Cari Fisher reviewed Dark Voyage by Helen Susan Swift
Review of 'Dark Voyage' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I'm of two minds with this one, so I'm not quite sure how to rate... On the one hand, the first part with the "modern" shipwreck survivors is written oddly, with weird dialogue and I didn't care for it at all. Luckily, I preserved and got to the good part, ie the journal they found. This part was written great, and so was the rest of the book, until the ending again switched back to the modern explorers. I guess it's the lack of any kind of actual character development from the two finders, plus the weird supernatural goings-on that appear to be happening to the girl during the trip. The male is relegated to a minor role, asking if she's "ok" and such. It was like it was written by two different authors, or the author had no interest in writing this necessary intro and just wanted to get …
I'm of two minds with this one, so I'm not quite sure how to rate... On the one hand, the first part with the "modern" shipwreck survivors is written oddly, with weird dialogue and I didn't care for it at all. Luckily, I preserved and got to the good part, ie the journal they found. This part was written great, and so was the rest of the book, until the ending again switched back to the modern explorers. I guess it's the lack of any kind of actual character development from the two finders, plus the weird supernatural goings-on that appear to be happening to the girl during the trip. The male is relegated to a minor role, asking if she's "ok" and such. It was like it was written by two different authors, or the author had no interest in writing this necessary intro and just wanted to get to the good parts.