Shipwrecks – Cannonball Read 17

A harrowing story of shipwreck, death and survival on a godforsaken island at the edge of the world

Island of the Lost by Joan Druett

August 8, 2024 by katie 2 Comments

Never has a description been more true. This is an absolutely incredible true story, and the author Joan Druett has some a marvellous job bringing it to life. This was a re-read for me, after first reading it several years ago. The story stayed with me, and I was glad I revisited it to refresh my memory. We follow the Grafton as it sets off from Sydney in 1864; it’s five man crew, led by Captain Thomas Musgrave and his business partner Francois Raynal, is […]

Maude Horton’s (Not So) Glorious (Semi) Revenge

Maude Horton's Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook

March 7, 2024 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. Okay, first, I’m going to take the chance here that I’m going to sound ungrateful, but I mean this in the spirit of genuine feedback. Only giving out a PDF file for your ARC does not really encourage readers. It is very hard to read, limiting the devices on which it can be read. I could only read on my phone, which is a guaranteed recipe for […]

Underwater archaeology

Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor by Martin W. Sandler

July 3, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Relation”ship” cbr15bingo Because SHIPwrecks! I officially did not finish the book, Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor. But I did get about halfway through before I realized I really could not finish. There is a lot of technical science and that is not my thing. It can be text heavy, and I needed a more uninterrupted setting to read. However, what I did read was really very good. Things are heavy on the facts, the information and the technology. If you have […]

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