(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).
(This review may contain spoilers).
I found this book to be a really quick, easy read. Although there was a lot I didn’t understand about how ships work (in the past and now), I found that the characters were interesting and intriguing enough to drive the story enough.
Although I believe this book was a later one in the series (I believe), I still found it quite easy to understand. I liked Kydd’s friendship with Renzi.
It was interesting to see how different Tyrell was as a captain and how his crewmates viewed him in comparison to how Kydd’s men viewed him. Although the Hannibal’s crew weren’t shown in the same detail as the crew in Kydd’s ship, I still empathised with the men who had to suffer under a tyrant.
One of the interesting things about this book was the stretching of the rules. I noticed a few times where the truth was stretched, or discarded outright, and it was interesting to see the characters react within those parameters.
There was quite a lot of action in this book and although there were some parts where I wasn’t sure what was going on, it was quite cool to see what life on the sea was like during that time. I found this book entertaining and easy to read and I cared about Kydd in particular. I felt he was the most well-rounded character in this book. I did feel that the ending was a little rushed, but apart from that, I think this book is worth reading if you like historical books about the English navy.
Ink of Blood 