Started – 4/3/12
Finished – 5/3/12
Format – Kindle e-book
Synopsis – Battle Rats is the second book in the Pirates of Savannah trilogy and is the follow up novel to Sold in Savannah. Join the group of ex-convicts as they try and establish a new life in Savannah and escape their pasts. Follow the gang through duels, battles, and heists while trying to avoid the corrupt Redcoats at every turn.
This historical fiction trilogy is a fun adventure in a Pre-Revolutionary War setting. It follows fictional characters through an actual timeline and is packed full of real people, places, and events. This novel is appropriate for young adult and beyond.
My Thoughts – i downloaded this book as part of a trilogy (Pirates of the Savannah) that was free on the kindle store for a day. This book is no longer free, but in my opinion it is well worth buying because i enjoyed this a lot more than the first in the trilogy.
This book follows Patrick again and his struggle for freedom, not against the family that he lives with, but against the government, or the redcoats. There are more trials and tribulations in this book, like stolen cannons and mules and many other things too. In this book Patrick has his first dealings with a woman, and i think that this was delt with really well as part of a young adult trilogy, it wasnt graphic in any way.
As with the first book, the first chapter was really graphic and gruesome, something that i really struggled with again, as it was maybe a little too graphic for the audience intended.
Reading this book out of sequence would be really difficult as the books directly follow on from each other and probably wouldnt make much sense.
A great second book in a so far great trilogy, i really enjoyed this book a lot more than the first.
Rating – 4/5
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