3.89 AVERAGE

funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

No one ever accused Julia Quinn of coming up with logical story ideas, but they're always so much fun.
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

2.5⭐️. He kidnapped her. I can’t get past that. Even tho...hot privateers
adventurous funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes

Started strong but lost a bit of speed, then felt rather forced toward the end; albeit somewhat sweet.

I freaking love pirates.

The ship banter was charming and the “I love the soup/I hate the soup” scene wins the book, but as my friend Tanya pointed out, everything after
Spoilerthe kidnapping
was too quick. Accomplishing the HEA felt too...unearned, maybe?