I almost gave up on this book while reading the first third of it. The writing was awkward, as if Lee struggled to find the story's voice. The plot was tedious and the characters uninteresting.

But when Art and her unusual crew set out to sea, the book greatly improved, turning into an enjoyable, creative take on pirate legends. After all the adventure, swashbuckling and derring-do, Lee's pitch-perfect ending lent poignancy to the tale.

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