"I'll say whatever I please. I'm not a lady, I'm a pirate!"
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Genre: Fantasy, fiction
Rating:
Summary:
There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I've gotten what I came for.
Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map-the key to a legendary treasure trove-seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her enemies, giving her the perfect opportunity to search their ship.
More than a match for the ruthless pirate crew, Alosa has only one thing standing between her and the map: her captor, the unexpectedly clever and unfairly attractive first mate, Riden. But not to worry, for Alosa has a few tricks up her sleeve, and no lone pirate can stop the Daughter of the Pirate King.
Review:
Ahoy there, me hearties! (Yes, pirate slang is 100% appropriate). Let me start by saying, this was SUCH a quick read. I literally read it in one day. I don't often read books in one sitting so that was surprising for me. It is a smaller book though with large font so it was also pretty easy to do. However, simply because I finished reading this book in one day, does not mean it was a glorious read.
I truly wanted to like this book; I had heard wonderful things about it. Expectations vs reality though right?
When I started writing this review, I would have given it 3 bunnies but after completing my review, I will say this book gets 2 out of 5 bunnies for me.
I absolutely LOVE the concept of this book. I think the idea of it was phenomenal. The delivery fell flat and left a lot to be desired.
I overall didn't mind Alosa, I did enjoy her ambition and her sass. I love the idea of her pirating an all-female ship. Feminism, always. I really enjoyed Enwen and Kearan's characters. I would have loved to spend more time really fleshing out her character, as well as Riden. I think these two characters have the potential for marked character development but only witnessed glimpses of that in this book.
However, I do find it extremely distasteful and concerning that the main character is 17 years old. She is a child. I understand that this is set in a different time period but it shouldn't have been acceptable then and it is certainly not acceptable now. I felt that the book and the character were hypersexualized. It would have been so easy to age up this character; why leave her underage but then have such sexual tones and themes throughout this book?
I adore sirens and mermaids; I think they have to be my ultimate favorite mythical creature. I do feel that the siren concept materialized out of thin air; it was very rushed and not thoroughly developed so it felt forced. The confusing story of her birth (being half-siren, half human), switching in and out of her siren powers, the siren powers themselves...they just felt very comical and unrealistic.
Am I going to be scrambling to pick up the sequel to this book? No.
Will I read the sequel down the road to continue the storyline? Possibly.
Quotes:
"I'll say whatever I please. I'm not a lady, I'm a pirate!"
"Lass, you've the face of an angel but the tongue of a snake."
"I am me because I choose to be me. I am what I want. Some people say you have to find yourself. Not I. I believe we create ourselves to be what we want."
"Everyone has something dark in their past. I suppose it's our job to overcome it. And if we can't overcome it, then all we can do is make the most of it."
"I value brilliant minds, honest souls, and those with long endurance. I forge relationships based on trust and mutual respect, not fear and control."
"Imagine that you traveled all over the world, looking for happiness, looking for thrills to pass the time. Imagine seeing everything there is to see and still not finding happiness. Well, that would give you a very bleak outlook on life, would it not?"
"Yes, we should all worship the stars. They are as useful as they are beautiful. Some never change position. They are constants in the sky. Without them, we would be lost."
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