I did have to laugh that Blackbeard is counted as an English Folklore in this series. I could be missing a story or two about him that may make it count as folklore but it took me the whole book to figure out what retelling this was.

I did find that the plot in this book was more interesting then the first book. There is still a bit of character development and the story is pushed forwards with the emotions of the characters but there was a clear goal to achieve.
I also liked how the story makes mention of people in the world that we have already met and slowly starts to introduce the reader to this wider connected world. I did think going into this that it would be a more obvious connection between stories and was left with that confused feeling for a little bit when it wasn't as obvious but it was not bad either. It just means we are focusing on the new characters instead and are giving them the time to grow.

By the end of the book I am more invested in the series a the world as a whole. I am interested to see what the next book holds.