1librarianspath's review
4.0
I’d recommend this book to children in the 8-12 age range. It’s funny (particularly with the short-tempered narrator) and it has a strong female character. Despite being an easy read, it does also touch on - lightly - difficult topics of abandonment, orphans, child labour, workhouses and male inheritance over next in line.
feelingmybookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kerry123's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
3.0
kingjason's review against another edition
3.0
If this was a bit shorter then this would have got a higher rating, it is a nice idea for a book but the middle of the story, the coming of age part, drags, so much so that we got distracted and read another book for a break.
It is an interesting story, Captain Hook had a child, she currently goes to a boring school where girls learn to be proper, unfortunately she has too much pirate blood in her to fit in. Eventually she ends up in Neverland she the reader gets to meet new characters and visit areas that were not visited in the original story, these were fun, I don't know if they were part of the original island or made up by this author but they worked well.
Another good part of the writing was the narrator, an old grumpy pirate telling the life story of the young Hook, he constantly hurls abuse at the reader which always gave us a good laugh.
It is an interesting story, Captain Hook had a child, she currently goes to a boring school where girls learn to be proper, unfortunately she has too much pirate blood in her to fit in. Eventually she ends up in Neverland she the reader gets to meet new characters and visit areas that were not visited in the original story, these were fun, I don't know if they were part of the original island or made up by this author but they worked well.
Another good part of the writing was the narrator, an old grumpy pirate telling the life story of the young Hook, he constantly hurls abuse at the reader which always gave us a good laugh.
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