2.5
I think we can all agree that the first book is much, much better than the second one.
It’s not that this book was bad – I loved the pirates, Jaron’s inherent way of dripping sarcasm on almost every page, and the cute relationship between him and Imogen.
But the plotting wasn’t tight enough, Jaron made some incredibly stupid decisions (he really was too young to be king, really) and the way that he managed to get out of every situation and besting everyone got tiresome.
Still, it was a fun, quick read.
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