A Maiden's Voyage

Days of the Week #5

by Rosie Goodwin

'A vibrant page-turner with entrancing characters' Margaret Dickinson

'Rosie writes such heartwarming sagas' Lyn Andrews

Thursday's child has far to go . . .

1912, London.

Eighteen-year-old Flora Butler is going up in the world. She has the prized position of lady's maid to young Constance Ogilvie, and is able to provide for her beloved parents and four younger siblings. She has even fallen in love, and though she does not feel quite ready to marry the charming Jamie Branning, her future seems clear.

But Flora's life is turned upside down when her mistress's father dies in a tragic accident. Connie is forced to move to New York to live with her aunt until she comes of age, and begs Flora to go with her. Flora has never left the country before, and now faces a difficult decision - give up her position, or leave her family behind. But when her beau lets her down, her mind is made up.

Soon Connie and Flora head for Southampton to board the RMS Titanic...

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Romance, Audiobook

416 pages, Paperback

Published July 25, 2019

About the author

Before becoming a writer, I was a Placement Support Worker and foster carer, and worked in the social services department after completing a teacher training course. Many children have joined my family over the years. I still live in Nuneaton, where many of my books are set, with my husband, Trevor, and our beloved dogs.

I was thrilled to discover that I'd become one of the top 250 most-borrowed library authors in the UK, and would like to thank all of you who have taken out my books over the last few years! I love meeting my readers and am always pleased to hear from you. I hope you will all continue to get in touch and please do sign up for my newsletter!

Reviews

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm giving this book four stars because overall it was a light enjoyable read.
There are a lot of 'coincidences' in it that I thought were a little far fetched at times. Two big events take place in the story, the sinking of the Titanic and World War I but these were glossed over as mainly the book is about Flora and the people she meets along the way. I picked it up primarily for the Titanic story but even though that part was almost an after thought it didn't bother me as by this point you realise it's a character driven book.
Those that interact with Flora along the way were well done I thought. Life in New York was hard at the time and this we clearly get to see that.
Of course there's a HEA for everyone and I felt this part was a little weak. It all happened too easily.
However, well worth a read.

[Booklover BEV · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story of Flora Butler who is maid to Connie Ogilvie the year is 1911, after Flora returned from visiting her parents and sweetheart Jamie Branning in Whitechapel Connie and her father had been involved in a accident, Connie is sent to New York to stay with relatives and the house is to be locked up, she wants Flora with her and to stay and then come back when they are both twenty one. Flora decides to go but leaving Jamie is hard but they are too young for marriage. Nervous both girls are booked onto the unsinkable Titanic departing from Southampton this is A MAIDENS VOYAGE. But tragedy happens and vulnerable Flora is saved and mistaken for Connie she arrives on the Carpathia safe into the hands of Alexandra and Magnus Ward who are now her aunt and uncle and she starts her new life as Constance Ogilvie. That not as easy as you read on. This is a lovely story about flora it touched my heart from the start and I couldn't put it down all the way through. I LOVED IT

 

[Leigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book five tells the story of Thursday's child. As the rhyme says she has far to go. In fact all the way to New York City. After a excellent installment in the previous book I had high hopes for this one. I mean part of it takes place on Titanic. But this was the weakest of the series and frankly there were times I hated it. We meet Flora and Connie, Connie has been recently orphaned and is now a wealthy heiress and Flora, is her maid. As she is still young at eighteen years old she is sent to live with her aunt in New York. Thinking it'll be an adventure her lawyer books them passage on Titanic. We all know the outcome of that. This is where the book falls apart for me. The sinking was portrayed as too rushed. Showing people panicking before the boats were loaded which didn't happen until much later. Also the fate of Connie was equally far fetched to me. So once I got over that, I pushed on and the story got better for a time at least. Flora lives a lie then her conscience wins out and she flees and meets Colleen and Jia Li and they become fast friends. And for a while things went on and although somewhat far fetched that that would get a business up and running and successful in so short of a time it was still quite good, and then the Jia Li story happened and filled me with rage. The poor girl went through a trauma and her so called friends were scolding her and when the inevitable happened they told her to be happy about it? What BS! The notion that every mother falls in love the instant she sees her baby is the dumbest thing I've ever heard! If that were true there would be no such thing as child abuse and no cases of children being killed by their mothers. And then Bai the sweetheart of Jia Li shows up and that was equally unrealistic too. No matter how it happened back then if you got pregnant before marriage you brought shame on your family. No way would he have forgiven her that easy! So yeah I felt a lot of rage reading this. At times both Flora and Colleen were know it alls and just a big pain at times especially when it came to their friend Jia Li. But I gave it three stars because despite the middle of the book being rage inducing, the beginning and end were good and the parts that didn't deal with Titanic or women's health and motherhood were quite enjoyable. Now to wait for Friday's child to come out later this year and then my day Saturday next year.

