!

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[Dusty Summerford (Reviews by Reds) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first book by Siobhan Curham and I really enjoyed it. So thank you Siobhan & Goodreads for picking me in this giveaway! I thought it was written very well & loved the original storyline!! Grace is such a lovable character! Can't wait to see where you take her!! The only thing I didn't like was the end but only because you left it on a cliffhanger!!! Would definitely recommend this book to any adventure story lover!

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good and atmospheric follow-up to "Shipwrecked", and while I did figure out one big thing (who exactly was possessed by Hortense) quite some time before the end the book did still throw me a curveball by throwing out another plot twist in the final pages. I'm definitely intrigued as to how this story will continue!

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5! I read this so quickly!! I preferred it to the first book, it was a lot more face paced and I liked the new characters. I'm unsure how I feel about the ending though, it sets up well for a third book but I can't help feeling kind of annoyed by it? Over all a good read though!

[Liv · Rating 4 out of 5]

FOUR STARS!!
REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!!

I would've given five but there was no recap to help remember forgotten characters from the last book. My fault.

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I read this book to answer questions. Now I have even more questions than before

[Kirsty · Rating 1 out of 5]

I can't remember book one well enough to enjoy this. Need to come back to

[Yih Shan Leong · Rating 5 out of 5]

SUCH A SAD ENDING! but, it really kept me in suspense till the end!

[Danny Wang]

awesome!!!!!!!!!

[Ellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 stars

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