This book was so much fun! It happens a lot when you have books that are given a pirate aesthetic that the fact that they're on a ship kind of almost gets forgotten. Like the day-to-day things that would affect them are just brush to the side for sake of moving the plot along, but in this it... There's a gritty realism without taking away from the fantastical element that makes this book so amazing.

I love the friendships in this book! I love the way that the relationship all work together, and the changes that the relationship to go through as time goes on.

I saw that big reveal moment coming literally the first 10 pages of the book. Like if anyone was surprised by that you clearly not had any introduction to basic tropes in young adult literature. That in no way took away from my enjoyment of the read. It was so interesting to see the way that the different Islands play off of each other, and it really was just so much fun!