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Captain Fin is a complex story of love, loss, redemption, and imagination. After giving us a sneak peek at what is to come, author Amanda Thrasher begins her story by giving us a look into the ideal world for 5 year-old Hannah. Hannah has a beautiful relationship with her father as he often tells her a pirate story that he enthusiastically acts out as Captain Fin. Though these instances of family togetherness are sweet and endearing, Thrasher does not hesitate to plunge us into a story of hurt and loss. We experience Hannah’s life as she meets some of her worst life lessons, such as grief and consistent instability, and also, the sweetest, like that of falling in love and making a best friend. I honestly felt for Hannah as she went through her experiences from childhood to a young adult. Hannah’s relationship with her parents evolves so many times; Thrasher did a thorough and heartbreaking job of having the reader feel the love and hurt between parent and child.
Betrayal is an important theme in Captain Fin. There are many instances of it within a family unit, between a parent and child, and between spouses. It’s a complex theme that is visited in the book, but that I wish was more thoroughly explored. At points, the story felt that it was moving very slowly, but when coming across these intricate feelings of feeling betrayed and hurt, I felt the story moved along too quickly. I also feel that too much of the emotion was forced to be expressed in exclamation marks in the sentence structure rather than actual exploration into the emotion itself.
All in all, this is a book that can be enjoyed by young adults and adults alike. While I believe even more layers to the story could be added to further enhance the story, it did not diminish from the story itself. Captain Fin leads with plenty of love that is easily felt by the reader. It's this emotion that will keep the reader interested to know just how Hannah will overcome life's obstacles. Readers should expect to be hurtled into a detailed and emotional story in taking on Thrasher’s Captain Fin.
Betrayal is an important theme in Captain Fin. There are many instances of it within a family unit, between a parent and child, and between spouses. It’s a complex theme that is visited in the book, but that I wish was more thoroughly explored. At points, the story felt that it was moving very slowly, but when coming across these intricate feelings of feeling betrayed and hurt, I felt the story moved along too quickly. I also feel that too much of the emotion was forced to be expressed in exclamation marks in the sentence structure rather than actual exploration into the emotion itself.
All in all, this is a book that can be enjoyed by young adults and adults alike. While I believe even more layers to the story could be added to further enhance the story, it did not diminish from the story itself. Captain Fin leads with plenty of love that is easily felt by the reader. It's this emotion that will keep the reader interested to know just how Hannah will overcome life's obstacles. Readers should expect to be hurtled into a detailed and emotional story in taking on Thrasher’s Captain Fin.
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