The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe

By Ally Condie

Book Overview

The fierce new YA novel from Ally Condie, author of the bestselling Matched trilogy

"A compelling, serpentine journey into the heart of grief, the way it can threaten to destroy, and what it looks like to survive." --Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of An Ember in the Ashes

"With its wonderful subversion of gender tropes and achingly real characters, The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe takes readers on an epic journey to unearth life's true treasures. Ally Condie has knocked it out of the park." --Ren e Ahdieh, bestselling author of Smoke in the Sun and The Wrath & the Dawn

Who do you become when you have nothing left to lose?

There is something Poe Blythe, the seventeen-year-old captain of the Outpost's last mining ship, wants far more than the gold they tear from the Serpentine River.

Revenge.

Poe has vowed to annihilate the river raiders who robbed her of everything two years ago. But as she navigates the treacherous waters of the Serpentine and realizes there might be a traitor among her crew, she must also reckon with who she has become, who she wants to be, and the ways love can change and shape you. Even--and especially--when you think all is lost.

Ally Condie, the international bestselling author of the Matched trilogy, returns with an intricately crafted and emotionally gripping story of one young woman's journey to move beyond the grief and anger that control her and find the inner strength to chart her own course.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525426450
• ISBN13: 9780525426455
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Actual rating: 2.5/5 (rounding to 3/5).

We all enjoy different types of books and this one (The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe) just happens to be a miss for me. It's good in a way but ultimately not for me. The only reason why I gave this rating was due to the fact that I wasn't completely sucked in the story. There were times when I just skimmed the pages because it couldn't keep my attention. To start, I've never felt any connection to any of the characters. I don't know if I'm too old for YA at this point but it just didn't connect with me. It almost felt like a chore reading this book. I struggle to talk about what I didn't like about this book because in the end, it's all about preference. For the most part though, this was a fairly ok new release. I think some teens will enjoy reading this book as much as they enjoyed reading Ally's former "Matched" series.