Jo V. (jovan) reviewed on + 301 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Frankly, I'm appalled that this is YA. The gratuitous violence, the submission to rape, the ultimate message that you can commit evil deeds without it marking your soul are, in my view, totally age inappropriate.
That aside, the author had no compunction about having the "heroine" make choices that only someone too stupid to breathe on her own would make in order to make the plot work. Emer has been a brutal pirate in the Caribbean for years, yet when she decides to retire, she get rid of the cannons on her flag ship "so she has room for food" to make the transatlantic trip home. Like there's no other pirates in the Carribbean. Or like she has no clue that she has other enemies. How convenient. No really. How conveniently stupid. But necessary if the end of Emer's life is going to happen the way the author has been promising since page 1. (I kid you not. The prologue shows Emer's death. The rest of the book is only necessary to put that scene into context.)
On top of that, the romance between Emer and Seanie, while sweet at first, was totally bland when they finally meet again. I couldn't have cared less about them being together. Seanie had become a non-entity by then. A mere plot necessity.
In the end, I disliked pretty much every character except the poor, abused dog that so conveniently leads Saffron to the treasure. (Another convenience for the author.)
Not recommended unless you really want to know what your kids are reading.
That aside, the author had no compunction about having the "heroine" make choices that only someone too stupid to breathe on her own would make in order to make the plot work. Emer has been a brutal pirate in the Caribbean for years, yet when she decides to retire, she get rid of the cannons on her flag ship "so she has room for food" to make the transatlantic trip home. Like there's no other pirates in the Carribbean. Or like she has no clue that she has other enemies. How convenient. No really. How conveniently stupid. But necessary if the end of Emer's life is going to happen the way the author has been promising since page 1. (I kid you not. The prologue shows Emer's death. The rest of the book is only necessary to put that scene into context.)
On top of that, the romance between Emer and Seanie, while sweet at first, was totally bland when they finally meet again. I couldn't have cared less about them being together. Seanie had become a non-entity by then. A mere plot necessity.
In the end, I disliked pretty much every character except the poor, abused dog that so conveniently leads Saffron to the treasure. (Another convenience for the author.)
Not recommended unless you really want to know what your kids are reading.
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