This is my sort of magical -- historical, fanciful, mythological, with a little bit of wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff. Cool to know the origins of Greenglass House, and also to read about pyrotechnics and sailing adventures. Delightful. ( )

Twelve-year-old Lucy Bluecrowne has spent her entire life on board her father's ship, The Left-Handed Fate her father's ship. Captain Bluecrowne has constructed the marvelous Greenglass House for her, based on all of the houses she has admired over the years, in their various ports of call. While Lucy is upset about being left behind, she is joined by her half-brother Liao, and his mysterious mother, Lady Xiaoming, both of whom she loves. Meanwhile, two nefarious characters come to disrupt their lives to satisfy their master, Morgenvarde. Liao's gift for making rockets, inherited from his Chinese mother's family, puts him in their cross-hairs.

Kate Milford has a knack for writing about mysterious events or people, and with an undertone weaving both good and dark magic; however, Bluecrowne is not really a third book in the Greenglass House series as its only connection to the first two books is the house itself, which plays a minor role in the book's events.
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This was a very interesting story and very unique. I enjoyed reading the difference perspectives from both Lucy and Trigamine. It also kept me guessing the whole time. I never knew for sure what would happen next. ( )

This is the third book in the series of the Greenglass house series. It is a really good read about Lucy. This book is kind of hard to get into but once you get into it you will love the stories about the fireworks and life at sea. If you want to do a series in your class this one would be good to do in a cycle.

I enjoyed this installment way more than I thought I would. It made me want to go read her Arcana books also.
The plot kept me turning pages way after I should have been asleep. I liked the mysterious plot in The Greenglass House, but the fantasy sci-fi plot of this one is way more to my liking. Try it even if you weren't thrilled with the first book. ( )