The book had a promising start, but really started losing traction when it became a cycle of Alosa breaking free from her captors, looking for things, only to let herself be caught again and again. I know that's part of the whole plan, but it can only be interesting for so long before it starts loosing tension.

I never felt Alosa was challenged in any way, that everything came too easy for her. Again, the plot tries to explain this, but that doesn't excuse the fact that it makes for a very boring book. Her romance with Riden was a little dull; I never bought into the fact that these two people actually liked each other.

All in all, it really failed to live up to its potential, since I constantly see this book lauded when talking about pirate fiction. Save yourself the trouble and read up on Anne Bonny.