Hearty har har me mateys! Time to hear about a fellow grand and glorious sea dog . . .

If ye haven’t read the first book in this series, blackhearts, then ye might want to skip this post and go read the first book. Worth the read. If ye keep reading this log then ye have been forewarned and continue at yer own peril . . .

So I am assuming most of me readers have heard of the fearsome Blackbeard who sailed the waters of the West Indies on the Queen Anne’s Revenge. The first book sets up the “true” story of how Anne, a half West Indies / half English daughter of a respected merchant and the young Blackbeard (known at the time as Edward Drummond) meet and fall in love.

The second novel continues their story outside of Bristol, England and heads seaward to the Caribbean, mate! While I loved the first book and it’s forays into Blackbeard’s beginnings and how some of the myths surrounding him started, not much of it involved the sea. It was more of the story of how Blackbeard ending up having to go to the Caribbean.

This novel begins with Anne on the sea dealing with a dead man and continued to be a non-stop rollickin’ adventure. I devoured this in one sitting and loved every moment. From sea battles, to political intrigue, pirate code, treachery, and swashbucklin’, I found this to be the real pirate tale that I be cravin’. Arrrrr!

Both Anne and Blackbeard continue to be fun characters to follow. Feisty, spunky Anne be me favorite in particular. Add in excellent friendships, other pirates, and what life was like in Nassau, and I be hooked.

The author continued her entertaining portrayal of what Blackbeard’s life could have been like and how he turned “pirate” so to speak. I mean maybe it happened this way . . . who can say. Me mateys should definitely read this.

Side note: This was the author’s second novel. Still an excellent taste in choice of subject matter. Brilliant job.

So lastly . . .

Thank you Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing!

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