[Booklover BEV · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book five

The story of Flora Butler who is maid to Connie Ogilvie the year is 1911, after Flora returned from visiting her parents and sweetheart Jamie Branning in Whitechapel Connie and her father had been involved in a accident, Connie is sent to New York to stay with relatives and the house is to be locked up, she wants Flora with her and to stay and then come back when they are both twenty one. Flora decides to go but leaving Jamie is hard but they are too young for marriage. Nervous both girls are booked onto the unsinkable Titanic departing from Southampton this is A MAIDENS VOYAGE. But tragedy happens and vulnerable Flora is saved and mistaken for Connie she arrives on the Carpathia safe into the hands of Alexandra and Magnus Ward who are now her aunt and uncle and she starts her new life as Constance Ogilvie. That not as easy as you read on. This is a lovely story about flora it touched my heart from the start and I couldn't put it down all the way through.I LOVED IT.

[Tracey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant! I loved this book, definitely Rosie Goodwin at her best. Flora is a superb main character, she is loveable, hardworking and she enjoys a challenge. Of course, she has lots to overcome during the time the story takes place. We first meet Flora working as a ladies maid to Miss Constance. In a very short time both Connie and Flora's lives change forever when Connie's Father is killed in an accident, his will states that he wishes Connie to travel to New York to live with her aunt. The story as usual features lots of twists and turns and kept me turning pages to see what would happen next. An easy five stars.

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another lovely story from the pen of Rosie Goodwin a book that takes you on a journey,with great characters and a very strong story can't wait for her next book as she always writes a lovely story.5*

[Paul Adler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a superb book by a superb author. Flora Butler works in service as companion and maid to Constance. When Constance’s father is killed it is decided to sent Constance to New York to live with her aunt. Flora is asked if she would like to go with her, but is in 2 minds as she has a Beau Jamie who she does not want to leave behind. Flora and Jamie fall out over the trip so Flora and Constance set sail on THE TITANIC to New York. The ship sinks, but Flora survives, and starts a new life in New York and opens a thriving cafe. Her life blossoms and she makes friends, but she is always homesick. I don’t want to spoil the story as it is too good for that. This is one of the best books I have read. Read a few Rosie Goodwin books, but this is the best so far. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

[Louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

My nan insisted I read this and I reluctantly took it off her hands - I had low expectations. Turns out it was a bloody lovely easy read and exactly what I needed.

[Abby Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fast becoming a favourite author. Another ace book.

[Judy Tolley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unsinkable Flora

The Titanic threw Flora's life into a tailspin. She was a maid to Connie who did not survive the sinking. Flora, through unusual circumstances, ended up taking on Connie's name. The rest of this saga has many twists and turns with a happy ending.

[Glenys · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is Book 5 in the Days of the week series, but is a book that you can read without reading the first four books. The character "Sunday" appears in the first book, and appears towards the end of this story, but if you hadn't read the first four books, you wouldn't realise. Readers of the previous books like myself would recognise the character straight away.

I don't want to give out any spoilers, but the book is about a maid called Flora, and how her and the lady she works for, set sail for America on the ill fated Titanic.

Another well written book by Rosie Goodwin, which I couldn't put down until I had finished it and can't wait to read the next instalment of Flora and her family

Thank you Rosie for writing such lovely books

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Rosie Goodwin’s books. This one is no exception. A good story, with emotion and interesting history blending fiction with fact. A nice, easy read that provides a complete change to psychological thrillers which is my other go to type of book.

A wonderful, heart warming story.

