I received this ARC from netgalley.com in exchange for a review.

1849, Nathan Rodgers and Thomas Talbot are among the 10 survivors of thirty-five days on an open boat, which was separated from their whaling ship. They were forced to cannibalize their surviving shipmates. When rescued, they returned to their homes in Massachusetts but immediately moved west towards the gold rush to escape memories of the harrowing ordeal on Sea. They never meet again but their lives are forever entwined.

Honestly, I struggled through this book. The book was written in segments starting with a whaling adventure and then a land/Indian adventure. Bleh. It felt so broken and choppy.

But, the writing is such that I could imagine myself suffering through the ordeals with the men.

2.5 stars rounded to 3