A Million to One audiobook

"Make the most of what we yet may spend, before we too into the Dust descend."-A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread-and Thou Content Warnings (per the title page of the ARC): This book contains mentions of parental neglect, parental abandonment, parental death, and abuse. It also contains instances of death (specifically death by drowning).A Million to One was flying completely under my radar until a few weeks ago, when I stumbled across a post on Instagram including upcoming YA publications, and I'm so glad I saw it when I did. As a card carrying member of the Mood Readers Bookclub of America™, I'm always looking for ways to shed my current TBR and pick up an entirely new book that I have no business reading at the time, and this one did the trick. After immediately heading to NetGalley to request the book, I found myself devouring the first pages about an hour later, and was hooked from the very beginning. One thing to point out is that, while this is billed as YA and the characters certainly fit that demographic, the book as a whole does feel a bit more MG when compared to what's being published today. This isn't a criticism, just a statement that some who are used to upper aged YA books might feel a little disjointed picking this one up. As a fan of MG novels myself, this was no issue, just a bit of a surprise that I adjusted to quickly and it did not detract from my enjoyment of the story. Over the course of the book, we get POVs from our four main characters: Josefa, a pickpocket from Spain, Emilie, a Haitian-French painter, Violet, an actress from Croatia, and Hinnah, an acrobat from 1912 India (currently Pakistan). I used the descriptions for each character off of the author's Instagram page, as I wanted to ensure I portrayed their heritages correctly. This portion of the review is not my original wording, and credit goes to her!) Together, these four create the perfect team for a Titanic heist, become an emotionally satisfying found family, and two of the characters find the sweetest love story along the way.The plot is two-fold, with the heist taking front and center for the first 75% of the book, and as you may have expected, the final 25% covers the Titanic's demise. I'm assuming the heavy and sad feel of the ending is what earned this a spot in the YA genre vs. MG, which is understandable, but the subject matter is handled so well, and I found myself researching many of the people and artifacts mentioned in the book, so I was able to learn a few new things along the way! If you're looking for a historical heist full of heart and courage, while also including timely discussions involving race, colonization, gender, etc, please give this one a try. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time, and cannot wait to check out the author's previous work as well. *Many thanks to the publisher for providing my review copy.

This book was so interesting. Everyone has heard of Rose and Jack on the Titanic. But these 4 women trying to pull off a heist on the Titanic made such a great story! Loved these women and how the storyline built up along the way! So gripping near the ending.I received this book from the publishers and NetGalley to read and review. All statements above are my own opinions after fully reading this book.

this book just released a couple of days ago and i really enjoyed it! i highly recommend it :) it’s a fast-paced and diverse story featuring the titanic, a heist, close friendships, and romance. and the cover is gorgeous as well! 🫶🏻

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A high stakes game of theft on the seas! This one was so fun! It starts off fast - you get to know the group as Josefa does - for their talents. A thief. An artist. A acrobat. An actress. It's hard, at first, to see how their talents will go together but you quickly learn their strengths and weaknesses. And as the pieces fit together, I could't help but be completely swept away.But you are always reminded that this is THE Titanic, as each chapter counts down the time they have to work woth. The countdown to when the Titanic will do what we all know it will do, hit an iceberg and go down. It was hard to know how all the pieces would play out and I wasn't prepared for all the twists and turns! It was a race, heart-pounding and gut-wrenching, to know how it all concluded. And it was so good! I'm so glad I gave this one a try! The mystery, the secrets, the love story - all were so well done. A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

my favorite character didn't make it (have fun guessing who) and i'm sorta mad about it but! it's still a good and enjoyable book.

