Emer Morrissey is a feared and respected pirate. She gets cursed and must live 100 lives as a dog. Each time she is reborn, she keeps her memories, including the one of her treasure she buried. Now she is a teenage girl who is out to dig up her 300+ year old treasure.

Throughout the novel you find out how Emer became a pirate and got her treasure. You follow along Saffron, a current teen with all of Emer's memories, as well as a little bit of her lives as a dog.

My first pirate novel. I liked this novel, although there wasn't anything particularily amazing about it. The cover is gorgeous. Overall this will make a nice addition to my shelf. If you have some spare time and are looking for a quick read, this is a good story for you.

Emer Morrisey almost escaped life as a famed 17th century teenage pirate with incredible riches and her true love. Only to be cursed to live 100 years as a dog. Emer returns to a human body after 100 years with all of her memories intact and dreams of finding her lost treasure.

I really enjoyed this book. It is not everyday you get to read a pirate novel, let alone a young adult novel with a female pirate protagonist. I mean come on how much better can this get. There are multiple storylines going on in the book: there is Emer's life growing up in Ireland and her pirate life, there is a few tid bits of her life as a dog and , the story line of her life as a teenager in modern society. There is also the story of Fred who is an adult that comes in the second half of the book that I don't really want to spoil. His sections were the only parts that I think I could possibly have done without or read less of. You might think that with all the storylines going on at ones the novel might be confusing... but it definitely is not. The different story lines explain everything and tie together very well at the end. This book is full of action and adventure.

If this book only consisted of the pirate parts and not the modern storyline I would think of it more as an adult book. However, the modern storyline makes it a very successful crossover book which people of all ages should enjoy. I strongly suggest picking it up if you are looking for a little adventure to read.

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I don't know exactly what it is about this book, but for some reason it just sticks out. The plot is definitely original, which is what attracted me to it in the first place, but that's only the beginning.

Simply the way the story is told really made me enjoy it. The plot jumps between timelines and characters and even writing styles, but I loved how it all came together in the final pages. The ending was probably one of the best I've read in a long time.

The characters were great too. I found myself absolutely hating the villains of the story and rooting for the main characters. I also liked how the whole theme of reincarnation made characters similar to their past selves but not exactly the same.

Overall, it was an extraordinary book that should be read by many.

I just devoured this book in one day! The second I read the absolutely gripping prologue, I was hooked and couldn’t put it down! This isn’t your Johnny Depp/Orlando Bloom kind of Disney pirate story; this is a story of real violence and heartbreak that befalls Emer Morissey after she escapes Paris where she was an orphan, sold to a man to be his wife. Emer becomes a veritable pirate, captain of a ship, a force to be reckoned with as she amasses her fortune while pillaging through the Caribbean. But just as she is about to get what she always wanted: treasures immeasurable and a life with her one true love, Fate has its way with her when she is murdered alongside her lover and cursed to live a hundred years as a dog. This heart-wrenching story is told beautifully through the eyes of Saffron Adams the girl who inherited Emer’s memories after her 100 canine stints are up, and through 3rd person accounts of Emer’s days back in Ireland and on the high seas. I cried a few times while reading this book, but was rewarded by an ending I did not see coming yet which was incredibly satisfying nonetheless. This story was wonderfully fresh and original and I especially loved that Emer was tough and strong (and did I say a bit violent?), but did have a warm feminine side through it all. I just can’t say enough about how much I loved this book and can’t wait to see what Ms. King has in store for us next.