“Just Not As Good”
Score: 2/5

The Young Hornblower Omnibus: "Mr.Midshipman Hornblower", "Lieutenant Hornblower", "Hornblower and the "Hotspur""

C S Forester

£12.99

This book just feels different from the first book, and not in a good way. From the first page, the perspective shifts from Hornblower’s point of view to how Hornblower is perceived by those around him. It’s not a pleasant shift, and it seems odd that, having built up empathy for the Hornblower character in the first book, we’re then shifted to the point of view of someone we don’t know and don’t care about.

I don’t think it really works…

Still, another adventure takes place, and it’s still fun. Just not as much fun as it could have been.