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grace_b_3's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Death and Murder
harperhoney's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
If you are a big fan of One Piece, Dungeons and Dragons, and multiverses, you will love this book. This book reads like anime, and it's great but also not quite my thing, and I review based on personal enjoyment. The book is fun and we love an anti-c*pag@nda story!! We love many characters with neopronouns!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Death, War, Death of parent, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
chainsiren's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
albyatross's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
*For ref, I have the barnes and noble edition with author notes, and honestly I think that brings the score up since it was nice checking the notes verse the pages.
The writing is fine, the plot is fine, Evelyn and Bowen are good ... separately, not as a couple. Dia is cool, Lizzie was fun. Miles and nearly everyone else was very cardboard prop for plot purposes.
Lots of later plot points happen I think just because they need to happen, certain things seem overly convenient.
The world building had so much potential! And somehow fell so flat! Like the islands move! Your boat is full of people and species from across the multiverse! Where is ANY discussion on culture!? That could have been SO FUN?
Also, I think this book is slightly mismarked bc Bowen isn't a pirate ... he's more like something in the realm of a privateer, since he reports to a council / government, and does not seem to generally engage with the act of theft or plunder (unless we get into, uh, theft of people falling into Threshold maybe, but that seems like a topic beyond what this series could reasonably handle in a thoughtful way). So like if someone actually wanted pirates, plz pick a different book, there are NOT pirates here!!
+ on the spice;The sex scenes were very insta-attraction and shallow, tbh. Fine if you want sex for sexs sake as both charas have plenty of energy an experience, but overall feels more like horny one night stand energy than anything leading to long-term attachment.
I will probably not read the sequel unless I find it in a LFL for free or something.
The writing is fine, the plot is fine, Evelyn and Bowen are good ... separately, not as a couple. Dia is cool, Lizzie was fun. Miles and nearly everyone else was very cardboard prop for plot purposes.
Lots of later plot points happen I think just because they need to happen, certain things seem overly convenient.
The world building had so much potential! And somehow fell so flat! Like the islands move! Your boat is full of people and species from across the multiverse! Where is ANY discussion on culture!? That could have been SO FUN?
Also, I think this book is slightly mismarked bc Bowen isn't a pirate ... he's more like something in the realm of a privateer, since he reports to a council / government, and does not seem to generally engage with the act of theft or plunder (unless we get into, uh, theft of people falling into Threshold maybe, but that seems like a topic beyond what this series could reasonably handle in a thoughtful way). So like if someone actually wanted pirates, plz pick a different book, there are NOT pirates here!!
+ on the spice;
I will probably not read the sequel unless I find it in a LFL for free or something.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Blood and Violence
Minor: Trafficking and Murder
jlaz_13's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Death, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Blood, and Trafficking
Minor: Abandonment
thethingwithfeathers's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Murder, Kidnapping, and Grief
beecomet's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Lots of sex.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
regagibs's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Murder
Minor: Cursing and Grief
tostita's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? No
4.5
I really enjoyed this high seas paranormal romance. Witch and amateur thief Evelyn finds herself on the run from her powerful vampire ex and accidentally-on-purpose falls through a mysterious portal to escape, only to find herself tumbling through the air and landing in the open ocean. Fortunately, she quickly gets scooped up by a nearby ship; unfortunately, that ship is part of the Cwn Annwn, the feared fleet of pirates that fight monsters and conscript any hapless individuals they rescue into their ranks. Evelyn is given the choice to join up or die by the surprisingly idealistic captain Bowen and takes the oath, but with no intention of actually following through. Shenanigans ensue. Evil organizations are exposed, depths of character are revealed, and, oh yeah, true love just might be discovered. I eagerly look forward to the murderous ex’s story in book 2.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Sexual content, and Murder
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Alcohol
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