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Girl Overboard
This fast-paced thriller about a girl who investigates her friend's disappearance during their cruise ship vacation is Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10 for teens—and it’s a paperback original!
Izzy is reaching peak boredom on a cruise with her parents until she meets daring new friend Jade, with whom Izzy can barely keep up. But a shock wave runs through the cruise ship when Jade goes missing in the middle of the night, leaving behind a cryptic note.
Izzy digs deeper into Jade’s disappearance, but someone doesn’t want to find the truth. And if she’s not careful, Izzy might not get off this ship alive . . .
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Izzy is reaching peak boredom on a cruise with her parents until she meets daring new friend Jade, with whom Izzy can barely keep up. But a shock wave runs through the cruise ship when Jade goes missing in the middle of the night, leaving behind a cryptic note.
Izzy digs deeper into Jade’s disappearance, but someone doesn’t want to find the truth. And if she’s not careful, Izzy might not get off this ship alive . . .
Underlined is a line of totally addictive romance, thriller, and horror paperback original titles coming to you fast and furious each month. Enjoy everything you want to read the way you want to read it.
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July 9, 2022
Girl Overboard is a solid 3 star read for me. There’s really nothing wrong with the story aside from the believability and I read it in one sitting. It’s fast faced, has a good mystery, and is perfect for summer as it takes place on a cruise. I don’t think I’ve ever read a book with this setting either which is one of the main reasons I wanted to read it! If you’ve enjoyed THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10 by Ruth Ware and are looking for a young adult version of that then this would be the perfect summer read for you!
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• YA Mysteries
• Books set on Cruises
• Summer Themed Reads
𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ⭐⭐⭐
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• YA Mysteries
• Books set on Cruises
• Summer Themed Reads
𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ⭐⭐⭐
April 6, 2022
Ohhh my younger self would’ve loved this book but my current self was slightly underwhelmed. I realize I’m not the target audience for this one, but I’m still glad I gave it a chance because there was a lot to like here and I can easily recommend it to younger readers. I think it would especially appeal to teenagers who want something a little darker and edgier but as a parent I would be ok with letting my own kids read it as it doesn’t go too dark or inappropriate. The setting was cool, I’ve never been on a cruise myself but the vacation vibes were great, at least until things took a dangerous turn. I thought Izzy was a great character too and can see her being relatable for the younger crowd, she was definitely a character I could root for. But for me, things were just too predictable and I knew how it would play out early on. Anyone newer to the genre may like this though, it was still a fun thriller that mostly entertained me I just wish it would’ve been a little more surprising.
June 7, 2022
This was a fun read.
I really liked our main character and was so worried for her!
The book is action-packed and I loved the cruise ship location.
While some of it was a little beyond belief, I still was on edge and rushing to finish this - I just needed to know how it all would end!
Would happily read the author again!
I really liked our main character and was so worried for her!
The book is action-packed and I loved the cruise ship location.
While some of it was a little beyond belief, I still was on edge and rushing to finish this - I just needed to know how it all would end!
Would happily read the author again!
June 18, 2022
Girl Overboard was a quick, fast-paced YA thriller, perfect to read poolside! I enjoyed this book way more than I expected!
Izzy is stuck on a boring family cruise, away from her newish boyfriend, Luke, with only The Grear Gatsby to keep her company...until she meets wild and fun Jade. The girls are inseperable from the moment they meet and are often accompanied by Jade's boy-toy Bryce and his friend Caleb.
Jade is hiding some dangerous secrets, though, and when she disappears, Izzy doesn't believe Jade jumped off the boat or fell overboard, no matter how many people try to convince her otherwise. Izzy is determined to find out what happened to her friend, before something happens to her next!
My attention span has been all over the place lately, with world and local news spiraling, so the pace of this book was perfect to hold my attention for a few evenings!
*Thank you to Underlined and Penguin Random House for a gifted copy of this book!
Izzy is stuck on a boring family cruise, away from her newish boyfriend, Luke, with only The Grear Gatsby to keep her company...until she meets wild and fun Jade. The girls are inseperable from the moment they meet and are often accompanied by Jade's boy-toy Bryce and his friend Caleb.
Jade is hiding some dangerous secrets, though, and when she disappears, Izzy doesn't believe Jade jumped off the boat or fell overboard, no matter how many people try to convince her otherwise. Izzy is determined to find out what happened to her friend, before something happens to her next!
My attention span has been all over the place lately, with world and local news spiraling, so the pace of this book was perfect to hold my attention for a few evenings!
