I'm very particular with my pirate books, but I can safely say this is one of the better ones. It's even better with the inspiration from Treasure Island, so I had lots of fun with reading this retelling. The representation with queer and Asian women was another element that I adored because I feel like there's still a lack of queer rep in fantasy stories when compared to contemporary/ regular fiction. Like what's better than pirate sapphics? NOTHING. Plus, add in some found family tropes to the mix, and we have the perfect setup to a book.
Overall, I'm very excited for this retelling collection in Macmillan for Children's Books because it's allowing a wider net of diversity to be reflected back in both a modern and classic sense. I did have some issues with the writing style of this author, but it wasn't enough of an issue to keep me from reading more in the future.
Overall, I'm very excited for this retelling collection in Macmillan for Children's Books because it's allowing a wider net of diversity to be reflected back in both a modern and classic sense. I did have some issues with the writing style of this author, but it wasn't enough of an issue to keep me from reading more in the future.