Reviews

Thanks to NetGalley and Page Street YA for the early copy in exchange for an honest review.

I would have rated this book higher as it held my attention but I really wasn't a fan of the last 20% of the book. It was a fun historical fiction romp with pirates though!

lifeinsideabook's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

metaphorsandmisc's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful 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

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joanna1905's review against another edition

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3.0

This was a decent read, but It didn’t particularly wow me. Though I confess part of that is due to the expectations I had about this book a pirate book about two sisters marketed as queer? I assumed we’d get some main character sapphic content, which there wasn’t. One of our mains is presumably asexual, however, the reference is so minor one could easily fail to infer that's what was intended since all she says is that she’s “not interested in anyone” which doesn’t necessarily mean she’s ace. There’s also a sapphic side couple but they’re pretty minor. So for me, this was a massive letdown.

In terms of the story, it was a well-executed plot but I just didn’t feel hugely invested in it. There were lots of cool pieces like Ophelia’s mother and the island but they just didn’t click as well as they might’ve.

Also never seeing Ophelia finding out about their father seemed a very big missed opportunity for a hugely emotional moment.

Thank you, NetGalley and Page Street Publishing for an arc in exchange for an honest review!

wormiebrains's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

I thought Opilia was black all the way through the book and was a little disappointed to learn she wasn’t especially since it seems like the story takes place somewhere near the equator since fresh and native citrus trees are mentioned.

library_kb's review

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adventurous tense 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? It's complicated

2.25

I listened to an ALC via @Libro.fm for this book. There is a lot of action in this book, yet sometimes the pacing slowed down. I wasn't immediately hooked by the story and even at the end, I feel ambivalent about the book--I don't know that it said anything interesting for me or does anything particularly unique with the genre. It is a female led pirate adventure, but not much more beyond that.

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