*Thank you to Underlined and Penguin Random House for a gifted copy of this book!
December 8, 2024
The plot was so predictable I didn't even consider it as a possibility because I figured there was no way it was that basic. But it was.
May 21, 2022
3.5 stars
Fast read for those that love ‘young’ adult and mystery. Navigating high school is brutal…friends, relationships, academics….so much harder now than when I was in school thanks in part to social media and cell phones. Izzy is on a cruise with her parents and toddler brother (torture for a teen) leaving behind a new boyfriend and being faced with a dilemma. She meets Jade, a cool girl her age and a few others so she is thinking maybe it won’t be THAT bad. Jade has secrets and is wise beyond her years and draws Izzy innocently enough into a dark side. Far fetched but a fun beach read for the teen set.
Thanks to Ms. Block, Random House Children’s and NetGalley for this ARC. Opinion is mine alone.
Fast read for those that love ‘young’ adult and mystery. Navigating high school is brutal…friends, relationships, academics….so much harder now than when I was in school thanks in part to social media and cell phones. Izzy is on a cruise with her parents and toddler brother (torture for a teen) leaving behind a new boyfriend and being faced with a dilemma. She meets Jade, a cool girl her age and a few others so she is thinking maybe it won’t be THAT bad. Jade has secrets and is wise beyond her years and draws Izzy innocently enough into a dark side. Far fetched but a fun beach read for the teen set.
Thanks to Ms. Block, Random House Children’s and NetGalley for this ARC. Opinion is mine alone.
May 4, 2022
Girl Overboard
By: Sandra Block
Izzy and her family are aboard a cruise ship. She is a bit of an outcast. She meets some people close to her age Jade and Caleb. Jade is not the best influence on Izzy, but makes her vacation exciting.
Caleb tells them a tale about a curse which involves people dying on the cruise ship every other year. Supposedly people jump of the ship of their own free will. Sirens a dystopia creature is calling these people into the ocean.
Suddenly Jade comes up missing, and the investigators think she jumped. Izzy does not believe this because she knows Jade has secrets that could have gotten her killed. Izzy needs to be careful as she does her own investigation before she turns up dead.
Thank you @netgalley, @randomhouse, and @sandrablockauthor for this advanced book. This book is available now! #bookstagram, #stamperlady50, #bookreview, #booksconnectus, #netgalley, #randomhouse, #sandrablockauthor
By: Sandra Block
Izzy and her family are aboard a cruise ship. She is a bit of an outcast. She meets some people close to her age Jade and Caleb. Jade is not the best influence on Izzy, but makes her vacation exciting.
Caleb tells them a tale about a curse which involves people dying on the cruise ship every other year. Supposedly people jump of the ship of their own free will. Sirens a dystopia creature is calling these people into the ocean.
Suddenly Jade comes up missing, and the investigators think she jumped. Izzy does not believe this because she knows Jade has secrets that could have gotten her killed. Izzy needs to be careful as she does her own investigation before she turns up dead.
Thank you @netgalley, @randomhouse, and @sandrablockauthor for this advanced book. This book is available now! #bookstagram, #stamperlady50, #bookreview, #booksconnectus, #netgalley, #randomhouse, #sandrablockauthor
March 1, 2023
Trigger warnings: disappearance of a friend, drugs, mentions of suicide,
2.5 stars
I had really high hopes for this book because the blurb sounded fantastic. Uuuuuuuuuunfortunately, this featured a fairly unlikeable protagonist and a fairly unlikeable missing friend. Also if I had to read about her little brother's boogers one more time, I was going to hurl. On that topic, I could NOT tell you how old her little brother is supposed to be. She's 15. He's...still sleeping in a crib, wearing diapers and having screaming meltdowns when he's tired. But he's also speaking in complete sentences and able to formulate a plan to, like, save the day??? So, uh, yeah. I wanted to like it. But ultimately, I just...didn't.
2.5 stars
I had really high hopes for this book because the blurb sounded fantastic. Uuuuuuuuuunfortunately, this featured a fairly unlikeable protagonist and a fairly unlikeable missing friend. Also if I had to read about her little brother's boogers one more time, I was going to hurl. On that topic, I could NOT tell you how old her little brother is supposed to be. She's 15. He's...still sleeping in a crib, wearing diapers and having screaming meltdowns when he's tired. But he's also speaking in complete sentences and able to formulate a plan to, like, save the day??? So, uh, yeah. I wanted to like it. But ultimately, I just...didn't.
April 1, 2022
These characters are just... So unlikable. All of them, except for maybe for the three year-old brother of our protagonist.
