Status Updates From Moonfleet

WHAT!?
Nooo! Had to stop mid-chapter (18).
Big time jump occurs.
Does the candle still burn?

Misadventure with the treasure!

The treasure hunt is on!
Poor, sweet Grace. (Aptly named.)
Disguises, a new town, and a cursed jewel to uncover… maybe?

Plenty of harrowing developments. Danger and tension are well built and FELT. The first person POV as he relates his story is effectual; his worries are relatable for his age, and he overcomes his fears and challenges.
The rival’s bidding battle, the landing, escape experience, and hiding out… it’s all building. Deepening father-son relationship between Elzevir and John.
This, to me, is very well written.

John is trapped in the grave, then recovered, but a locket with verses is found. Could this have some hidden meaning? Where might Blackbeard’s treasure be?
We learn more of the characters Mr. Glennie, The Maskews, and John’s aunt.
Listening to “Dark Academia at the Ocean’s Edge” — the PERFECT ambiance.

Great, classic prose! Good read-aloud thus far. Mysterious, adventurous, maybe a little reminiscent of Tom Sawyer? (At least, with this hidden cave/passage, and John’s treasure hunt afoot!) The setting!? Perfectly described and imagined. Excited to read on.
Loving my Wordsworth edition cover, too!