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Other Oceans is second in the award-winning literary series, The Hook & Jill Saga. A mature re-imagining of the enduring world of Neverland, these novels deepen the characters created by J.M. Barrie, expanding Barrie’s adult themes and developing Barrie’s pirates, his Lost Boys, and his Indians, welcoming the adult audience back to Neverland. Other Oceans: Book Two of the Hook & Jill Saga is a pirate yarn woven for grown-ups, enriched with irony in its rendering of “polite” society.
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“Identify the weapon, and use it first.” Such is the code of Captain James Hook, in this lyrical sequel to Hook & Jill. And this time, the turmoil begins not with ‘The Boy,’ but with a girl.
Ten days out of Neverbay, Hook and Jill capture a ship’s surgeon, pressing him to join the Roger. But Doctor Hanover is a gentleman, with a daughter to defend. When Red-Handed Jill shows him favor, his heart is taken prisoner, too. Hanover contrives to deliver Jill from the pirate king, and redeem her to society…as his wife.
But Captain Hook is impossible to escape. Other rivals contend for Jill’s red hand, and Hook fights for supremacy with his skill and brilliance. When the doctor’s daughter draws Hook’s eye, she emulates Jill, using feminine weapons to charm him.
With no word of farewell, Hook vanishes, and Jill is a queen without a king. To hold Hook’s power, she must come to terms with each of the dangerous men in her domain. When a challenger seizes command of the Roger— and over Jill— Hook and Jill’s dominion will be overthrown unless, as Hook has taught Jill to do, she can identify the weapon…and wield it wickedly.
Other Oceans is an unabashed study in loyalty, vibrant with the dynamics of power. From the pen of a masterful crafter, Book Two of the Hook & Jill Saga delivers all the exhilaration that a clash of wills, hearts, and fortune can arouse. No library descriptions found. |
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Jones has a gift for characterization, and as the story unfolds the major characters -- and the supporting ones -- slowly reveal their depths and complexities.
The main conflict of the story is a compelling one: how Jill will survive -- with her pirate's honor and heart intact -- when Hook disappears and she is left on her own to deal with the powerful, greedy men on board the Jolly Roger. The fact that she too is powerful, greedy -- and passionate ups the stakes for everyone.
The other strength of the story is the villains -- two of the most reprehensible characters I've ever encountered.
The one weakness of the book is the length. Jones is very fond of her plots and deceptions, and the story would have been equally -- if not better -- served by not dragging them out quite so long. I found myself wanting to jump ahead to the inevitable final showdown, but afraid that if I did so I'd not understand all the implications of the characters' actions. But the third quarter of the book was slow going.
My other quibble is the portrayal of Jill. While every inch a pirate queen, she seems very much an author's fantasy/Mary Sue character. Every man wants her, and she is always heroically clever and bold. She has no faults, even if sometimes, very rarely, she is outmanuvered. She's just a bit too perfect. But this is a fantasy, and whatever points Jones loses for a Mary Sue heroine she gains back in the creation of a character who is unashamed of her passions, and who refuses to submit to even the normal conventions of a pirate society. She chooses her own ways to her own ends, and forces those around her -- including the reader -- to respect her choices. (