Izzy came off as spoiled, whiny, and entitled. Jade's personality seemed to be centered around drugs and alcohol, and while I could understand bad habits being passed down from her mom, it's not enough to make me miss her when she goes missing.
Izzy came off as spoiled, whiny, and entitled. Jade's personality seemed to be centered around drugs and alcohol, and while I could understand bad habits being passed down from her mom, it's not enough to make me miss her when she goes missing.
January 29, 2025
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Underwhelming.
⭐⭐⭐ | 3 stars
Underwhelming.
⭐⭐⭐ | 3 stars
February 9, 2023
They say she fell overboard, but don't believe everything you hear.
Izzy on a cruise with her family meets a new friend, Jade. Jade is spontaneous, and daring, and has now turned Izzy's dreadfully boring cruise with her family into an adventurous one. That is until Jade goes missing. The investigators and captain of the ship claim that Jade fell overboard, considering this is the year of the jump curse. But when Izzy finds her friend's journal, she realizes that Jade had secrets, ones that may have gotten her killed. Can Izzy find out the truth, find Jade and do all this without getting herself killed?
This was a fun read. I will have to say that some parts of the book seem a little outlandish. But, I guess that's the whole purpose of reading at times right? I read to help deal with anxiety and stress and it is a ton of fun to immerse myself into the life of a fairy, a spy, a detective, a queen, a young girl falling for a young guy, and even a teenage girl on a cruise ship trying to unravel a mystery. This was a good book but it was a little slow at times, however, with small chapters it was easy to get through and great for a one to two-day read.
Izzy on a cruise with her family meets a new friend, Jade. Jade is spontaneous, and daring, and has now turned Izzy's dreadfully boring cruise with her family into an adventurous one. That is until Jade goes missing. The investigators and captain of the ship claim that Jade fell overboard, considering this is the year of the jump curse. But when Izzy finds her friend's journal, she realizes that Jade had secrets, ones that may have gotten her killed. Can Izzy find out the truth, find Jade and do all this without getting herself killed?
This was a fun read. I will have to say that some parts of the book seem a little outlandish. But, I guess that's the whole purpose of reading at times right? I read to help deal with anxiety and stress and it is a ton of fun to immerse myself into the life of a fairy, a spy, a detective, a queen, a young girl falling for a young guy, and even a teenage girl on a cruise ship trying to unravel a mystery. This was a good book but it was a little slow at times, however, with small chapters it was easy to get through and great for a one to two-day read.
October 17, 2024
This book was what I chose to read over my cruise. It was a little more juvenile than the thriller I’d normally reach for, but it kept me interested. There were a ton of characters to keep up with and the development was hit or miss. I love a good story that outlines bravery and perseverance. Especially when it is about young woman.
July 5, 2022
This was an alright YA thriller. It didn’t knock my socks off, or anything. I wasn’t really a fan of Izzy, but Jade is definitely someone a younger me would have been toxic friends with 🥴. There weren’t many surprises, you kind of know who is doing what right off rip. But since it is YA, the younger crowd might totally be into it.
February 8, 2022
Decent read, might be a good “intro to thrillers” book for a younger YA audience. I struggled to get into the story, started out slow but really picked up in the end
May 9, 2022
I enjoyed this YA thriller, though it is definitely YA. I feel like the author did a great job navigating the teenage POV and crafted an interesting story of fiction.
I’d rate this 3.5 stars and round up to 4.
The writing seemed dumbed down at times but then other times, the author used words no teenager would use while thinking or speaking. So not exactly consistent, I guess.
The ending was nice and fairly solid. The author does a good job of cleaning things up and tying up loose ends.
If my daughters were just a few years younger, I’d recommend this one to them.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher, Random House Children’s, for the free digital arc to review.
I’d rate this 3.5 stars and round up to 4.
The writing seemed dumbed down at times but then other times, the author used words no teenager would use while thinking or speaking. So not exactly consistent, I guess.
The ending was nice and fairly solid. The author does a good job of cleaning things up and tying up loose ends.
If my daughters were just a few years younger, I’d recommend this one to them.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher, Random House Children’s, for the free digital arc to review.
May 19, 2022
What a ride! "Girl Overboard" starts out with a peaceful family cruise and quickly turns into a thriller! Izzy hasn't seen her friend Jade in over 24 hours and begins to question her disappearance. There will be no spoilers found in this review, but just make sure you have enough time set aside to read this as I did in one day! Along with the mystery, there are themes that I recall seeing frequently in my own teen life, such as peer pressures and navigating staying true to yourself. Sandra Block handles these themes with openness and a direct approach. Thank you to Sandra Block and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book! All thoughts and opinions are my own!
