Genre: Historical Fiction

Publisher: Harper Collins Canada, published November 3, 2020

Format: Paperback ARC

Pages: 368

Rating: 4/5 stars

Summary (Goodreads):

You are invited to set sail on the maiden voyage of the SS Princess of the Pacific in this indulgent historical romance from Anna Godbersen, the New York Times bestselling author of the Luxe series.

Vida Hazzard can see her future: aboard the heralded “Millionaire’s Ship of the West,” she’ll charm the young scion Fitzhugh Farrar, resulting in a proposal of marriage.

But Vida didn’t plan on Fitz’s best friend, Sal, a rough-around-the-edges boy with a talent for getting under her skin. Nor did she anticipate a hurricane dashing their ship to pieces, along with her dreams.

Stranded on an island with both Fitz and Sal, Vida is torn between the life she’s always planned for, and a future she’s never dared to want. As they desperately plot a course for home, Vida will discover just which boy can capture her wild heart—and where her future truly lies.

My Review:

Thank you Harper Collins Canada for sending me a copy of this book.
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This book was fast paced with interesting characters and a fun plot! Vida is a young woman living in SAN Francisco, who’s parents want her to snag a wealthy husband. They go on basically a cruise ship that is owned by a wealthy family in the hopes of gaining a proposal from the handsome and single younger son on board, but unfortunately they get shipwrecked on a deserted island and forced into survival mode.
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This was a fun spin on the shipwrecked plot, and I liked that while it took place during the early 1900s, it felt like this story kinda could have taken place during any time period. Our main character, Vida, is spunky and lively, and throughout the book she goes on an inner journey of self reflection to figure out what she actually wants. At the beginning of the book she wants to snag Fitz and marry him, but as the book progresses she starts to really think if this is what she actually wants.
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One thing that I would have liked is to know more about the background behind the character Sal. I really liked his character and would have liked to have read more about him! But overall this was a fun book and if you’re looking for a YA book to get lost in, then I definitely recommend this one!