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siriface's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence
pelledorso's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Trafficking, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Sexism, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, and Racial slurs
Minor: Classism, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Vomit
heather_lt's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
The story begins by talented chef, Owen Wedgwood (and the narrator of this story), being kidnapped by pirates after they murder his employer. To survive he has to serve the captain one gourmet meal a week with nothing but the scraps he can find on the ship and ingredients he can barter from the band of odd, eccentric people which make up the crew. Throughout the story, as the captain sails them across the globe, Owen learns her work isn't all murder and piracy.
In theory I should have loved this because it has many factors I enjoy in a story: historical fiction, an adventure plot, a ship/sea setting, a strong female character. But it just didn't quite hit the spot for me. That's not to say I didn't like it, I just didn't love it like I expected. I think it was mostly due to the writing style. It was too simplistic for the heavier themes this story adresses and for that particularly sad ending.
I enjoyed Owen's skill in the kitchen. The author must have had to do some thorough research to come up with these believable recipes! I also enjoyed getting to know the crew along with Owen. They were all fascinating, diverse characters I wanted to get to know further. I also appreciated the author not sugar coating the dangers of piracy and the injuries crewman was likely to suffer from in that time.
In theory I should have loved this because it has many factors I enjoy in a story: historical fiction, an adventure plot, a ship/sea setting, a strong female character. But it just didn't quite hit the spot for me. That's not to say I didn't like it, I just didn't love it like I expected. I think it was mostly due to the writing style. It was too simplistic for the heavier themes this story adresses and for that particularly sad ending.
I enjoyed Owen's skill in the kitchen. The author must have had to do some thorough research to come up with these believable recipes! I also enjoyed getting to know the crew along with Owen. They were all fascinating, diverse characters I wanted to get to know further. I also appreciated the author not sugar coating the dangers of piracy and the injuries crewman was likely to suffer from in that time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Violence, Death, Murder, and Drug use
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