[Trudie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another brilliant story from the Days Of The Week series. Flora, a ladies maid to Connie sets sail on an adventure to New York unfortunately they travel there on the Titanic (and we all know what happens). Although it made me cry a few times I've given this a 5 star rating as I really enjoyed it.

[Bronwyn Ennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fantastic book by the great Lesley Pearce

[Suze Mackay · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dreadful, could wait to finish it

[Layla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Started this I did prefer this book. As the best one in the series,

[Michelle Connolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did enjoy reading this book but I thought the story would centre more on the Titanic than it did.

[Simone McKenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD

I absolutely enjoyed this book, with there not having been a moment where I was not absorbed, having been reading it all day yesterday, and it was certainly a day well spent.

This was a very enthralling and captivating read, having been initially drawn in by seeing that the story (or at least part of it) took place on the Titanic and would depict the infamous catastrophe of it back in 1912, with this always having been a major interest of mine. I was curious to see whether the story would manage to span over the four days, as I have actually read a book that managed to do that (though then again it switched between settings showing other characters), though we only get to see them aboard the Titanic for about 2 or 3 chapters. Most of the story ends up taking place in New York, but the incident of the Titanic is still pretty significant to the story and the following events that unfold.

The story opens with Flora and Connie, with Flora doing her duty as Connie's Lady's Maid, with Flora and Connie having a close friendship as well, despite the class differences-both girls are happy, their lives being pretty simple. Even though Flora comes from a poor, working-class family, she is still doing pretty well for herself as a Lady's Maid, especially as she had initially started off as a lower ranking house maid, and manages to support her family with her wages-she likes her job and is treated well, while also having a good relationship with her family, a steady boyfriend who she loves and a good friend in Connie. Connie too of course lives a very comfortable and cossetted life as the daughter of one of the richest men in London, has a good relationship with her father and is also doted upon by the staff, particularly Mrs Merry the housekeeper, who has always been like a mother to her.

Which is why the subsequent events that unfold are most distressing and upsetting, with these simple, comfortable lives suddenly being no longer so simple and comfortable at all! This all begins with the sudden death of Connie's father from a car accident, which Connie was also unfortunate enough to have witnessed, having been in there, but luckily she survives, with no more than a broken arm. Because Connie is not of age yet to own a house and live there as the owner, she is forced into going to live with her estranged aunt in New York, and how will she get there? Of course none other than by the Titanic itself.

This then complicates things for Flora as Connie expresses her desire for her to go with her, since she feels uncomfortable going by herself, to a new country to stay with a virtual stranger and by a big ship of course, especially given how sheltered she is! After things get complicated with her boyfriend, Jamie, with the interference of Mrs Merry the housekeeper who prevents the couple from communicating again and making amends after they had an argument about her leaving, since Jamie now accepts Flora going away, Flora is led on to thinking that Jamie has simply let her down and so this prompts her decision to go with Connie on the Titanic to live with her and her aunt in New York for three years, until she comes of age.

It is the infamous sinking of the Titanic itself that then turns everything upside down, with nothing being so simple at all, as poor Connie is not so lucky in surviving an accident this time and ends up being one of the many victims claimed by the Titanic. Flora of course survives, meaning she finds herself all alone in a new place where she doesn't know anyone, while also grieving the loss of her good friend/mistress, and it is from there that everything spirals out of control and gets very complicated indeed. I have to say I was most horrified and upset when Connie died as a result of the Titanic sinking! Poor Connie, the poor girl was already terrified enough as it was, and initially refused to jump into one of the lifeboats, and of course what happens-she ends up actually dying from falling off a lifeboat of all things! This was such a horrific way for her to go, after having initially been scared of jumping into a lifeboat, just as it seemed she would be saved to, AND according to google in real life nobody on the Titanic even died from falling off a lifeboat, so it really did seem most unusual-I don't think they even showed that happen to anyone in the film (though I will have to watch it again to see!). I was honestly so horrified and upset when Connie died and wish she had lived, as she seemed like such an interesting, likeable kind of character, yet we hardly get to see any of her-I mean we were just getting to know her and then suddenly she's killed off. There definitely seemed lost potential there, which I'm half using as a criticism and half not, because it really would have been interesting to see more of Connie and her character, with her having been shown to have hidden depths and good potential as a character for development when seeing her taking an interest in the suffragette movement, even while being sheltered, so it was such a disappointment to see her killed off so early on like this. However, I do also understand that it probably would have been quite hard to make a story out of what would happen if Connie had survived, like what would happen after both girls arrived in New York (though then again I can think of the odd possible options!)

