Well...this isn't a book I would typically read. I didn't dislike it, but I didn't love it. There were parts of it that were fast-paced and I found myself not wanting to put it down (like when Wedge was biding his time in the ocean after his botched escape attempt)! I can see how someone with an interest in cooking would enjoy Wedge's "MacGyver-like" meals for Mabbot because he was incredibly resourceful and creative when it came to putting a meal together. Heck, I really don't enjoy cooking, but I was interested in how and what he cooked! With that being said, I am not really in to pirates - even if they are pirating against evil - simply because of the death toll and cruelty to others.
This story had a point of course. Mabbot was fighting against the Pendleton Trading Company - its practices, its trading of opium, its money-hungering ways that exploited all people in its path. But she was also tracking down the Fox - which I understood - but that chase caused a lot of death and destruction. And to what end?
I liked Wedgewood and I am glad that he found love again. After his second escape attempt, I was really hoping that he would stop trying to escape before it got him killed! I just wanted him to stay safe and keep cooking. He seemed a little naive at times about other ships and/or people "rescuing" him Mabbot. I guess from his prospective, being kidnapped from the kitchen of Ramsey, he had every right to think that Mabbot and her crew were the "evil ones", but after awhile I just wanted him to stop always thinking about escaping from her!
This wasn't a happy book. It was actually quite sad, all said and done. Mabbot and her crew tried their best to take down Pendleton, but at such a HUGE cost. I guess you have to fight for what is "right" for you, no matter what the result is if you want to make an impact in this world. Obviously, Mabbot couldn't live any other way. But, the book didn't end the way I thought it would and I found it very sad. Being a pirate is not an easy life!
I was happy that Wedgewood and Joshua were able to make a life doing what they enjoyed the most. That was the shining light in this story. And I loved that Wedgewood eventually understood that people communicate different ways and that his way was only one method of communication. It was wonderful that he learned Joshua's sign language and saw the value in it.
This book would only appeal to certain people, so because of that I am giving it the following rating:
Wendy's Rating: ***1/2
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