Ahoy there mateys! The first book of the Green Rider series is one of me comfort reads even if I dumped the series in the middle of book five and never went back. But Laren Mapstone is one of me favorite characters so I was excited to get a short novel (around 200 pgs) about her.  Too bad she was injured and unconscious for most of it.  The story is really about Tavin Bankside finding out about his gift and how to control it.  Laren Mapstone is a MacGuffin.  This was extremely disappointing.  The story was pleasant enough and a quick read.  But having finished it, the book felt unnecessary.  I will continue to love the first book of the series and acknowledge, once again, that each subsequent book in the series has had diminishing returns.  Only Green Rider super fans should read this one.  Arrr!