So of course it is from there that things spiral out of control as Flora does something she is not proud of and takes on Connie's identity, feeling that she doesn't have a lot of choice as she does not know what to do after having been left alone due to Connie's death. This was one of the things I most admired about the story, seeing just how complex and three-dimensional the characters are, with Flora being a lovely person yet still makes crucial mistakes, doing something really bad that makes you feel horrified with her yet at the same time sympathetic. The same goes for Mrs Merry, the housekeeper, who we see gets in the way of Flora and Jamie's relationship by making sure they don't communicate with one another before Flora goes away with Connie, in case she changes her mind. While this might seem like a really horrible and antagonistic thing to do, she does not do it out of spite or actual antagonism, as she is just that worried about the idea of Connie going away on her own that she is determined Flora go with her, and clearly feels very guilty about it and is very conflicted. The characters like this are not all good or all bad, which I really like. The really sad and awful thing about Mrs Merry reluctantly yet determinedly intercepting Flora and Jamie's relationship is that it was all for nothing, as Connie ended up dying aboard the Titanic anyway even when Flora was with her, so it really would have made no difference in the end.

The story is very eventful, with Flora starting off living in London and working as a Lady's Maid at Connie's place, then she is living in New York with Connie's aunt, pretending to be Connie (although this doesn't last long), then she runs away and finds work in the Chinese Laundry House which is run by the slave driving Mrs Yung, and ends up making good friends in her roommates, the Irish Colleen and Jia Li, then they leave and go to start their own business together in a cafe, then a good bit later towards the end of the novel Flora finally returns home to London, and in the epilogue, is living in Nuneaton! So it is definitely packed and crammed with a lot, but that actually made it rather exciting. I must say though that although I found her newfound friendships with Colleen and Jia Li very heartwarming and beautiful, it just made me miss Connie all the more, as you're further reminded that she's no longer here and that Flora has started a new life without her and moved onto making new friends. Like many of Rosie Goodwin's other novels, this story does include yet another rape scene resulting in a pregnancy, HOWEVER, I was pleased to see that for a change it wasn't our main protagonist who was the victim this time (only pleased that this was different this time, NOT that it happened at all of course). Poor Jia Li, and honestly, I absolutely hated the vile scumbag Yung Huan with an absolute passion! He was by far the most evil, vile, sickest scumbag I have ever come across, being literally as evil, vile and scummy as you could possibly get, for not only does he rape poor Jia Li, but he also is a serial raper, having a history of raping several other girls who worked at the laundry, AND, on top of that, actually tries attacking Jia Li again and almost beats the poor girl who he thinks is Jia Li to death. I honestly felt so angry-I thought Gilbert in Our Dear Daisy was the biggest scumbag of them all but this guy seriously took the cake! It's a good think I tend to read in solitude, as I was cheering away when he got his long-deserved comeuppance and finally died, having been badly beaten then thrown in the river to drown-honestly couldn't have been a more fitting comeuppance!

I think one of the few things I would critique, and even then it would only be somewhat mildly, is the way Flora was still adamant about not returning home even though her mother wrote to her telling her she was not disgusted with her for her identity fraud and was longing for her to come home. Yes she was still scared of getting found by the police or the horrible uncle, Margaret or Toby, but I still don't see why she could have tried, like it might not have been that likely. I feel that things got a little bit repetitive and fillery, like she could have done with returning home a bit earlier, with the main portion of the story taking place in the new cafe business they have, and she ends up staying away from home for over a year-a year and three months at that! I think the fact it was focusing on all the different character's personal adventures and experiences that it meant Flora's own predicament had to be put on hold, with the solution to it being further delayed. It was good to see that with the other characters, but I still feel like it perhaps could have been condensed a little bit-it was virtually 3-4 stories in one, yet somehow wasn't even that long a book. Oh and I know we were probably supposed to know/suspect but I knew straight away that Colleen's new beau Will was Ben, Flora's brother!

