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katieeigenfeld's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
ravenclawkate's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
halleyscomet314's review against another edition
5.0
This book was very good in my opinion. If you liked this book, I recommend reading Bluecrowne, which has the same characters as The Left Handed Fate, but is also connected to Greenglass house and Ghosts of greenglass hose, which are also amazing books by Kate Milford. I have read these books multiple times, and don't mind reading them again!
crwof's review against another edition
2.0
Ordered this book as we greatly enjoyed the Greenglass House books; however, this book takes too deep and dark of a turn into time travel and disappearance - where did the fun, somewhat playful ghosting go to? It's on the shelf, maybe our 2 children will want to read it on their own when they're older, otherwise it'll be a donation to our local library. Pity as I am no longer inclined to order the Raconteur's Commonplace Book....
jbojkov's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful story about the privateer ship the Left-Handed Fate and her crew- primarily Lucy Bluecrowne. Kate Milford is an amazing story teller! This one took me a little time to get into it, but once I did, I was hooked and couldn't wait to see what would happen in the end.
Great book for boys or girls who want adventure on the high seas during the War of 1812.
Great book for boys or girls who want adventure on the high seas during the War of 1812.
lory_enterenchanted's review against another edition
I'm going on a Kate Milford binge after reading The Raconteur's Commonplace Book and needing more background. TLHF was a welcome return to Lucy and Liao, although I thought it was not as successful as Bluecrowne - more muddled and unfocused. The quest for a mysterious object that nobody can really describe or define was not convincing. How on earth could the questers latch onto those particular objects from the cryptic descriptions? I know Nagspeake is not really our regular earth, but still. There were some missing steps, which is unfortunate because usually Milford is careful about making her magic systems coherent.
The romance element was also totally unnecessary and felt tacked-on. Not one of the strongest in the series, although it was fun to visit some new corners of Nagspeake.
The romance element was also totally unnecessary and felt tacked-on. Not one of the strongest in the series, although it was fun to visit some new corners of Nagspeake.
sarahlk's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
mosslevel's review against another edition
4.0
It's a bit wordy (which includes *a lot* of nautical terms), but there are some fun themes, battles at sea, encrypted loom cards, ancient metals, intricate fireworks, and a happy ending.
everencore42's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book was beautiful, particularly the end. Again, we got to go deeper into Nagspeake lore, which was awesome and a ton of fun. And Liao was there, so there were plenty of fireworks. :)