April 26, 2022
This story was a bit slow at first, but is you stay through the first few pages, it becomes a really good read. Izzy is on a Caribbean cruz with her brother, who is a toddler, and her parents and is restricted to ten minutes online per day. She really does not want to be there. In the hang-out area for teens, she meets Jade, who does not want to be there either. The story is that every other year someone goes overboard from that ship, and sure enough, someone disappears. Izzy is convinced it is murder, but there is no one she can talk to about it so she sets out to prove it herself. Izzy and Jade do things most parents would not approve of but there is no explicit sex, and there are several unexpected twists and turns.
June 19, 2022
3.5 stars, rounded down because of some major suspension of disbelief…
Yeah…cruise ships don’t work like that, lol.
This was a fun YA version of The Woman in Cabin 10 (which I really enjoyed and which the book actually referenced) but there was a lot that was way too convenient to be believable. Also, the book needed some editing. There’s one scene where a character gives a “collegial” smile. I think that was supposed to be “congenial”? I’m pretty sure he wasn’t talking about college at the time.
The ending was also wrapped up way too quickly and conveniently with the little brother pressing the SOS button and the whole cheating scandal wasn’t really addressed.
It was a quick read, probably best for those who don’t read a lot of YA mysteries and thrillers.
Yeah…cruise ships don’t work like that, lol.
This was a fun YA version of The Woman in Cabin 10 (which I really enjoyed and which the book actually referenced) but there was a lot that was way too convenient to be believable. Also, the book needed some editing. There’s one scene where a character gives a “collegial” smile. I think that was supposed to be “congenial”? I’m pretty sure he wasn’t talking about college at the time.
The ending was also wrapped up way too quickly and conveniently with the little brother pressing the SOS button and the whole cheating scandal wasn’t really addressed.
It was a quick read, probably best for those who don’t read a lot of YA mysteries and thrillers.
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January 29, 2022
Awesome thriller for teens. When sixteen year old Izzy and her family go on a cruise to Bermuda, she is reluctant to leave her boyfriend behind. Plus, what is she going to do all week? Luckily, she meets Jade through the teen hangout on.board ans they become fast friends. That is, until Jade goes missing. Those in charge want to believe that Jade jumped from the ship and want to wrap up the case. Izzy doesn't think Jade would do thar. A great story with lots of twists and turns.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 19, 2022
1.5 stars
this was a quick read but i didn’t enjoy it like i hoped i would.
our main character, izzy, was so unlikeable. i hated her even from the opening chapter. she just complained about her parents the whole time and they did nothing wrong.
now to the other characters: jade was an alison dilaurentis wannabe. she’s the mysterious girl who is into some dark stuff. however, she was written so poorly.
i don’t think the mystery was even well done. it was predictable. the writing irritated me, too.
i was actually able to finish it so i’ll give it 1.5 stars but i wouldn’t really recommend this to anyone.
this was a quick read but i didn’t enjoy it like i hoped i would.
our main character, izzy, was so unlikeable. i hated her even from the opening chapter. she just complained about her parents the whole time and they did nothing wrong.
now to the other characters: jade was an alison dilaurentis wannabe. she’s the mysterious girl who is into some dark stuff. however, she was written so poorly.
i don’t think the mystery was even well done. it was predictable. the writing irritated me, too.
i was actually able to finish it so i’ll give it 1.5 stars but i wouldn’t really recommend this to anyone.
June 7, 2024
Well this was disappointing. I expected to love this book - a YA thriller set on a cruise ship? Yes, please. But it was just so cringy - the story was over-the-top, the teen dialogue felt forced, the main character's narration/inner voice did not match with her personality at all, the language patterns of Sergei neared offensive, her mother was the absolute worst, etc....I'm bummed that it didn't work for me, but it may be a good summer read for others.
June 23, 2022
***4.5***
this book surprised me! i wasn’t expecting such a good “whodunit” mystery out of a ya novel. unrealistic scenarios is usually the case for ya—but this one was pretty decent. there were a few unrealistic parts to it, but for the most part it was worth the read. i liked the relationships and interactions between most of the characters. reading a story that takes place on a cruise ship was also a great addition.
i would definitely recommend this to those who enjoy ya thrillers!
this book surprised me! i wasn’t expecting such a good “whodunit” mystery out of a ya novel. unrealistic scenarios is usually the case for ya—but this one was pretty decent. there were a few unrealistic parts to it, but for the most part it was worth the read. i liked the relationships and interactions between most of the characters. reading a story that takes place on a cruise ship was also a great addition.
i would definitely recommend this to those who enjoy ya thrillers!