I was a bit disappointed as well to be honest that not only is the cover and blurb rather misleading, with the story itself not actually centering around the Titanic, which is merely only a plot device and afterthought which lasts one or two chapters at most, but even more so that the main story that takes place after it doesn't even continue to focus on the Titanic events or refer to it. Instead it focuses on Flora's new adventures and friendships she makes in New York, which actually had nothing to do with the Titanic events and thus the events of the Titanic itself seemed pretty pointless being included in this story. I mean you would think that there would at least be more reference and direct impact from the Titanic throughout the story, but no, it's just Flora embarking upon a new adventure and striking up new friendships in New York, which literally could have taken place at any point in history without the Titanic having been included at all. It just had no relevance and that kind of annoyed me.

It was a beautiful ending too, though still sad when you remember Connie died, who I thought was going to play a bigger part, but we hardly get to know her and I felt that there was not quite enough reference to her after she died, although Flora does name her firstborn after her of course! Still I feel like there should have perhaps been more mention of Connie, like depicting Flora's grief over her more and regret to keep her safe (not that this was her fault really but it would have made sense for her to have a case of survivor's guilt, beyond the identity fraud of course). It would have been interesting I think to further explore Flora's feelings and reflection about the whole situation with Connie and her friendship with her, with her barely even getting mentioned once she makes friends with Colleen and Jia Li and is running the cafe with them. It would have been interesting as well to see Mrs Merry's reaction to Connie's death, having been so worried about the prospect of her going on her own, so she clearly must have been very distraught when she found out that it was her who died and not Flora. But it's like Connie was pretty much just cast aside once she'd died, like she'd fulfilled her role and that's it.

I also didn't feel too happy with Flora telling Jia Li when she is worried about her current unplanned pregnancy- as a result of rape no less-that all mother's love their child as soon as they lay their eyes on them. Not only is this not true but also not very tactful when dealing with a friend's very sensitive problem, just simply romanticising the whole thing as if she should be happy about having a child even though that child was indeed a result of rape and the child of a most grotesque, monstrous scumbag! Who was she to say this anyway not having gave birth herself at this stage?!


Overall though still a wonderful, enthralling and captivating read, enough to earn a good 5/5 stars.

[Sarah-Jane · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty boring and often predictable I thought. Many plot points are farfetched or unconvincing and I was left rolling my eyes at the basic, repetitive, prose. She tells us something and then basically repeats the same thing again in the next chapter, or even the next paragraph. I got bored of all the explanations of how people were feeling all the time- readers know how to read between the lines! Colleen's dialogue also annoyed me. Is that how the author thinks Irish people really speak? Ending every other sentence with 'so it is' was infuriating. I felt that everyone forgave Flora far, far too easily. She put people though emotional hell and NO ONE gets angry or even annoyed at her deceptions? No, they all adore her and tell her it wasn't her fault. I'm not saying they shouldn't forgive her, but I'd expect them to feel at least a little bit hurt at her lies.

The scenes on the Titanic annoyed me. They were over far too quickly and it seemed the author had done very little research into the sinking because there were a huge amount of historical errors. Why not just sink a fictional ship if you're going to make it all up anyway? So many missed opportunities there, one being the visit to Macy's by Flora and Alex a couple of weeks after the sinking. The owners of Macy's, Isidor and Ida Straus, died in the sinking, yet not a single mention? I would have thought it might at least have been distressing for Flora to go there, particularly as their deaths were so widely publicised and their memorial service was so large thousands had to be turned away.

Overall, not a book I'd read again.

[Rita Balode | literally.rita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok, dodu 4.5 zvaigznes un to pusīti nost tikai tāpēc, ka “veiksmīgas sagadīšanās” bija drusku par daudz vienā brīdī! Bet tā - uuu, tik aizraujoši!

Galvenā varone ir kalpone jaunai dāmai, kurai pēc tēva nāves no Anglijas jādods uz Ņujorku pie tantes. Un kalpone dodas līdzi, atstājot mīļoto puisi ar salauztu sirdi. Abas uzkāpj uz Titānika un dodas ceļā. Lai nebūtu spoieri teikšu tā, ne visi nonāk galapunktā….

Un sākas viens notikums pēc otra, brīžiem šausmīgs, brīžiem neticami veiksmīgs, bet visa centrā ir mīlestība. Un mīlestību atrod visi grāmatas jaukie varoņi, tikai galvenā varone kā ilgojas tā ilgojas pēc Anglijā atstātā puiša.

