When I saw this book in the store, I was definitely intrigued. A picture of a floating wedding dress in the ocean...cool, right? And reading the back cover drew me in even more: A story of the five Taylor sisters, Mimi, Jane, Amelie, Emma, and Blythe, who board the Titanic with hopes of traveling to America. Little did I know, this book is barely about the Titanic. The sisters only get on the Titanic two-thirds of the way into the story. For the rest of the book, Weyn tells the story of their past: they lived in a society of clairvoyants, saw a real time travel machine and met the scientist Nikolas Tesla, as well as many other scientists. Told through Jane perspective, this story was definitely not what I expected. There is some romance involved, but very little, although the image on the front cover connotes that the story revolves around love and marriage. Basically, this is a story of time travel and psychic abilities. Not a tale of the Titanic sinking. Distant Waves is an interesting story, nonetheless. However, I thought it lacked excitement and suspense. Low points for this novel are weak character development and an inability to keep me wanting to read more. However, the historical events and figures are very neat. For example, on the Titanic, the sisters meet the only african american passenger on the boat, Joseph LaRoche. Turns out, Joseph LaRoche was a real guy. When I went to the Titanic exhibit a few years ago, there was information about him there. Also, the romance between Jane and Thad, and Mimi and her fiance is fun and interesting to read about. But that's about it. The story is very far-fetched at some parts, and downright boring at others. Don't let the title cover deceive you - this is not a story about the Titanic. I recommend this story for people interested in clairvoyance and spiritualism, although anyone who wants an imaginative tale, or even a historical fiction tale will enjoy reading it.
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