THERE BE PIRATES HERE! YA HAR!!!

Treasure Island! Thar she be! Booty galore if we do our dooty (or take our dooty into ar own ands! YARR!)!

I had not read this book in somewhere close to 12 years, but when I saw it for free on the Kindle App store (which is awesome by the way) I couldn't resist. It's not very long, it's totally written for kids, but from start to finish it involves action, pirates, conspiracy (and counter-conspiracy), death, battle, sailing (though not very well described [come on Robert!]), and absolutely no romance. What more could a boy want from a book?

For those of you who have read it I won't rehash the story, and for those who haven't I won't spoil the wonderful story. It sufficeth me to say that it is a short story about a group of Englishmen who set sail for an island whereon a gruesome and bloodthirsty pirate named Captain Flint buried loads of monies and their attending adventures. There is much death, much action, and much intensity.

While it doesn't quite rise to the depth of character development of my treasured Master and Commander series, it is a short book after all and meant for the entertainment of a considerably younger audience. As soon as my kids are able to read they're going to be given this book as the harbinger of adventures to come!

9.5/10!