Jacky Faber, just about to be married to her beloved Jaimy, is forced into His Majesty's service to salvage the treasure of a wrecked Spanish ship in the Caribbean. Naturally, adventures, romances, and intrigues ensue for one of the greatest female characters in all literature: the courageous, spunky, strong, sexy, brilliant, wily, heroic Jacky Faber. As with all the Jacky Faber adventures, the book is full of high action and adventure, refreshingly strong characters, and fascinating history (refreshingly lively, not bogged down in didactic details, which is unique both for its audience and the genre). Meyer also throws in clever literary and pop culture references (such as Gone With the Wind and Casablanca) that place Jacky in a literary and historical fantasy world. This series is clever, refreshing, mature, and fun, a great beach-read that stands out as the very best of the young adult and historical genre. That said, the plot of this one is a bit weak, and the cast of characters has become so large that many have become very two-dimensional. Which is a shame. Still, brilliant. Grade: A-