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A review by mackle13
Black Heart by Justin Somper
4.0
3.5
(I wish I'd had time to write this review before I finished the next book in the series - 'cause now I'm getting them confused in my mind.)
At the end of Book 3, Grace and Connor's mother returns as a spirit during the Captain's healing, so Grace and Connor get to meet the mother they never knew, and also learn more about themselves and secrets about themselves.
Meanwhile, Sidorio continues to be Sidorio, but a knew villain, Lady Lockwood - the Black Heart - seems to be a heretofore unknown rival to the self-styled Vampirate King.
And meanwhile meanwhile, Cheng Li is on her way to becoming a captain of her own ship, but things get messy...
I think I may be expecting too much from these characters. Maybe I forget that during the course of these four books, the kids, while having gone through a lot, haven't actually aged all that much... but even though, rationally, I can tell myself this, it still irks me when people keep repeating the same stupid patterns.
I was especially irritated, once again, with Connor, who, while learning the secrets of his past, Seriously?
Also, I'm getting tired of people holding out on information for the purpose of upping the tension and drama. I hate it when the plot of a book pretty much revolves around people not telling each other shit... and that happens a lot in these books, and sort of is only getting worse.
That said, I still breeze through them and find them compelling reads. Even while people are annoying me, I still keep turning those pages, wanting to know how things will turn out... even if I'm hoping that they don't go as I expect them to go.
Also, Sidorio and Lockwood are kind of cute together, in a messed up way. (Though I really didn't understand the whole
Overall, I like some of the developments, like, continue being irritated with Connor and mistrustful of Cheng Li, but found the big reveal
(I wish I'd had time to write this review before I finished the next book in the series - 'cause now I'm getting them confused in my mind.)
At the end of Book 3, Grace and Connor's mother returns as a spirit during the Captain's healing, so Grace and Connor get to meet the mother they never knew, and also learn more about themselves and secrets about themselves.
Meanwhile, Sidorio continues to be Sidorio, but a knew villain, Lady Lockwood - the Black Heart - seems to be a heretofore unknown rival to the self-styled Vampirate King.
And meanwhile meanwhile, Cheng Li is on her way to becoming a captain of her own ship, but things get messy...
I think I may be expecting too much from these characters. Maybe I forget that during the course of these four books, the kids, while having gone through a lot, haven't actually aged all that much... but even though, rationally, I can tell myself this, it still irks me when people keep repeating the same stupid patterns.
I was especially irritated, once again, with Connor, who, while learning the secrets of his past,
Spoiler
decides he can't handle it so he up and leaves, leaving his spirit-mother whom he never met and will never have a chance to meet again!Also, I'm getting tired of people holding out on information for the purpose of upping the tension and drama. I hate it when the plot of a book pretty much revolves around people not telling each other shit... and that happens a lot in these books, and sort of is only getting worse.
That said, I still breeze through them and find them compelling reads. Even while people are annoying me, I still keep turning those pages, wanting to know how things will turn out... even if I'm hoping that they don't go as I expect them to go.
Also, Sidorio and Lockwood are kind of cute together, in a messed up way. (Though I really didn't understand the whole
Spoiler
she was just trying to get his attention thing. I'm thinking she started off with a bigger plot of take over, then fell smitten with him so switched gears - but it totally came out of nowhere.Overall, I like some of the developments, like