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Recommended as a good story for my family to read together, I tried this one on audio for my sons. While it had some interest for them initially and certainly was well-performed on audio and well-written, my boys quickly lost interest as some of the themes (young girl coming of age and discovering boys, terror on the seas) were a little intense for them. So it was one of those stories targeted for youth that probably had more appeal for me than my children. I guess I'd give it a B+ but because it was intended for my kids, I'm lowering my grade one level.
And while I have some interest in continuing the series (Meyer has written 10 books in this historical fiction series thus far) as he certainly has better writing skills than many of the authors out there writing currently for tweens, I'm not sure if it's a series I'd give another shot. Ultimately, the book moved too slowly and I do think some of the ways in which he described the encounters was too vivid for its targeted audience. It's almost as if he would have been happier writing a book for adults in which the main characters happened to be 13-year-olds.
And while I have some interest in continuing the series (Meyer has written 10 books in this historical fiction series thus far) as he certainly has better writing skills than many of the authors out there writing currently for tweens, I'm not sure if it's a series I'd give another shot. Ultimately, the book moved too slowly and I do think some of the ways in which he described the encounters was too vivid for its targeted audience. It's almost as if he would have been happier writing a book for adults in which the main characters happened to be 13-year-olds.