I enjoyed learning about this early Newfoundland settlement as well as the imagined lives of its colonists. But after the women arrived, the plot didn't flow so well and some turns felt forced instead of exciting. Still, the deal breaker for me was the entirely unexpected, wholly unsatisfying cliffhanger ending. I'm not a big fan of those types of loose ends even if it is the beginning of a trilogy. I give it higher marks for the historical aspect, but the rest was rather a letdown, and I most likely won't continue the series. 3 stars.
