The Ship Beyond Time
Series: The Girl from Everywhere #2
Author: Heidi Heilig
Published March 9th 2017 by Hot Key Books

Goodreads Synopsis
Some things should not be stolen.

After what seems like a lifetime of following her father across the globe and through the centuries, Nix has finally taken the helm of their time-traveling ship. Her future—and the horizon—is bright.

Until she learns she is destined to lose the one she loves. To end up like her father: alone, heartbroken.

Unable to face losing Kashmir—best friend, thief, charmer extraordinaire—Nix sails her crew to a mythical utopia to meet a man who promises he can teach her how to manipulate time, to change history. But no place is perfect, not even paradise. And everything is constantly changing on this utopian island, including reality itself.

If Nix can read the ever-shifting tides, perhaps she will finally harness her abilities. Perhaps she can control her destiny, too.

Or perhaps her time will finally run out.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.

Following the events of The Girl from Everywhere, the crew of the Temptation, as well as Blake, are now adrift, wondering where to go next, and if their actions in Hawaii will lead to consequences. Travelling to Slate's native time, Nix learns that her grandmother once prophesied that she will lose the one she loves to the sea, and her heart is conflicted. When the princess from a mythical utopia appears in New York to speak with Nix and ask for help, she wants to do so, especially when it seems that the traveller in Ker-Ys has discovered a way to change the past - and Nix's mother may be saved. Can the crew trust the mysterious Crowhurst, or will they find this utopia is not quite as perfect as it seems?

I liked this one marginally better than the previous one, but still didn't love it. I think because I know the cast more, I can appreciate their quirks a little bit. Nix has improved, and I felt for her with all the twists and turns, and emotional upheaval she faced this time around. There's still a little bit of a love triangle on the cards, but it's clear how her and Kashmir feel for each other, and Blake is more surplus to requirements - really, life would've been easier for them all if he had been left in Hawaii when they fled. I didn't know anything about the myth of Ker-Ys, or about Donald Crowhurst, so it was nice to learn a bit more about them. I was also surprised with the inclusion of Captain James Cook, who did some awful things in his explorations, but he was an important seafarer, and local to me. All in all, I liked the book, but I do feel like there were still some questions left unanswered on the final page.

Dates Read:
February 6-7, 2021

Rating
3 Stars