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wispywasp's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
tinydumptruck's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
3.25
A lot of ship speak, not a whole lot of plot. Nostalgic though
izzyclouty's review
4.0
Good little read. A lot more time spent onshore than the last book. The Cornish stormy weather was captured very well!
eososray's review
4.0
In 1773 midshipman Bolitho is on leave with his friend and fellow midshipman Martyn Dancer while their ship, the Gorgon, is being refitted. Instead of a peaceful Christmas at home with his family, both him and Dancer are assigned to the cutter Avenger, captained by older brother Hugh Bolitho, to pursue smugglers and wreckers on the Cornwall coast after the death of a revenue man.
A great story that includes many members of the Bolitho family and a possible budding romance between Dancer and sister Nancy.
A great story that includes many members of the Bolitho family and a possible budding romance between Dancer and sister Nancy.
usbsticky's review
3.0
I rediscovered Bolitho (RB) after a hiatus of 40 years. I didn't like it then but I enjoy it now.
Spoilers ahead:
This 2nd book is set at at time when his ship the 74 Gorgon is home for a refit. So he and his buddy Martyn Dancer is back at the Bolitho home in Cornwall for what they think is a leisurely vacation with good food and being waited on hand and foot. His brother Hugh is appointed to command a sloop to look for smugglers and wreckers and Shanghais RB and his buddy to help. Wreckers are people who shine fake lights to lure innocent ships on to local reefs and shoals. They then go and salvage goods from the wrecks and kill anyone left alive.
I'm not a big fan of this book because of the content. I just didn't find it exciting. Hugh is a big part of this book and apparently has a lot of hangups. He's short tempered, full of self importance, lacks self confidence or maybe has too much and is very worried about his own chances of promotion.
Anyway the book is about catching wreckers and smugglers and we are introduced a bit about Bolitho's home life. Now on to the next book and I hope it's more action.
Spoilers ahead:
This 2nd book is set at at time when his ship the 74 Gorgon is home for a refit. So he and his buddy Martyn Dancer is back at the Bolitho home in Cornwall for what they think is a leisurely vacation with good food and being waited on hand and foot. His brother Hugh is appointed to command a sloop to look for smugglers and wreckers and Shanghais RB and his buddy to help. Wreckers are people who shine fake lights to lure innocent ships on to local reefs and shoals. They then go and salvage goods from the wrecks and kill anyone left alive.
I'm not a big fan of this book because of the content. I just didn't find it exciting. Hugh is a big part of this book and apparently has a lot of hangups. He's short tempered, full of self importance, lacks self confidence or maybe has too much and is very worried about his own chances of promotion.
Anyway the book is about catching wreckers and smugglers and we are introduced a bit about Bolitho's home life. Now on to the next book and I hope it's more action.
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