Adrift

Terrible story, well told. I liked it so well, I immediately ordered another book by this author.

A good, non-standard YA read. While a little bit of suspension of disbelief is required, the situation, details, and survival tips are accurate and realistic - good to know if you're ever stranded at sea!

The characters are a little flat (and John's motivations are never exactly clear, nor what exactly makes Dri so great), but the breakdown of "civilized" behavior in times of stress is well-portrayed, and the ending is refreshing in that things don't get tied up perfectly.

ADRIFT by Paul Griffin

A survival story about five teens out on a boat. Matt Holloway, the story's narrator, wants to save people, and his best friend, John Costello, is a stoic few-words character. The two best friends have an intense back story that isn't revealed until a few chapters into the tale and it certainly adds to the tension. The boat excursion takes place after the two male friends meet up with three new friends. The situation and characters all seems so realistic. You will like them in spite of their flaws and you can't help rooting for them. Can't say too much more about this struggle for self-preservation story without being a spoiler. Don't miss this one. I'm glad that I didn't pass it over. Highly recommended.

This one point drove me insane and seemed to go against logic just to create a back story at the ball game why did no one call the police? Why allow yourself to be terrorised by thugs when you can easily call emergency? I found it very hard to believe that at a game with many adults attending no one thought to do this. This being left out did mean that Matt and John had baggage but it wasn't believable to me and so I found it hard to feel the proper emotions in this story arc.

Temptation sends working-class friends Matt and Mike out to sea with a group of very different peers, where tragedy leaves them fighting to stay alive upon the angry sea.

Heartbreaking.

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