Well, I wrote the book so I shouldn't say too much. The publisher sent me a pre-order copy to review. They've done a great job with the layout and look. Here's the short press release.

On December 4, Port Yonder Press released the Kindle version of The Curse of Captain LaFoote — a Young Adult novel by Eddie Jones.

“My goal in writing this book was to spur the imagination of young readers,” says Eddie. “Boys especially. I wanted to create within them a desire to read and se More...

This book was hard to read. It was confusing, and it didn't seem to have a plot. A lot of things happened, but it didn't seem to really have plot.

I felt like there should have been more emotional reactions. Everything was from Ricky's perspective, so I was in his head, but most of the time I didn't know what he was thinking, so I didn't connect with him very well.

The beginning had pretty good pacing. The middle was really exciting. But then things got confusing again, and More...

The Curse of Captian LaFoote is geared towards the Young Fiction Audience ~ young teen or middle school age! I wanted to make sure that I was comfortable before handing it over to my Son to read. Eddie Jones has a passion for telling Pirate Stories and does a Fabulous job with this book! As is common with any Pirate story or movie, there are battles, buried treasure and a whole lot of adventure! Because I have a 14 year old Son who loves to read and loves pirate stories, I know this is going int More...

My Review

In true EDDIE JONES fashion, this adventure takes you through the imagination of a young boy and spits you out into the world of pirates. A wonderful read for middle grade kids and adults with a eye for the ocean, The Curse of Captain LaFoote will have you in search of buried treasure. Put on your sword, man the ships and sail away with Ricky Bradshaw.

really really good YA reading

I loved this story. Geared toward Middle/early High School aged kids, the curious adventure of a young man with epilepsy who awakens adrift on the high seas, a pirate, a strange rescuer, a cute dog and a little romance makes the perfect combination of high stakes exciting take-me-away read. Greatly looking forward to the next episode.