A Million to One, Adiba Jaigirdar
A Million to One, Adiba Jaigirdar
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A Million to One

Author: Adiba Jaigirdar

Narrator: Sohm Kapila

Unabridged: 9 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 12/13/2022


Synopsis

2024 Rainbow Book ListAdiba Jaigirdar, author of one of Time's Best YA books of all time, gives Titanic an Ocean’s 8 makeover in this nail-biting heist set onboard the infamous ship. Josefa is an unapologetic and charismatic thief who loves the thrill of the chase. She has her eye on her biggest mark yet—the RMS Titanic, the most luxurious ship in the world. But she isn’t interested in stealing from wealthy first-class passengers onboard. No, she’s out for the ultimate prize: the Rubiyat, a one-of-a-kind book encrusted with gems that’s worth millions.Josefa can’t score it alone, so she enlists a team of girls with unique talents: Hinnah, a daring acrobat and contortionist; Violet, an actress and expert dissembler; and Emilie, an artist who can replicate any drawing by hand.They couldn’t be more different and yet they have one very important thing in common: their lives depend on breaking into the vault and capturing the Rubiyat. But careless mistakes, old grudges, and new romance threaten to jeopardize everything they’ve worked for and put them in incredible danger when tragedy strikes.While the odds of pulling off the heist are slim, the odds of survival are even slimmer…Perfect for fans of Stalking Jack the Ripper and Girl in the Blue Coat, this high-seas heist from the author of The Henna Wars is an immersive story that makes readers forget one important detail—the ship sinks.

About Adiba Jaigirdar

Adiba Jaigirdar is the author of The Henna Wars and Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating. A Bangladeshi/Irish writer and teacher, she has an MA in post­colonial studies from the University of Kent, England, and a BA in English and history from UCD, Ireland. All her writing is aided by tea and a healthy dose of Janelle Monáe and Hayley Kiyoko. When not writing, she is probably ranting about the ills of colonialism, playing video games, or expanding her overflowing lipstick collection. She can be found at www.adibajaigirdar.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by tyrosine on January 20, 2023

oof, I feel bad about this one I need you all to know that I wanted to love this book: a BIPOC, sapphic, heist novel based on the tragedy of the Titanic??? The concept is good, thrilling, and full of so much intrigue. You can't possibly make that boring and unmemorable. Right? Right?? Here are the cli......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on November 23, 2022

"Make the most of what we yet may spend, before we too into the Dust descend." -A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread-and Thou Content Warnings (per the title page of the ARC): This book contains mentions of parental neglect, parental abandonment, parental death, and abuse. It also contains instances of dea......more

Goodreads review by Quill&Queer on January 12, 2023

I quickly grew frustrated with this story, because it has so much unused potential. I nearly stopped reading this half way though, because I was struggling to remember which character was which (despite their names on each chapter title), but I convinced myself that the story would pick up when the......more

Goodreads review by Meisha on December 02, 2022

3.5 This book has pros and cons depending on the kind of reader you are. If you're a character based reader, you're going to love this one! The characters are so three dimensional and have so much depth. They're all very different, unique and lyou really end up loving all of them by the end. If youre......more

Goodreads review by ˗ˏˋ lia ˎˊ˗ on March 25, 2023

a sapphic heist on the titanic was all i never knew i needed. unfortunately this fell a little too flat for me from the characters up to the writing style. → 2.5 stars......more