Their clash comes in how they remember their parents. Val is a complete badass who will stop at nothing to get what she wants, although most of her plans are “half-baked.” This annoys Jamie to no end, although he clearly loves his sister. These two are so obviously siblings, with the same passion and stubbornness. Which brings me to my favorite part of the story, the relationship between Jamie and Valora. Lee masterfully builds on that tension using the relationship between the two main characters. We all know the story, and yet we still fall in love with the characters on board, hoping they will be the ones that survive. Of course, the Titanic’s sinking is infamous, and any story that takes place on its deck has tension built in. Now, this wasn’t an extremely fast-paced book, but each page burst with tension. Along the way, she forms several unlikely alliances, including one with an eccentric fashion designer who is officially my favorite character. If she can just talk up the twins’ act, she knows they’ll get an audition and make it into America. Undeterred, she devotes all her time to finding the circus owner. Wearing a veil covers her face, but several crew members are still suspicious. She returns to her first class cabin, but finds that passing as her late employer is harder than she expected. Still, Val is resolute, so she refuses to get off the ship. She makes it onto the ship and finds Jamie fairly easily, but he is less than thrilled to see her.
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