The Terror Of The Southlands (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
The interaction between characters are great. Hilary Westfield has taken the title of the Terror the the Southlands. She had found the hoard of magic that the Enchantress had hid and was in very good standing with the group called the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates. That was a year ago and the president of the club has given Pirate Hilary of warning that she needs to do something bold and daring in order to restore her good standing with the league. The Enchantress of the Northlands and the headmistress of the finishing school in Pemberton is one and the same, Miss Eugenia Pimm. She has gone missing and the captain of the Queen's Inspectors suspect Cannonball Jack. Pirate Hilary along with her first mate, Charlie Dove are on a quest to find the Enchantress. The adventure begins with her best friend, Claire, from finishing school and her protector Gargoyle. This is the second book in the series. I enjoyed the first one just as much as the second. Hope Ms Carlson continues the series. Miss Pimm, Enchantress to the kingdom has disappeared. The royal inspectors are on the case, but they'll be lucky to find anything if it trips them. And Miss Pimm sent a letter asking Jasper for help, but he seems to have disappeared as well. There's nothing for it, but for the Terror of the Southlands (aka Miss Hilary Westfield) to find Miss Pimm and rescue the kingdom from unsupervised magic. If only she knew where to start! And the constant messages the VNHLP is sending about Hilary's lack of piratey conduct is absolutely not helping things. Thankfully, Hilary does have the help of her trusty gargoyle, Pirate Charlie Dove, Miss Greyson, and Claire. It's another fun adventure on the high seas (well, and on land too) with Hilary, her trusty and humorous gargoyle and the rest of the crew. This romp is just as fun as the first one, and despite things looking quite bad at times for multiple personages, it tries to remain lighthearted and humorous. The inserts of correspondence letters and periodicals from various sources between chapters is different from most books for this audience, but quite a nice difference and a creative way to build the plot line in my opinion. Fans of Hilary and gang shouldn't be disappoint in this installment.Notes on content: No language issues. No sexual content. Most potential violence ends up not being very violent at all, thanks to magic and comic timing. (Hilary and gang are decidedly kindhearted for pirates, and reluctant to cause harm.)
What do You think about The Terror Of The Southlands (2014)?
My kids are listing this series as their favorite books.
—RickyRoonie
