‘For? What is all science for!’ exclaimed the scientist. ‘Pushing back frontiers! The thrill of discovery! Advancing the sum total of human knowledge and endeavour! And looking down ladies’ tops.’

The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists by Gideon Defoe is a funny, odd little book about pirates and scientists and all kinds of hilarious pirate adventures. I didn’t really know what to expect from it other than that it had been highly recommended and that they are making a film based on the book which looks fantastic. It is short and easy to read, and in some ways it almost felt like a great kids book, other than a few places where the humour was a little risqué. Overall I thought it was a lot of fun to read and it was a great little distraction for me from some of the more serious books I’ve been struggling to get through. If anyone wants to read something silly and piratey then I would recommend this book to them!