The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe by Ally Condie

Poe was an orphan, so was Call.  They'd grown up together and as time went on they fell in love with each other.  They are on the dredge digging up gold for the Admiral.  When they get to the turnaround point, they intend to leave the dredge and run.  They don't know what they will find and they may die but it's better than living in the Outpost.  Plans go awry when the raiders board them and they kill Call.  She makes up her mind that she will take revenge on them...

Dutton Books sent me an ARC of this book to read for review (thank you).  It was published a couple of days ago and you can grab a copy now.

She begins by armoring the last dredge.  She doesn't want more people to die.  She still can't figure out why the Admiral wants all the gold.  Or why the raiders want it.  But she intends to kill as many raiders as she can to get even.  

The Admiral sends her out on the dredge for the last gold haul.  She tells him she will go only if he makes her captain of the dredge.  He doesn't like it but he agrees.  It doesn't take long until she finds out there is traitor on her team.  Things are sabotaged, the shoot out with the raiders results in casualties.  The worst part is the team member next to her is shot and killed but he's shot by someone on board.  Who?

Poe is starting to fall in love again and feels guilty about that and isn't sure she can trust him.  When the traitor makes it possible for the raiders to get on board, it really turns into a mess.  

The more you read the more it looks impossible for Poe to get out of the situation alive.  But she's resourceful, her friends really are her friends, and I'd read another book in this series to see how it all works out in the long run.

This is written for young adults but it's exciting enough to hold an adult's attention.  Sometimes trying to find your dream takes a long time...