April 7, 2022
Girl Overboard is a fast-paced thriller that I think teenagers will really enjoy! It is an entertaining read that should be in every young girl’s beach bag this summer!
September 26, 2022
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
November 25, 2022
That was AMAZING!!! Every word.
March 16, 2024
Honestly, 2.75 stars, and I'm trying to be nice. This book draaaaggggs! I knew that when I picked this up, it was about a teen that goes missing on a cruise ship, reported by the MC, and NO ONE bats an eye. The missing girl's aunt and uncle are too love-y dovey in each other to CARE about their niece being gone. Seriously? The missing girls' "friends" have couldn't give 2 sh*ts, and the ships was helpful at first, now it's like nothings changed.
I also have issues with the MC's mother, casually taking to her daughter - when mom knows something up the MC, and classic teenage move is to pretend nothing is wrong - trying to understand the MC by asking (within ear range for strangers to eavesdrop on) the time of the month and PSM. On 2 occasions in the book I read as far. Isn't this Woman Code 101 to keep womanly things at a low decibel, so I don't know, NO ONE CAN HEAR? Talk about embarrassing 😳
Maybe I'm being a bit harsh, but... whatever.
I also have issues with the MC's mother, casually taking to her daughter - when mom knows something up the MC, and classic teenage move is to pretend nothing is wrong - trying to understand the MC by asking (within ear range for strangers to eavesdrop on) the time of the month and PSM. On 2 occasions in the book I read as far. Isn't this Woman Code 101 to keep womanly things at a low decibel, so I don't know, NO ONE CAN HEAR? Talk about embarrassing 😳
Maybe I'm being a bit harsh, but... whatever.
April 25, 2022
Izzy is a teen who meets Jade during her family's cruise to Bermuda. Jade is adventuresome, pretty, and popular, and meeting her means this cruise just turned fun and interesting. Until she disappears. Izzy starts to investigate Jade's disappearance and it starts to become evident someone doesn't want her digging into what happened. If she's not careful, she may be the next one to vanish.
This is the perfect book for middle schoolers just getting into suspense/True Crime/psychological thrillers. It reminded me of Ruth Ware's The Girl in Cabin 10, but for younger readers. For those interested in Young Adult, keep in mind this really should be marketed to Pre-teens/Teens. I read it through in one sitting and although it is fast-paced, I don't feel adult readers will enjoy the book.
Thank you NetGalley, and Sandra Block for the ARC.
This is the perfect book for middle schoolers just getting into suspense/True Crime/psychological thrillers. It reminded me of Ruth Ware's The Girl in Cabin 10, but for younger readers. For those interested in Young Adult, keep in mind this really should be marketed to Pre-teens/Teens. I read it through in one sitting and although it is fast-paced, I don't feel adult readers will enjoy the book.
Thank you NetGalley, and Sandra Block for the ARC.
June 8, 2022
Review: I needed to read a fast paced, young adult thriller and this was just perfect. Thank you to NetGalley and the author/publisher for a digital copy of this read. This was a VERY quick read. Done in about two days. I am going to keep this review short, but I did really enjoy it. Storyline was easy to follow, short chapters, and set on a cruise ship (literally my favorite thing is cruising, so a win for me.) An excellent read to help with my reading slump!
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Recommend: This is a perfect read for those that are fans of YA thrillers! Also, a good summer read, as it is set during a cruise!
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Recommend: This is a perfect read for those that are fans of YA thrillers! Also, a good summer read, as it is set during a cruise!
January 10, 2023
This was so much fun! Short but sweet, this teen thriller checks all the boxes for a satisfying read. Izzy and Jade are two bored teenage girls, reluctant to go on another family cruise. Luckily they meet each other and the adventure is nonstop from there. So much is packed into these few pages, between atmosphere, characters and fast paced plot... it's really perfect. ❤️
May 30, 2022
This fast-paced thriller about a girl who investigates her friend's disappearance during their cruise ship vacation is Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10 for teens—and it’s a paperback original!
I just love a thriller on a cruise ship! I also enjoyed the surly teenager Izzy who has been asked to limit her social media. It made for an unputdownable and fast-paced read.I loved it!
I just love a thriller on a cruise ship! I also enjoyed the surly teenager Izzy who has been asked to limit her social media. It made for an unputdownable and fast-paced read.I loved it!
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