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I absolutely loved Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson when I read it in university. It was full of action and it was just so much fun to read. So when I got the chance to read a sequel to Treasure Island I had to jump at the chance. Motion did a great job recreating the story in a different time.

This story had the exact same feel as Treasure Island did when I first read it. Motion wrote in the same style as Robert Louis Stevenson did for Treasure Island, I felt that I was reading the same author at times. It has been some time since I read Treasure Island, but you definitely don't need to read it before reading this one. Motion also gives a very quick recap into what happened to Jim Hawkins at Treasure Island. There isn't much detail, it was about a two page recap, which will be nice for readers who want the refresher.

I did find that there were a few points in the story where it moved a little slow, and I found it took me a little longer to get through those sections. But I am very glad I stuck through those parts, the action scenes that you get to are fun and definitely worth the read.

I also really enjoyed the characters that are introduced throughout. There is a wide range of personalities found in the book, it makes for a fun adventure. It was also enjoyable having the children of Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver take on this journey, if you know Treasure Island you can see similarities and differences of the characters. Plus as an added bonus you get to see some characters return in this novel as well!

I recommend this book for fans of Treasure Island, as well as fans of a great adventure into the unknown!