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sassysmutlover's review against another edition
5.0
*I received from the author in exchange for my honest review.
I was grabbed from the start on the ship and knew it was going to be interesting! Their first meet was nothing like you would expect and I didn't know how it would play out from there. They both liked being in control but needed to let go a bit to help each other. I loved their lessons and how they were sometimes at odd other things. I loved how they got engaged her with her cousins.
Callie was not a lady to be messed with. I loved that she was in charge of her own ships and her terms for a marriage. Her reasons for wanting to win were understandable and made a lot of sense. She wasn't out for blood like her family has been known for.
Gavin comes off as a very cold hearted most of the time, but he really isn't. I loved how much he cares about his siblings and that he didn't realize how protective he was. His background explains a lot about him and made sense to why he was the way he was.
They were perfect for each other.
I was grabbed from the start on the ship and knew it was going to be interesting! Their first meet was nothing like you would expect and I didn't know how it would play out from there. They both liked being in control but needed to let go a bit to help each other. I loved their lessons and how they were sometimes at odd other things. I loved how they got engaged her with her cousins.
Callie was not a lady to be messed with. I loved that she was in charge of her own ships and her terms for a marriage. Her reasons for wanting to win were understandable and made a lot of sense. She wasn't out for blood like her family has been known for.
Gavin comes off as a very cold hearted most of the time, but he really isn't. I loved how much he cares about his siblings and that he didn't realize how protective he was. His background explains a lot about him and made sense to why he was the way he was.
They were perfect for each other.
roklobster's review
4.0
Full disclosure:
- I don't read romances. Not for any reason, really. It's just a genre that has not called me.
- I met the author in Venice on a writing retreat, and she was marvelous, so I wanted to support her efforts and read a book of hers.
That all being said? I really enjoyed this book! The story was well crafted and well written, with characters that were both enjoyable to get to know and engaging in their foibles. I was delightfully surprised at how they main protagonists ended up together (this is not a spoiler - that's the whole point of romance novels, is it not?) - they didn't follow the path I had guessed at during the opening of the story.
The ending was very satisfying to me, where in both characters were able to move beyond their own limitations and be brave with one another, which is the crux of most love stories, in real life and in fiction: to be brave and speak the things of one's heart. So when this happened with Callie and Gavin, I was cheering for them and happy to see them evolve and grow.
A delight to read. And I'm totally reading the next one because both Rafe and Ava were riveting characters in this book, so I am excited to read their story next!
- I don't read romances. Not for any reason, really. It's just a genre that has not called me.
- I met the author in Venice on a writing retreat, and she was marvelous, so I wanted to support her efforts and read a book of hers.
That all being said? I really enjoyed this book! The story was well crafted and well written, with characters that were both enjoyable to get to know and engaging in their foibles. I was delightfully surprised at how they main protagonists ended up together (this is not a spoiler - that's the whole point of romance novels, is it not?) - they didn't follow the path I had guessed at during the opening of the story.
The ending was very satisfying to me, where in both characters were able to move beyond their own limitations and be brave with one another, which is the crux of most love stories, in real life and in fiction: to be brave and speak the things of one's heart. So when this happened with Callie and Gavin, I was cheering for them and happy to see them evolve and grow.
A delight to read. And I'm totally reading the next one because both Rafe and Ava were riveting characters in this book, so I am excited to read their story next!
wordnerdy's review against another edition
3.0
http://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2015/02/2015-book-36.html
OK, this is easily the most hilarious romance I've read so far, but I can't tell whether or not it's on purpose! Our girl is British but has mostly lived in Baltimore, when her father (the youngest son of an Earl) dies, leaving her in charge of his shipping business--which she quickly converts to privateering (semi-legal pirates!!). Then she decides to return to England to find a husband (for reasons that weren't entirely clear to me, something about her pirate captain not respecting her), and also there's a whole thing where her dead grandfather's will leaves everything to whichever granddaughter marries the best dude she meets at a random month-long garden party (?????). Of course, there she meets our dude (and the title here is WAY too on-the-nose, since he's the Duke of Thorington, that's just TERRIBLE), and HIS deal is even crazier--he's the oldest of a TON of siblings (and the younger bunch may or may not be illegitimate), and he somehow got cursed by an Egyptian curse that made him super rich, except now his friend has BROKEN the curse and he's lost everything and needs to marry off his sibs, stat. And that's just the first twenty pages! So she's looking for someone meek who won't interfere with her business, and he's determined to marry her off to his youngest brother (who is appalled by her American manners) and obviously they are super into each other and all other plans go by the wayside. Things get somewhat less crazy/entertaining toward the end, but I liked all these characters a lot and will probably read more books by Ramsey. B+.
OK, this is easily the most hilarious romance I've read so far, but I can't tell whether or not it's on purpose! Our girl is British but has mostly lived in Baltimore, when her father (the youngest son of an Earl) dies, leaving her in charge of his shipping business--which she quickly converts to privateering (semi-legal pirates!!). Then she decides to return to England to find a husband (for reasons that weren't entirely clear to me, something about her pirate captain not respecting her), and also there's a whole thing where her dead grandfather's will leaves everything to whichever granddaughter marries the best dude she meets at a random month-long garden party (?????). Of course, there she meets our dude (and the title here is WAY too on-the-nose, since he's the Duke of Thorington, that's just TERRIBLE), and HIS deal is even crazier--he's the oldest of a TON of siblings (and the younger bunch may or may not be illegitimate), and he somehow got cursed by an Egyptian curse that made him super rich, except now his friend has BROKEN the curse and he's lost everything and needs to marry off his sibs, stat. And that's just the first twenty pages! So she's looking for someone meek who won't interfere with her business, and he's determined to marry her off to his youngest brother (who is appalled by her American manners) and obviously they are super into each other and all other plans go by the wayside. Things get somewhat less crazy/entertaining toward the end, but I liked all these characters a lot and will probably read more books by Ramsey. B+.
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