Iesaku kā audiogrāmatu, jo ierunātājs izcils akcentu pratējs!

[Wissem · Rating 4 out of 5]

AT first, I thought “A Maiden's Voyage” was boring because it’s even had a lot of description and that was in one situation only. that is why its event was slow in the beginning. Which made me want to stop reading it but after that, I couldn’t keep it off on my hands. Another thing I liked in this book is the use of language, it has a strong and precise description. That makes it a clear image in your brain. I liked that they included the Titanic and World War. Which made my mind changed about books and that they had a useless content. Finally, I enjoyed that they were talking about titanic but they went back to the main character. That is why i'm giving it a 4 star

[Pam Watmore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Flora is now a lady's maid to Constance Ogilvie and they are travelling on theTitanic when it goes down. Flora survives and this is her story about how she survives and manages to start her own cafe with some friends with all the problems they have to overcome. Flora proves how resourceful she is but she has some secrets that blight her life.

Will she ever get back to England, her family and her boyfriend she left behind and has lost contact with or will she have to stay in America for the rest of her life and never see her family again.

I enjoyed this book but some parts of it were obvious but it did not spoil the story,

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. It was a pleasant book that was easy to follow. However, at some points when everything just seemed to all work out for Flora, I wasn’t sure if I found this satisfying or annoying ? I was also slightly disappointed because the synopsis of the book leads the reader to believe that the book takes place on the Titanic when in actuality, it’s only in one part of the book at the beginning. Other than that, the storyline was very interesting and I’m looking forward to seeing what else the author has to offer!

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

This got off to a slow start (a surprise since I loved the other books in its series), and I thought I saw the big twist quite early on. When that twist came and went not even a third of the way into the book, it not only took off in a very different direction, it also got a lot better. So if you don't fall in love with it right away, don't give up! It get pretty implausible in some places, and the real twist is a bit cliched (but fair's fair - I didn't see it coming), but it all makes for a lovely read. If you like her other books, you'l like this one too.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I chose this book without even reading a single word about it. When I realized it was going to be about The Titanic, I scolded myself for not knowing anything about the plot. I just finished a really good book about The Titanic, and wasn’t in the mood for more. But it took a twist. It was interesting enough but sometimes a little hard to believe a lot of the sweetness. But then something horrible would happen, and the sweetness was gone. It was often repetitive. But overall I enjoyed the characters.

[Felicity Rogan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. Was a little surprised that so little was written about the sinking of the Titanic although what was said was powerful. The plot was wonderful with loveable characters, some baddies and so many ups and downs. As always, there is a happy ending. This is my bedtime reading as I wind down for sleep. Sometimes I just have to peep at Rosie’s books in the day though! I’m a born Romantic, elderly, I guess, and sadly a widow so once I’m hooked on an author, I want to read everything she has written! That’s how I feel about Rosie … and she has never disappointed!

[ashleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first Rosie Goodwin book I have read and there is a lot going on in this book. At times this makes it seem quite unrealistic and it covers a lot of ground. I found it easy to follow none the less.

This is not the genre I would usually choose to read but the journey on the Titanic is what drew me to read it. I feel like that part of the story is a small spec of what happens in Flora's life.
I did enjoy it and would read another book by this author

[hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was a recommendation from my nana so i assumed it would just be a simple love story but it massively exceeded my expectations! each chapter had me hooked, and i loved each seperate little storyline with flora, colleen and jia li and how it links to their previous lives back in their homelands! there were some unexpected twists too which made this book even more interesting! i can’t wait to reread this soon!

[Victoria Frow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good. Even though this is part of The Days of the Week series it can be read as a stand alone, even though there are characters from the first book in it. A real page turner as I just couldn't put it down as I wanted to know how Flora's journey came to a conclusion. Loved how the title is a pun as it is also about the maiden voyage of The Titanic

[Fiona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gripping from start to finish. Flora is resourceful, resilient, strong and independent. If only there were more like her in real life. She deals with life the best she can and find solutions when things get hard. Her friends are proper friends, sticking by each other for tough times and reaping the rewards of true friendship. One I'd read again.