Me neither, which is crazy! It was a horrible disaster and it seems to have been forgotten by the general American public. So sad.

The whole series is good. I've enjoyed it. This is the best book, though. It's absorbing.

Right? It's crazy. The boat flipped so quickly that people were totally thrown off guard. Some got trapped inside the boat, others were crushed by heavy furniture, and some even drowned because things that people onboard or onshore threw to them as flotation devices knocked them out or pushed them underwater. So crazy.

For sure. And the fact that these people died in shallow water near the shore makes it all the more horrifying.

It's a good trilogy. It didn't knock my socks off or anything, but I enjoyed it and, like I said in my review, this book was my favorite of them all. I like books that are interesting, uplifting, and entertaining and this series fit the bill for me.

Same here. It's so odd that I've never heard a word about either of those disasters. Everybody knows about Titanic and Lusitania, but these tragedies seems to have been forgotten. I'm glad these authors chose to write about these events so that I could learn about them and honor the poor souls who died because of them.

I'm the same way about religious fiction. I'm a religious person, so that element doesn't bother me at all—unless it's way overdone. I like inspirational/uplifting, but I don't like preachy/cheesy/holier-than-thou. I enjoy depictions of everyday religion in the lives of ordinary people. It resonates with me. And, you're right—story trumps all. If a book tells a good story, I'm going to read it, no matter the genre!