Pros: Gorgeous world-building; action-packed plot; fantastic characters
Cons: Slow start
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Review book courtesy of Penguin Group.
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The Black Ship is the second book in Diana Pharaoh Francis’s Crosspointe world, and as usual I find myself diving headlong into a series mid-stream thanks to the vagaries of reviewing. I did find it a little tough to follow along with the world at first due to this, and wish I’d read the first book first, but it didn’t take too much time to catch up. Still, I recommend reading The Cipher first if you can.
Welcome to Crosspointe, the hub of the Inland Sea, where gold runs like water, and the balance of politics shifts uneasily between the monarchy, the majicars, and the Merchants’ Guild—a land where dangerous majick courses through the dark waters.
