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Vengeance of the Pirate Queen by Tricia Levenseller

3.97 AVERAGE

han_hug's review against another edition

4.5
inspiring reflective 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

kyokarina's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous dark funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

the_moon_knows's review

3.0
2.5*
i missed this world!! it was nice to read more about the crew.
the mc, though - she was cool at first but got really annoying really fast.
the writing’s very repetitive, the plot seemed so random and out of place.
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sophieissapphhic's review

4.0
THE SHOOTING COMPETITION BETWEEN ALOSA AND RIDEN HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING & I'M HERE FOR IT.

I know the author has advertised this as a completed series, but it feels slightly open-ended on purpose. So I think there should be another book AND I think it should be from Mandsy's POV! Mandsy is aroace, and although I enjoy the way Tricia Levenseller writes romance, I love her characters even more... I know that Mandsy would be so fun to write about!! Mandsy is simultaneously sweet, meddling, and badass and I adore her! (Reading the first annotated chapter from Sorinda has completely convinced me that Tricia Levenseller would love this as much as I would.) <3

gemmahumphris's review against another edition

3.25
adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

klhinderliter's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced
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emmalaure's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
"You can't be afraid of the dark when you're the monster lurking in the shadows."

I loved the original duology set in the universe of Vengeance of the Pirate Queen, but was a bit disappointed by this spin-off. This book focuses on Sorinda, Alosa's assassin, as she takes on the role of captain on a mission to rescue girls that have disappeared. Sorinda is a closed-off character. It is engrained in her to be as an assassin, however this makes her a poor main character. The first problem is that she does not wish to be a captain; the narration is heavily influenced by the fact, therefore, as a reader, I found myself asking: "If Sorinda herself doesn't want to be here, why should I?" Sorinda refuses to open up to people, and is plagued by the horrors of her past. She is emotionally distant from her crew and puts up a front of valor for them despite whatever troubles her. I found her to not be a very engaging character because of it, and that made it difficult to read for me. I liked her in the original books, but as a main character I felt she lacked a little.

Plot-wise, not a lot happens until about two-thirds of the way through. In stories like this, the plot can progress in two ways. Either the voyage is dangerous and full of obstacles, or the voyage is smooth but the destination in which the treasure rests is what is dangerous. In this book, the voyage is long but only one interesting battle occurs. Then upon getting to their destination, there are no real life-threatening obstacles that the crew must face. Sorinda is the only one in true peril. There are events and bits of action in the journey, but nothing really stood out. There were no big consequences of note such as important characters getting injured in an impactful way, or the gathering of clues to lead to the missing girls.
(Which... it was a bit anticlimactic to have Threydan offer them up as a show of good faith.)
Things did get interesting towards the end,
with the capture of the Drifta ship and the battle between Threydan and Sorinda. Since they were both immortals,
it was a cool moment.

It was a treat to get glimpses of Alosa and Riden living their lives after everything they've been through!
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kgoldd's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous emotional 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
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shadowdragon_xiii's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

stephb91's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous challenging dark hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
simple, adventurous, YA