Act like a pirate!

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Synopsis: The Blood Bell tolls, marking the death of the pirate king and the start of the Trials—a heart-stopping competition where the reward is the Bone Crown. Only one contender can claim the coveted island throne; each will gamble life and limb to win. Super intriguing concept! I was really excited for Pirate swagger and trickery and overall the best parts of what being a pirate is. The story delivered as far as thrills and interest, but storyline and characters confused me. I felt like the characters were one dimensional and flighty. I get that this is a young adult novel, but can you expect a naïve teenager to become captain of a ship and really have respect if they don’t give it? The insta love thing with completely opposite characters isn’t very believable either. Don’t even get me started about the trials. First, it took most of the book to even get to this plot point. Then people who call themselves pirates have no competitive instincts and are super cordial to each other. Overall I wanted more confrontation and conflict. They are pirates! As a young adult novel though, very cool plot and concept. I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy.