Oh heck yes — sirens and pirates and adventures on the high seas! I will say that the writing was less sophisticated than I would have absolutely preferred (okay yes fine, I’m a bit of an elitist) but it works with Alosa’s character and the YA genre in general. Lots of exciting conflict, both internal (admittedly some, but certainly not all, of it seemed more excessive angst than necessary to the plot) and external between various parties, and a delightfully realistically developed romance.

I was looking forward to getting to better know the crew and was mildly disappointed; it felt like we only really hear about the men and a handful of girls (including delightful six-year-old badass-in-training Roslyn and her devoted dad Wallov) beyond a few instances of their name. That said, it’s not as though I expected the backstory for each member of Alosa’s 30+ strong crew, and all things considered, leaving these details out streamlined the narrative so we could focus on the action and on Alosa, so I guess in the end it worked out for the better.