Like the others, Emilie is going it alone, with her father gone and never having explored her roots in Haiti, she’s in desperate need of a found family. Obviously there is much sadness and heartbreak, as the Titanic’s demise features in the final section of the book, but there is also a sense of fun and adventure throughout.

Perfect for fans of Stalking Jack the Ripper and Girl in the Blue Coat, this high-seas heist from the author of The Henna Wars is an immersive story that makes readers forget one important detail— the ship sinks.Violet is an immigrant who’s stealing and working to support her younger brother who’s still in Croatia.

A fun side effect is that almost immediately I started looking up the numbers and doing the math, trying to figure out the percentages, trying to figure out what the odds were that all four of our lead characters would/could survive the inevitable. Her ride-or-die on this heist, and in life, is Violet, a Croatian actress who could charm the pants off just about anyone she meets.I guess a positive of this book is that it reads fast, but in the process, everything blurs together and we just never really get to sit in each girl's head or learn their motivations beyond the money they hope to earn from this heist. And that’s where Adiba saves her best till the end, cranking her writing up to an eleven, balancing that great character work we’ve seen throughout the book with an anxiety ridden and tension filled banger of a third act.