Ahoy there me mateys! Book two was so much fun and I was thrilled to see how the story would end.  It was time for a treasure hunt!  Arrr!  This book ended up being me least favorite of the series but it comes down to personal preferences.  I expected that the author would throw in some plot hitches that I wasn't expecting.  I just wanted something different.  I wanted more treasure hunt and less politics.  I wanted more Marie and didn't get enough.  I didn't love the direction that Isabelle took in this.  I surprisingly didn't love how the romance played out.  I didn't really love the ultimate conclusion thought it really does makes perfect sense for the book.  I did continue to adore Jean-Claude and Capitaine Bitterlich. I really enjoyed the new character, Rebecca.  Objectively there is nothing wrong with the book.  Subjectively every time I was excited about a plot point, it didn't happen even close to what I wanted.  Not the author's fault.  None of the crew seems to have read this one.  I wonder what they will think of it.  Read it ye stragglers and tell me what ye think!

Me thoughts of book three aside, I am very happy to have picked up this series and will be reading whatever Craddock writes next.  Arrr!