Content warnings: child neglect, parental abandonment, violence, death of a parent (recounted), death by drowning. Rep: white Irish lesbian coded cis female MC, white Croatian immigrant cis female MC, Indian immigirant cis female MC, French-Haitian Black biracial sapphic cis female MC, various white side characters.When I first heard about this book, I was beyond excited. Then I had to wait, because that’s how publishing, etc, works, and then I read it and now what do I do with my life? This was so many levels of incredible.Sometimes historical fiction can be a bit of a miss for me, but this is one historical piece of fiction that absolutely hit the mark!All 4 of the main characters are so well developed and fleshed out that I had no trouble distinguishing between them as I read along. Even when it was from the perspective of one of the other girls, their personalities still shone through.I know that I am not very good at writing reviews, but this book is just incredible from start to finish. It’s more than just a heist on the Titanic – though that is the big plot point, it’s got heart, soul, and my favourite: found family. This book was everything I hoped it would be and more. 5/5 starsI talk about books at these places: Instagram / Twitter / TikTok / Blog

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THIS WAS SO PERCECT i’m crying

4.5 Stars rounded upThis was really well done.This definitely has Ocean 8 vibes, but in a way, the 'magic' of the Titanic doesn't shine the same, and that's fine.This is a story about a crew of 4 young women thieves who plan a heist of a rare book as passengers on the Titantic.There's more to the story, but I don't want to risk spoilers. The Ladies are a diverse bunch from diverse backgrounds, and all of that functions very smoothly as part of the story. There's a lesbian love story, which is sweet and not overwhelming in the story. Sometimes the romance elements can overtake the story but this is very balanced and almost background to the rest of the story.As with all things Titanic, there's sadness and a feeling of yawning waste and loss. Well done.I'll definitely read more from this author.

I have been excited to read this book for a long time an really liked it, it was so fun! A heist takes place on the titanic plus it’s sapphic, that just sounds amazing right! It feels like an amazing mix of oceans 8 and the titanic, both 5/5 movies! It’s written in third person and we get to followers Josefa, Violet, Hinnah and Emelie. The four of them team up to steal a special edition of the book ”Rubaiyat”. I really like all of these characters and really felt for them - their past, dreams & hopes for the future, their sadness and everything. Like I said its also sapphic and includes a sapphic romance and late night conversations between the two of them

A heist on the titanic?? And it's sapphic?? I had high expectations before starting this book and these expectations were met! I loved the writing style, the heist and the characters.

4.75 starsThank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review!I had been anticipating this book since the moment I heard about it and let me tell you, it did not disappoint! It was incredibly intense, as you knew what was going to happen but our four protagonists of course had no idea, and with a countdown to the sinking at the beginning of every chapter, I was on the edge of my seat just waiting for it to happen, and wishing that this would finally be the story where the Titanic doesn't sink. As someone who has been fascinated with the Titanic for as long as I can remember, I knew that this book was one that I just had to pick up, and I was so pleased to see how well the events were represented. It was nerve-wracking to read, and one thing I loved in particular was seeing how our characters all reacted differently to the sinking - and how you just know that something terrible is going to happen to one or more of them, even though you don't want anything to happen to any of them, it's inevitable.I felt like the author did a great job with making her characters feel distinctive - even though we have four POVs in here, I found it easy to distinguish between them all and was always looking forward to seeing how certain situations would evoke certain emotions in each character. I felt like I was able to connect to the characters easily in such a short space of time, and I really rooted for them all.I do wish the book had been a bit longer - to see more of the girls living their lives and being happy, before the terrible event happens, and I'll admit that because I obviously knew what we were leading up to, I found it difficult to care all that much about the actual heist when there are way more important things about to be at stake. But overall such a fantastic book and now I just want to read even more books set on the Titanic!

4.5 stars // oh wow. this book was a masterclass in structure. four alternating povs through very short chapters. this book was high action without a single slow moment, but none of it felt rushed. i never complain about books being too short, but i selfishly wanted more of this one, if only just to get to see the girls carefree and HAPPY for once, just like eating dinner together or playing the 1912 version of truth or dare. you’ll fall in love with each of them and their stories, even the prickly ones (cough cough violet). i was so enraptured with them that i forgot about the whole THING with the titanic until like halfway through when i thought about what the countdown at the beginning of each chapter was. how does one read a book about the titanic and completely forget it SANK?? i was so invested in the heist, i hadn’t even thought about that. good lord am i sad.ARC provided by edelweiss