so, i wasn't totally on board with the plot to begin with, but i quickly came to love this book as much as all the others in the series. the dynamic of christopher, tom, and sally remains strong even with memories missing, christopher's apothecary knowledge is still present, and the mystery took the perfect twists! i especially loved the way this one combined magical elements with historical elements even more than ever. though, i did miss the riddles! still so great though :)

also, the acknowledgement that there would always be more raids and more pirates yet the desire of Christopher to do good things, so matter how small-seeming.... <3