Let me just say, if you can make it through the prologue, this book is a great read full of adventure and action. The writing style reminded me very much of Robin Hood. Sometimes I had to reread a sentence to make sense of it, but for the most part it was clear. There were parts of this book that kept my attention completely but some of it was a bit boring. I really liked the illustrations.

My favorite character was Alicia Risingham. I liked her spunk and the way she called Richard lion driver. I really felt for the poor old sea captain. He was a victim of circumstance and it didn't seem fair to me.