Moonfleet

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Summary: Moonfleet review by reviewer Miriam Shah
Review: Moonfleet is an ace book. Even though chapters became monotonous, the storyline has that extra punch to it that would make you want to read it non-stop without taking your eyes off. The story backround is about our 15 year old hero John Trenchard who lives with his Aunt Jane because he was an orphan. The story is jam packed with bandits, smugglers and the beautiful young lady Grace Maskew, daughter of the miserly Magistrate Maskew. John has eyes for Grace and Blackbeards diamond which he vows to take. A fabulous book recommended for all.

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Summary: moonfleet book review
Review: Mooonfleet is a fantastic book ,but in some places it can drag on and on ,and unneccessary bits may be added,apart from that it is a great book that is why i gave it a 4 STAR RATING.The book is about a young boy called John Trenchard who is retelling his adventurous life story going back to the age fifteeen.He is an orphan boy who lives with his auntie.He goes through adventures to find pirates treasure,the muderous ,sir jhin colonel mohune,known as the villain in the book with the nikname BLACKBEARD!His finds his best friends rastey is a smuggerler and is caught for hearing thing that may cost him his life.
I have never read a book with this sort of text ,and it is nice to change .This is a brilliant book about a boy who lets his imagination runs ahead of him,not only that it nake the 15 year old John Trenchard come out of his coocon.
This is a brilliant book that any person can read as it will transform your seirious mind into the adventurous mind of John Trenchard!
SO WHETHER YOU ARE A TRADGERDY OR LOVE READER OR ANYOTHER READER THIS BOOK IS WORTH WHILE TO READ!

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Summary: Exciting and Somewhat Original
Review: When I began reading this book, a friend of mine took one look at the cover and started naming off what he thought the aspects of the plot were. He named all of the traditional pirate story cliches (sometimes platitudes): orphaned boy, evil pirate, hidden treasure, etc. By looking at the cover, I thought that was what it would be too, and I looked forward to the classic adventure story (I've always loved swashbucklers). As it was, Moonfleet is a very original novel that doesn't follow of the conventions. Surely, some of those elements are there--the orphaned boy and treasure--but they are twisted in different ways. Moonfleet is somewhat darker than other swashbucklers such as Treasure Island, and there are actually no pirates at all. There is also a little bit more depth of characterization as John Trenchard and Elziver Block have a long and meaningful friendship. Moonfleet is certainly a superior adventure novel, complete with exciting escapes (a lot of them), lost treasure, and some actual characterization. It's well worth reading.