Justin Somper's Missing at Sea

Pirate Academy: Missing at Sea by Justin Somper

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Four weeks after the discovery of a traitor and the rescue of Neo Splice, the fifteen Barracudas gather for the Oceans Bound Weekend. Captained by members of their class, they will venture out to sea on their own with specific scavenging goals that test their mettle and skills to one day become leaders of other pirates. Jacoby Blunt is certain he will be one of the five chosen to be a captain. Instead, Jasmine Peacock and others are selected and Jacoby doesn’t take the letdown well.

While Jasmine and the other captains figure out who they want to crew their yachts, the leader of the rebel Lot P pirates escapes from the maximum-security prison. Then Jasmine finds a threatening note slipped under her door. She’s determined to let nothing get in the way of this challenging weekend, but it takes some good leadership abilities to stay on track and to convince Jacoby and Neo to join her as her crew.

Initially, all goes well and the various crews have friendly competitions along the way. Trouble comes when upperclassmen who provide supplies and clues to the Barracudas are infiltrated, and the clues left for Jasmine and her crew take them far from the path laid out by the Pirate Academy leaders. The trio is forced to conquer personal fears, while striving to work as a united team to successfully navigate the deadly challenges they now face. But at what point should they decide enough is enough and summon help?

Book 2 in the Pirate Academy series is rife with danger: rebel pirates, poisonous spiders, venomous vipers, and sharks separating the Barracudas from their yacht to name a few. Readers meet some unique characters, including a rainbow-haired woman with a pet boar, and tantalizing hints eventually lead our heroes to unforeseen reunions and friends in unexpected places. Somper spins a tale that is chock-full of twists and turns that keep pirate apprentices, as well as older sea dogs, riveted until the end. Even then, he hints at the intrigue and dangers that lay ahead for Jasmine, Jacoby, Neo, and all the other Barracudas and their classmates at the Pirate Academy.

(Review originally published at Pirates and Privateers: http://www.cindyvallar.com/Somper.htm...)



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