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Wrecked
From television writer Stephanie K. Smith (Carnival Row; Genius: Picasso) comes Wrecked, a mystical story about historical treasure, generational trauma, and the power of transcendence.
When aging fisherman Louis Mann hears a voice summoning him to an off-limits stretch of Long Island Sound, he knows he might be going crazy but feels compelled to heed the call. A big enough haul of summer flounder could be the windfall Lou needs to change his life–what little time he has left. But then his nets get stuck on something lodged in the ocean floor, uncovering a mystery that quickly ensnares three equally damaged strangers.
Phil, a disgraced Navy diver with a lifetime of resentments; Samantha, a wealthy antiques dealer on the brink of divorce; and Nick, a teenaged artist raised by neo-Nazis are all at rock bottom, just like Lou. And each is convinced that the old man's discovery–a centuries-old ship–will be their salvation.
Lou, Samantha, Phil and Nick will all have to face the forces that formed them before they can reap any reward pulled from the depths of the Sound. For as magical as La Difesa may be, the wreck alone cannot save anyone. It can only push them to save themselves...if they're willing.
When aging fisherman Louis Mann hears a voice summoning him to an off-limits stretch of Long Island Sound, he knows he might be going crazy but feels compelled to heed the call. A big enough haul of summer flounder could be the windfall Lou needs to change his life–what little time he has left. But then his nets get stuck on something lodged in the ocean floor, uncovering a mystery that quickly ensnares three equally damaged strangers.
Phil, a disgraced Navy diver with a lifetime of resentments; Samantha, a wealthy antiques dealer on the brink of divorce; and Nick, a teenaged artist raised by neo-Nazis are all at rock bottom, just like Lou. And each is convinced that the old man's discovery–a centuries-old ship–will be their salvation.
Lou, Samantha, Phil and Nick will all have to face the forces that formed them before they can reap any reward pulled from the depths of the Sound. For as magical as La Difesa may be, the wreck alone cannot save anyone. It can only push them to save themselves...if they're willing.
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Published July 14, 2022
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August 8, 2022
This the first Audible original I have not finished. One cliche after another, without the slightest touch of subtlety in the plot, caused me to call time early. Some may enjoy this but not this listener.
December 30, 2025
I really tried to like this one and stuck with it because I wanted to encounter more scuba diving/treasure finding/on the water scenes. I liked when those happened, but for a work that has a scuba diver descending underwater towards a shipwreck as the front cover, this was not nearly as much about that as it needed to be.
This is called "Wrecked" because all of the characters are messed up and their lives are falling apart around them. Stephanie Smith puts too many qualifiers on the "star crossed lovers" and their so-called chemistry is told to us rather than shown. Characters have too lukewarm of a reaction to seeing Neo-Nazi graffiti and the giant Swastika back tattoo. There are also WAY too many infidelity subplots, which thus come across more like the author manifesting than writing what made sense for the story.
The characters aren't that sympathetic or aren't written with depth, so it's unearned when the treasure is the real spear of Jesus Christ and the ship an actual gateway to heaven. Like, WTF?!
Granted, the characters are all high for half of the book, so maybe that's how it is intended to be read. It's just not a good read and I cannot recommend it to anyone.
This is called "Wrecked" because all of the characters are messed up and their lives are falling apart around them. Stephanie Smith puts too many qualifiers on the "star crossed lovers" and their so-called chemistry is told to us rather than shown. Characters have too lukewarm of a reaction to seeing Neo-Nazi graffiti and the giant Swastika back tattoo. There are also WAY too many infidelity subplots, which thus come across more like the author manifesting than writing what made sense for the story.
The characters aren't that sympathetic or aren't written with depth, so it's unearned when the treasure is the real spear of Jesus Christ and the ship an actual gateway to heaven. Like, WTF?!
Granted, the characters are all high for half of the book, so maybe that's how it is intended to be read. It's just not a good read and I cannot recommend it to anyone.
September 6, 2022
Don’t let the 3-star rating fool you, this was a fun read. But the story started running into the ethereal and mystical, and while interesting it diminished the story in my eyes. I really wanted to give it 4-stars, but the departure from reality knocked it down. Still a fun and mindless read for what it’s worth.
September 18, 2022
Imagine if a romance writer had written Stephen King's "Needful Things." Sit with that for a moment. This is a great story idea, so badly written as to be intolerable and unfinishable. It's a good thing it was free, and so bad that I will eye future Audible "included" titles with deep suspicion.
April 11, 2023
This was almost a collection of short stories with a thread connecting them all. I didn't not enjoy it, but there were moments that I felt the story didn't flow well. But there were some great plot elements, so I'll say 7.5/10.
March 6, 2023
Fun read about a ship wreck that changes the lives of all the characters involved.
November 18, 2025
2.5 stars
May 15, 2025
Wrecked is a moving, touching story of healing, forgiveness, and reclamation. Salvaging a shipwreck is the ostensible goal, but damaged souls are the actual salvage. I had moments of doubt when I got to the supernatural aspects, but they don't detract from the storyline.
October 1, 2023
Absolutely amazing although it started off really slow.
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