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mmromancereviewed's review against another edition
5.0
If you're looking for a series to binge on your vacation, may I humbly recommend The Pirate and Her Princess trilogy from Alli Temple. I heard it described as The Princess Bride, but lesbian, but it's more than that...
Combining a little bit of The Handmaid's Tale, some Pirates of the Caribbean and reuniting childhood sweethearts who were torn from each other at a very young age, The Pirate and Her Princess trilogy is an epic tale set in it's own world of intrigue, deception and greed, in the best possible way.
George and Lou are both destined to be a light and a saving grace for the people who cross their paths, but in such different ways and with different backgrounds... they have to overcome their own histories to create their HEA and save the world... at least their corner of Redmere....
Sometimes fun, often emotional, definitely dangerous, I tore through the series and devoured every word. This series definitely needs to be read in order and now that it's complete, allowed me to sink deep into the depths of the seas and fall in love with the The Pirate and Her Princess!
Combining a little bit of The Handmaid's Tale, some Pirates of the Caribbean and reuniting childhood sweethearts who were torn from each other at a very young age, The Pirate and Her Princess trilogy is an epic tale set in it's own world of intrigue, deception and greed, in the best possible way.
George and Lou are both destined to be a light and a saving grace for the people who cross their paths, but in such different ways and with different backgrounds... they have to overcome their own histories to create their HEA and save the world... at least their corner of Redmere....
Sometimes fun, often emotional, definitely dangerous, I tore through the series and devoured every word. This series definitely needs to be read in order and now that it's complete, allowed me to sink deep into the depths of the seas and fall in love with the The Pirate and Her Princess!
probably_reading_right_now's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
I swear if Maro doesn’t get their own book! Each character is so interesting and I love the adventures. This was a great continuation from book one!
abby_reads_stuff's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
slmarzo's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-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
4.0
gigingina's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.75
fadingapple's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.25
Alli Temple does it again with a heart pounding, heart wrenching, roller-coaster of an adventure!
This 2nd installment in The Pirate & Her Princess series changes POVs as we now focus on Lou, though George is still a main character. Switching from the Princess to the Pirate was a fun change of pace, though I admit I preferred George (though that's just personal preference). We get to explore Lou's weaknesses and insecurities, her trauma and pain, a lot more in this book as she mostly fronted the tough and unshakable pirate captain in the first part of the series. I thought it was a really cool way to expand on the character and I hope we maybe see a split POV in the 3rd book.
The pacing and action of this book fell a little bit short for me compared to the first, but that's not uncommon with a 2nd book in a trilogy. The writing was still very high quality, I adored getting to learn more about some characters (Maro especially) and I was still entertained the whole way through - but something just felt a little less than Uncharted. But, this was still a PHENOMENAL book and I am so excited to keep reading.
I highly recommend this series to anyone that enjoys fantasy, pirates, adventure, romance, morally grey characters....pretty much anyone with a pulse really! It's a fantastic series with good world building, captivating characters, and an engaging story. The writing is top notch and it's clear that Alli Temple is both competent and passionate about her craft - do yourself a favor and check these out!
This 2nd installment in The Pirate & Her Princess series changes POVs as we now focus on Lou, though George is still a main character. Switching from the Princess to the Pirate was a fun change of pace, though I admit I preferred George (though that's just personal preference). We get to explore Lou's weaknesses and insecurities, her trauma and pain, a lot more in this book as she mostly fronted the tough and unshakable pirate captain in the first part of the series. I thought it was a really cool way to expand on the character and I hope we maybe see a split POV in the 3rd book.
The pacing and action of this book fell a little bit short for me compared to the first, but that's not uncommon with a 2nd book in a trilogy. The writing was still very high quality, I adored getting to learn more about some characters (Maro especially) and I was still entertained the whole way through - but something just felt a little less than Uncharted. But, this was still a PHENOMENAL book and I am so excited to keep reading.
I highly recommend this series to anyone that enjoys fantasy, pirates, adventure, romance, morally grey characters....pretty much anyone with a pulse really! It's a fantastic series with good world building, captivating characters, and an engaging story. The writing is top notch and it's clear that Alli Temple is both competent and passionate about her craft - do yourself a favor and check these out!
lilmermaidwrites's review against another edition
Didn’t really hold my attention. May come back to it.
appreeshation's review
3.0
i cant tell which book i prefer more because we get lou’s perspective here something i really enjoyed and this book mainly focused on her character arc which as a character girlie i loved <3 but we got less geroge and lou scenes than i wanted and expected which is kind of disappointing BUT i really did love the journey we went on and being in lou’s mind so <3 i enjoyed it enough that i will be seated for the release of the third book whenever it does come !
hobbitsbooksandbeyond's review against another edition
3.0
You can see my main review on the first two books in the series posted on the first book if you’re interested but I just wanted to add something a bit more specific for this book on top of that, as this has more spoilers in it for the first book.
Thank you to pride book tours for the copies of the first and second book of the series In exchange for an honest review.
One thing I really love about the second book, is that it doesn’t paint Captain cinder as a full blown hero. She isn’t George, who cares quite deeply about the common people. She very much just cares about her crew and George for the vast majority of situations. Because of this she becomes quite controlling throughout this book as she tries to keep everything from boiling over and I thought it was a really interesting look into her thought process. That said, I didn’t enjoy her point of view quite as much as I like George’s, as at times she annoyed me a little bit with how eager she was to make decisions for the both of them. Thankfully by the end of the book most of this tension had been resolved.
I also thought it was interesting to get more of a peek into the girls history by introducing a certain character who I won’t spoil. I wasn’t a massive fan of how that storyline resolved but it was still interesting to read about.
This series in general is very fun, with some serious moments, and plot twists. I’m really interested to see where the next book takes us and to see what’s next for our pirates. I recommend this to anybody who is a fan of pirate books, action adventure books, and sapphic romance.
Thank you to pride book tours for the copies of the first and second book of the series In exchange for an honest review.
One thing I really love about the second book, is that it doesn’t paint Captain cinder as a full blown hero. She isn’t George, who cares quite deeply about the common people. She very much just cares about her crew and George for the vast majority of situations. Because of this she becomes quite controlling throughout this book as she tries to keep everything from boiling over and I thought it was a really interesting look into her thought process. That said, I didn’t enjoy her point of view quite as much as I like George’s, as at times she annoyed me a little bit with how eager she was to make decisions for the both of them. Thankfully by the end of the book most of this tension had been resolved.
I also thought it was interesting to get more of a peek into the girls history by introducing a certain character who I won’t spoil. I wasn’t a massive fan of how that storyline resolved but it was still interesting to read about.
This series in general is very fun, with some serious moments, and plot twists. I’m really interested to see where the next book takes us and to see what’s next for our pirates. I recommend this to anybody who is a fan of pirate books, action adventure books, and sapphic romance.