After reading the first book last year, I was eager to see how everything panned out for Amora and the Keel Haul crew. What with the Barracudas being unceremoniously dropped, the semi-dystopian world reveal, and Amora being cursed to be close to a man (torture, am I right?), there were quite a few threads left to explore. And so after (a slightly pained experience of) reacquainting myself with the series, I was ready to dive into the sequel and conclusion to this series.

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Overall, this book did a lot of things well, great even, but it also had some huge missteps that brought it down for me. I loved the themes and messages this story brought out about journeying through grief and PTSD, the feminist motifs scattered throughout, and ultimately continuing the adventures of these characters who I'd grown to love. But while I enjoyed the ending, I felt like the climax clashed against those same aspects that the book fought so hard to establish, making me question my enjoyment of the saga as a whole. Obviously, if you enjoyed the first book, you'll have to read this one, and I would still recommend it and its predecessor for fans of YA, fantasy, adventure, and romance, despite my frustrations. (After all, how else will I get to discuss it with people?) I just hope you are fated with more enjoyment than I was.