Pirate Curse

Author: Kai Meyer
My Description: Great first part. Despite Munk's parents getting killed it was light-hearted and fun and I really liked it. And then it came to the next part and it just went down hill. It became frightening, gloomy, frustrating, and sad. Can't there be any lighthearted books out there? (that stay lighthearted anyway) Oh, and it's kind of silly that the description doesn't even mention Griffin, a boy who likes Jolly, who quite infuriated me because Munk likes Jolly too, and I liked Munk (not in that way, of course).
Back-of-the-Book Description: Fourteen-year-old Jolly is a polliwog. She can literally walk on water. Raised by a pirate captain, she loves her life until Bannon and his crew are betrayed and only Jolly escapes. She is washed up on a tiny island, discovered by Munk (another polliwog), and quickly drawn into the plans of the mysterious Ghost Trader, who insists that the very existence of the world is threatened by the imminent return of the Maelstrom. Somehow, the polliwogs hold the secret to defeating the ancient malevolent force, even if they are only teens.
Starting Date: Somewhere around May 20th?
Ending Date: May 28th
Reading Time: Approximately 8 days?
Pages: 336
Recommendations: To people who don't mind goriness, and to those who like pirates. I didn't really enjoy this book, but I'm sure others will.
Writing Rating: 8
Story Rating: 8
Overall Rating: (for me) 4


Book #30 of '08