This starts with the back-story of the sequel’s two main characters， which prepares the reader to pick up at the ending scene of Rough Seas with the same bunch of people。 Similar to watching a TV series episode begins with “as seen previously on…”。 That worked really well; in fact， much better than other books that repeat information throughout as a reminder to the reader。 As in the prequel， the people were realistic yet still charming （well， when they wanted to be charming）。 Also， the plot ran This starts with the back-story of the sequel’s two main characters， which prepares the reader to pick up at the ending scene of Rough Seas with the same bunch of people。 Similar to watching a TV series episode begins with “as seen previously on…”。 That worked really well; in fact， much better than other books that repeat information throughout as a reminder to the reader。 As in the prequel， the people were realistic yet still charming （well， when they wanted to be charming）。 Also， the plot ran smoothly with some touching additions that added depth。 。。。more