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bemaline's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Addiction, and Abandonment
Minor: Torture, Blood, Sexism, and Panic attacks/disorders
jessicastaylor's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
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
4.0
This was an amazing conclusion to the Seafire trilogy. From the first pages, there was action and adventure at every turn, and it was easy to get into and stay interested in. Caledonia still struggles with trusting her crew and telling them what the heck she's planning, but it was less annoying in this book than in the others. I don't like seeing her disagree and fight with Pisces, but it's a realistic "sister" relationship and I appreciate that.
Cala's relationship with Oren was a nice side plot. It added to the events nicely but never felt like it was either the main plot or like it was pulling attention away from the main plot. I enjoy romance books, don't get me wrong, but I loved that this was an action-first-romance-later book. Sometimes you just need some ocean battles and not smoochy smoochy.
Speaking of other side smoochy smoochy though, I am so freaking excited about the other relationships we got to see develop. Amina and Hime are finally ackoledged as explicitly being in a F/F relationship, rather than just subtext in the first books. I LOVE IT. It's such a natural relationship and you really feel it. Pine and Sledge. My babies. My Blades. I love seeing their relationship get defined and grow as well. Also Pine seems to be bisexual (again, not explicit, just based on subtext) and I love that too. We don't see a lot of male bisexual characters and as a bisexual person myself, I AM HERE FOR THIS REPRESENTATION.
The battle scenes are SO well written. Usually I just skim over them in other books, but these just felt so realistic and were described so well that they were actually engaging and I wanted to read every word of them. Their details were specific and intricate, but it never felt like we were being pulled away from the action for the sole purpose of describing things in enough detail. It was just really well done.
The ending was slightly predictable, yet I loved it all the same. It was well executed and still gave me little heart flutters of anxiety as it played out.
Overall, I LOVE THIS SERIES. If you like pirates, action, invention, and friendship, this is the series for you.
Cala's relationship with Oren was a nice side plot. It added to the events nicely but never felt like it was either the main plot or like it was pulling attention away from the main plot. I enjoy romance books, don't get me wrong, but I loved that this was an action-first-romance-later book. Sometimes you just need some ocean battles and not smoochy smoochy.
Speaking of other side smoochy smoochy though, I am so freaking excited about the other relationships we got to see develop. Amina and Hime are finally ackoledged as explicitly being in a F/F relationship, rather than just subtext in the first books. I LOVE IT. It's such a natural relationship and you really feel it. Pine and Sledge. My babies. My Blades. I love seeing their relationship get defined and grow as well. Also Pine seems to be bisexual (again, not explicit, just based on subtext) and I love that too. We don't see a lot of male bisexual characters and as a bisexual person myself, I AM HERE FOR THIS REPRESENTATION.
The battle scenes are SO well written. Usually I just skim over them in other books, but these just felt so realistic and were described so well that they were actually engaging and I wanted to read every word of them. Their details were specific and intricate, but it never felt like we were being pulled away from the action for the sole purpose of describing things in enough detail. It was just really well done.
The ending was slightly predictable, yet I loved it all the same. It was well executed and still gave me little heart flutters of anxiety as it played out.
Overall, I LOVE THIS SERIES. If you like pirates, action, invention, and friendship, this is the series for you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, and Death
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