The Bone Ship's Wake is the final book in the Tide Child trilogy and is a very fitting conclusion to what has been a fantastic series. In this installment we start by following Joron trying to rescue Lucky Meas from the claws of the emeny. Joron must take charge and come to terms his destiny in order to save everything he holds dear. This is a dark final installment, the whole book truly feels like being in a storm but it is an incredibly worthwhile journey to take.

Joron continues to be an excellent protagonist, he is the perfect balance of grouchy, tragic and ruthless. Seeing how far he has come has a character from the beginning of book one makes you incredibly proud as a reader and is a testament to the authors excellent character work. We also see more of Meas in this book and her more vunerable side, as well as exploring her relationship with her mother and to the crew of the Tide Child.

One thing I felt like I missed slightly from this book compared to the other installments ws the camaraderie between the crew of the Tide Child. We did see a bit of it but I felt like something was missing and wasn't as attached to the rest of the crew. I also feel like it wasn't such a big focus of this book, as in the previous books Joron has already stepped into his role as leader. I do feel like this book showed really well the trials of leadership and the mistakes it is all to easy to make.

The Gullaime has always been my favourite character and I loved its story in this book. The friendship between Joron and The Gullaime is the cutest ever and I loved seeing the sacrifices they make for each other in this book. Also one moment, which I will not say as its a spoiler but its to do with the name of a character almost made me tear up T_T

The books have excellent prose, a completely enthralling atmosphere and really make you feel as though you are at sea with the characters. The world is not hugely expanded in this installment as the focus is more on the politics and journey but the knowledge we have already is put to good use and a lot of things become clearer. The battle/action scenes are also really well written, I'm not a writer so I don't know if its true but to me naval battles seem like they must be some of the hardest things to write but they feel so authentic and visceral.

I was a little nervous approaching the ending of the book as I felt like things weren't really wrapping up but needless to say the author knocked my socks off - I was incredibly impressed with the way everything came together, it felt like the perfect send-off to the series and a great full circle moment. It was a super bittersweet moment finishing the book and I was left feeling a bit of an emotional wreck. Also this book wins the award for one of the cutest epilogues.

Overall an excellent conclusion to what is, in my opinion, one of the best naval fantasies on the market. It's dark, relentless and brutal but has an undercurrent of hope and finding the place where you belong and a great sense of found family.

And most importantly, this book leaves us with lifes biggest lesson: never ever trust a men's rights activist.

I’m going to hold off posting a full review until nearer the time but OMG this was good. Excellent trilogy full of gripping action, brilliant world building and a stellar cast. Barker secures his place as one of my favourite fantasy authors.

A triumphant conclusion to the trilogy, The Bone Ship's Wake is a complex and at times relentless finale. Well, all three books are relentless in places, understandably, since we're dealing with a world where even a straightforward and boring life ashore is filled with risk and danger. For the deckchilder of the bone ships, however, life is neither straightforward or boring. The Bone Ship's Call ended with Lucky Meas giving herself up to guarantee the safety of Tide Child and Joron, and this voulme begins with his determined search for the shipwife, who represents all kinds of things, and not just to him. I can't really talk about anything without spoilers, but suffice to say there's plenty of action and lots of people die, some of whom you're likely to be fond of. But such is life amongst the Thousand Isles. I'm filled with admiration for the worldbuilding in these books, and the details of life aboard the blcak ship is precise and convincing, from language to clothing and society.