Nailer's life is changed when a rich clipper ship is blown onto shore. It's a lucky break for him, because he can get rich off the scavenge. But a girl inside turns out to be alive, and when Nailer decides not to kill her (against the pragmatic advice of his friend), he finds himself caught in a high-stakes war.
The rich girl's enemies are hunting her. Her dangerous friends are trying to rescue her. Nailer's colleagues on shore want her ship for spoil - and her life for ransom.
Nailer wanted to do the right thing...but soon he may just want to stay alive.
I rate the book 6/10. The author did a great job of setting up Nailer's desperate situation throughout the book. He's a sympathetic and admirable protagonist who tries to do the right thing when he could easily benefit by doing wrong.
There are some compelling villains in the story, including Nailer's father: a man who used to be decent but became dangerous and unpredictable due to drug abuse. He is scary.
I read the book for my Writing the Novel class. It kept my interest throughout - partly because Nailer's situation seemed very plausible.
If you like any of Cherie Priest's steampunk books, like Dreadnought, then you might like Ship Breaker.
So I've never even heard of that book before, but now I want to read it. Sounds pretty interesting! I haven't read a book outside of school or Bible in so long it's pathetic...don't even wanna think about it.
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