Normally Crichton is one of the better writers, this book is a pirate story in the 1600s and not one of my favorites. He could have at least threw a romance in there but it's all war, fighting, swashbuckling, heads flying, blood and brains all over type of stuff.
He shows off his boating/historic knowledge for sure but does he not know that most FICTION readers are women? It seems to me that most men writers don't get that. Seems sort of self indulgent. The action happens one thing on top of another. Also one ship Cassandra sort of just isn't mentioned again for NO REASON I can fathom (lol) and suddenly reappears when he gets back ashore. But you never see the main character mention that ship again, or wonder where it went. Thruout the goddam thing I kept questioning where the fuck that boat was.
This is another one of those irritating GIANT author name on the book cover with teeny tiny book title. WTF is up with that? I'd much rather see the title and know what it's about than who fricking wrote it.
All hands off deck.
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