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adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
See full review here: https://medium.com/story-lamp-reviews/where-romance-and-adventure-collide-a-swashbuckling-tale-of-sea-and-stars-82e60d942cf9
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you Brianna Remus for sending me an eARC for “Of the Stars and Sea.”
Before I even get started on this review, I just want to mention how absolutely breathtaking the cover for this book is! I’m not typically one to get sucked in by a book cover, but sometimes they’re just too beautiful not to!
Have you been searching for your next pirate romance story? Maybe with some stabbing and slashing involved? Or maybe you want an epic treasure hunt where the rival captains have to work together….closely? Well, “Of the Stars and Sea” by Brianna Remus needs to be your next read! This book was fun, adventurous, treacherous, and a little bit spicy as well. We follow Rowenya and Grayson as they are searching for a legendary treasure to finally accomplish the different missions both have been on most of their lives. They end up having to work together to figure out the clues and to try and stay alive.
First off, the writing was really well done. I appreciated that there wasn’t an overwhelming “Aye’s” and “Argh’s” as happens with a lot of pirate novels. There was just the right amount of pirate lingo mixed with ship lingo and then just normal conversation. (Mind you with a LOT of cursing considering they are all pirates). Remus also did a good job at portraying some of the worst things going on without giving us the explicit details. I appreciate an author who can do this.
There wasn’t a huge map with this story (at least not of land), but I was able to picture the areas that they traversed in the story well. We also got quite a bit of sea travel which I feel is so important when writing a novel about something as sea heavy as pirates. And the characters were all relatable, but also had their own personalities as well that blended with the story. And the female main character, Rowenya, has the spunk that many of us readers have come to love.
“Of the Stars and Sea” by Brianna Remus should definitely be the next book you read if you love pirate stories. As I mentioned before, there is a lot of cursing so I’d recommend it for adult audiences. Also, there are open door bedroom scenes (although mild, still descriptive). The banter is phenomenal and the cliffhanger we were left with was absolutely perfect (even though it now makes me want the second book immediately).
Before I even get started on this review, I just want to mention how absolutely breathtaking the cover for this book is! I’m not typically one to get sucked in by a book cover, but sometimes they’re just too beautiful not to!
Have you been searching for your next pirate romance story? Maybe with some stabbing and slashing involved? Or maybe you want an epic treasure hunt where the rival captains have to work together….closely? Well, “Of the Stars and Sea” by Brianna Remus needs to be your next read! This book was fun, adventurous, treacherous, and a little bit spicy as well. We follow Rowenya and Grayson as they are searching for a legendary treasure to finally accomplish the different missions both have been on most of their lives. They end up having to work together to figure out the clues and to try and stay alive.
First off, the writing was really well done. I appreciated that there wasn’t an overwhelming “Aye’s” and “Argh’s” as happens with a lot of pirate novels. There was just the right amount of pirate lingo mixed with ship lingo and then just normal conversation. (Mind you with a LOT of cursing considering they are all pirates). Remus also did a good job at portraying some of the worst things going on without giving us the explicit details. I appreciate an author who can do this.
There wasn’t a huge map with this story (at least not of land), but I was able to picture the areas that they traversed in the story well. We also got quite a bit of sea travel which I feel is so important when writing a novel about something as sea heavy as pirates. And the characters were all relatable, but also had their own personalities as well that blended with the story. And the female main character, Rowenya, has the spunk that many of us readers have come to love.
“Of the Stars and Sea” by Brianna Remus should definitely be the next book you read if you love pirate stories. As I mentioned before, there is a lot of cursing so I’d recommend it for adult audiences. Also, there are open door bedroom scenes (although mild, still descriptive). The banter is phenomenal and the cliffhanger we were left with was absolutely perfect (even though it now makes me want the second book immediately).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Sexual content