The Stranded (The Stranded, 1)

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Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - This is a YA dystopian novel you DO NOT want to miss! Jump on board for the cruise ship ride of your life where you will cruise in... ummm... yeah, you will cruise to destination nowhere for the mere price of your whole entire life. I loved the idea of a generation that has grown up on board of a giant cruise ship that has been afloat for the 40 years since an epidemic ravaged Europe. I was a little confused and wished there was more information about where everyone was from. The ship set sail from London but often on Cruise ships there are people from all over the world so I was wanting some diversity? Maybe attention to different languages, accents?

The Stranded by Sarah Daniels | Waterstones

The Arcadia was once a luxury cruise ship but now serves as *home*,a refugee camp for those who were driven from Europe after war. The Arcadia floats in the waters off the coast of what is known as the "Federated States", a fractured part of the United States. For forty years people have lived on the Arcadia. They cannot go on land, they are separated by the haves, the have nots, and gangs. Where you live on the ship tells your story. A gripping near-future thriller: love triangles, betrayals and fights for freedom in a world turned upside-down . . . Not only that, there is a new villain in town. With the fall of Commander Hadley, it's left to the ruthless Admiral Janek to deal with the traitors, and her own past is beginning to catch-up with her. Daniels crafts an invigorating microcosm of society aboard the Arcadia via a protagonist whose ever-expanding worldview imbues this cinematic-feeling thriller with suspense and intrigue.' ― Publisher's Weekly

LoveReading4Kids Says

Then the shaky ceasefire negotiated by General Lall, Nik's mum, falls apart. Nik and Esther find themselves in a world of betrayals and double crossings - a game of power, with no one to trust but themselves. The storyline kept me interested and I mostly liked the characters. I did love that all the characters were able to show different aspects of their personalities. The only one I didn't enjoy was Hadley because he was just all bad. No redeeming qualities whatsoever. This book may be directed to young adults, but it should be listed as for all adults. I loved this book. I could not put it down.

The Stranded - Penguin Books UK

This dystopic techno-thriller for young adults is part one of a duology and I am looking forward to finding out the fates of the Arcadia and her inhabitants in the final instalment. LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. Esther studied for years, beside her boyfriend Alex, to be become a medic; desperately hoping to gain entrance to med school in the Federated States. Following every rule only to be snatched from her home. Brought to the side of a young man shot, bleeding out and poison in his veins. For what it’s worth, I didn’t personally feel that way. I think that, while the setting is clearly influenced by the pandemic and its broader political context, the book was also at pains to establish differences between the real past and the fictional present: the virus, for example, originates in Europe (not Asia) and then there’s the war that has turned the continent into a wasteland, and while there’s a wall down the middle of the US now, the details of how and why it came about are left vague. Anyway, YMMV is what I’m saying. Esther is a training medic, studying hard so she can try to get off the ship and secure a job on land.Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments As always, please take my opinion with a grain of salt. I am by no means an expert on all things YA Dystopian novels.

Stranded, book 2) by Sarah Daniels The Exiled (Stranded, book 2) by Sarah Daniels

In 2051 the luxury cruise ship, Arcadia, able to house 7000 passengers, left Liverpool. At the same time Europe erupted into full blown biological warfare, reducing the entire continent to uninhabitable wasteland. Cruise ships, including the Arcadia, were unable to return, left with no choice but to set anchors at the coast of the fractured USA, known as the Federated States. Fearing infection, permission to disembark was denied, effectively imprisoning the passengers on the ships. Under pressure of human rights groups, the Federated States agreed to supply provisions to the ships until the virus outbreak has been contained. Those attempting to swim ashore, were executed in the water. I did like Nik and his passion for the cause and his determination to be strong. The book ends on a major cliffhanger, so it will be interesting to see where things go from here. As it stands, this is an okay dystopian YA offering if you can overlook the flaws.The book is multi-viewpoint, but I’d personally say the main protagonist is Esther. Raised on the Arcadia, she is currently training to be a doctor as part of a programme that is supposed to get top candidates in highly skilled profession (like doctors and military officers) admittance to the Federated States. The Arcadia is currently a sort of panopticon, run under a martial law imposed by officers from the Federated States, ostensibly to protect citizens from the gangs that previously threatened the ship, but mostly about enforcing control. When Esther, previously unassuming and diligent, is present at an illegal leaflet drop she gets pulled into a rebellion that has brewing for generations. The other POV characters are Nik, one of the rebels, who is in love with Esther’s sister, and Hadley, the sadistic representative of the Federated States who has been assigned to the Arcadia as punishment for a previous indiscretion. There arises a rebel group to oppose the Federation. Two sixteen year olds are the main characters. Esther is studying to become a doctor and is reluctantly dragged into the rebellion. Nik is the son of a women who is one of the leaders of the rebels. Nik’s girlfriend May is Esther’s sister. And May is also secretly part of the rebellion.