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Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

64 reviews

marveloesje's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Violence

cdoubet's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Death, Kidnapping, Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Medical content

lisa07xie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

It was so fun to read and such a quick read I couldn't stop reading it! I love Riden and Alosa are so cute I love them! And Alosa is such a queen omg I love her and her crew so much I am so excited for the next book! This book was really fast paced and was captivating!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, and Torture

pointeshoebookworm's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I very much enjoyed reading this book, however I did have some problems with it. The first being the murder, yes I know murder is a major part of being a pirate, but what I didn't like about it was how flippant it was dealt with. I would much have prefered this book be made for an adult audience and actually be fully dealt with. On the flipside the spice was just too much for me, for a YA book. Again, I would much rather have had this book be an adult book and go full out in all aspects.

I'm not the biggest fan of first person and at first I didn't mind it. But by 50 pages in I got the inkling that this book would do a lot more telling instead of showing.

Lastly, the last 70ish pages . . . I couldn't wait for it to be over.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

asahome's review against another edition

adventurous

5.0

TL;DR: A young woman tests her skills to find a map while captured by a hostile crew. A young man fights his growing feelings for the mysterious young woman putting him in conflict with how his brother needs him. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Body shaming, Murder, and Sexual content

Minor: Emotional abuse and Kidnapping

Body Shaming:

she shames herself because she doesn't like her nature

Child Abuse:

her father "helps" her find her limits by performing tests on her and wounding her while she's being tested

Emotional Abuse:

the father's love is conditional

denee16's review

adventurous challenging funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book had me giggling and kicking my feet. There are some awful characters (they're pirates so some of them are shit heads) but I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and the story! I had a great time with every page!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Alcohol, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual content, Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Addiction and Child abuse

ytzel_vr24's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Misogyny

Minor: Rape

mikaylay's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Title/author: Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller 

Series: Daughter of the Pirate King book 1

Publisher: Square Fish (2018)

Genres: Fantasy with sub-genres of 
Fiction and Romance

Page count: 311

Intended age category, book format: Young adult novel 

Recommended age: 18+

Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Synopsis: Alosa, the Pirate King's 17-year-old daughter, is dispatched on a quest by her father to retrieve two-thirds of an ancient map thought to lead to an island teeming with treasures beyond belief. But first, Alosa agrees to be captured and carried onboard the ship The Night Farer, where she meets a cruel pirate crew of adversaries. Alosa must hold her ground against this brutal crew, discover the map for her father, and adhere to the plan, but despite the tricks she has up her sleeve, the plan may be more difficult to follow when clever and attractive first mate Riden stands in her way. 

Review: 
Alosa was a well-developed, sarcastic, and engaging character, but she felt a little flat at times owing to attempting to maintain the "I'm a strong badass woman who fears nothing" act. Riden was a semi-developed, witty, and occasionally problematic character that might have benefited from additional development and learning to stop seeking acceptance from his brother Draxen as well as living in his brother's shadow. Other characters, like as the crew, could have been written out more so that we could learn more about Alosa and Riden's crews. The mood was good and engaging, but for those who haven't seen or heard of pirate ships, speech, or weapons, the novel may be difficult to comprehend and imagine. 
The writing style was choppy and at times very short, to the point that it felt like reading a series of sentence fragments in a row, yet it was amusing and very easy to read. The plot had an intriguing premise but fell flat and insignificant owing to Alosa and Riden's budding flirty romance, the occasionally unneeded violence, and the stereotyping of the men and women in the book. The storyline twists were semi-predictable, and the language and plot felt repetitious at times. The book was fascinating, but the occasionally unneeded violence and flirting between Riden and Alosa detracted from the book's intrigue. The reasoning of Alosa's first plot to be captured and find the map was sound, but she and Riden both made logically dubious actions throughout the novel. 

I liked the book, but the drawbacks exceeded the good for me, so I will not be continuing with the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence

bookishspy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I'm getting lucky this year! This was a decent read, and I really enjoyed it. 

Alosa is such a strong FMC, but not too overpowered, thankfully. She has legitimate limits, and that makes this more believable. She is a bit annoying at times with her inner monologue, but otherwise, I liked her

Riden was clearly going to be the love interest from the start, but I do like how slow they took it and how they absolutely hated each other. The banter was perfect, too! I love him so far, and I really want to know more about him

The crew were interesting, but I feel like I didn't get enough time with many other characters. Hopefully, in the next book, we will get more time with others

The story didn't really get to go far, though, and that is my one gripe with this book. It was quite a short read and could easily be read in one sitting, but most of this book was Alosa being captured. It only got to the interesting bit right at the end. 

I will definitely be reading the next book, I'm very curious about what happens from here! 

➛ 𝟑.𝟓 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Outing, Death of parent, and Medical content

graciaa's review

adventurous funny lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, and Gun violence