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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I think this is a fantastic YA book, especially for the younger side of YA. Overall a great retelling, and I love the characters. As the story is a retelling, it is a bit predictable as it was in line with a lot of other Treasure Island. However, the way that the author built upon the story with so much culture and description was amazing and very unique.
not gonna lie I do wish that in the end, they got the treasure, but I think that’s definitely more in line with Treasure Island as the majority of the time, disaster strikes, and the treasure remains hidden. It does leave it with the promise of going back in the future, and I do like the ambiguous ending. I’m running with the assumption that everyone who is in the treasure cove died.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loose retelling of Treasure Island
and the new setting/characters really make the book
and the new setting/characters really make the book
Thank you Fierce Reads for sending me this eARC to review!
My Pirates of the Caribbean and Treasure Planet loving heart couldn’t contain the excitement when I was accepted for a early copy of Clash of Steel! I grew up loving sea faring tales and seriously would have quickly said yes to becoming a pirate as a kid so I knew I was going to enjoy this story and I truly did!
It starts off really strong taking place in a small fishing village following Xiang who dreams mostly of impressing her mother, whom she sees so little of but ends up getting a chance to go to a nearby city and hopes to prove herself to her mother. This is where she meets Anh, and one of my favorite characters from this story, who ultimately finds a piece of a treasure map hidden in something near and dear to Xiang. Now Xiang and Anh decide to hunt down this treasure and make a life for themselves, a life that they want and get to choose.
Clash of Steel really had so much to offer! Action and adventure, a FOUND family ( I know we all love that trope), a budding dare I say slow burn romance? Oh and did I forget to mention the one bed and wet clothes scene that I also know we all adore? Lol there wasn’t only action but a lot of heart felt scenes and a lot of betrayal.
This book seriously had a little bit of everything and I really smiled and genuinely enjoyed my time reading it! One thing I think I would have loved to seen expanded a bit was Xiang and her mother’s relationship. She pops up out of no where, says a few likes and then Xiang is off to prove herself to a women I don’t think deserves it, but I guess ultimately that was the point.
My Pirates of the Caribbean and Treasure Planet loving heart couldn’t contain the excitement when I was accepted for a early copy of Clash of Steel! I grew up loving sea faring tales and seriously would have quickly said yes to becoming a pirate as a kid so I knew I was going to enjoy this story and I truly did!
It starts off really strong taking place in a small fishing village following Xiang who dreams mostly of impressing her mother, whom she sees so little of but ends up getting a chance to go to a nearby city and hopes to prove herself to her mother. This is where she meets Anh, and one of my favorite characters from this story, who ultimately finds a piece of a treasure map hidden in something near and dear to Xiang. Now Xiang and Anh decide to hunt down this treasure and make a life for themselves, a life that they want and get to choose.
Clash of Steel really had so much to offer! Action and adventure, a FOUND family ( I know we all love that trope), a budding dare I say slow burn romance? Oh and did I forget to mention the one bed and wet clothes scene that I also know we all adore? Lol there wasn’t only action but a lot of heart felt scenes and a lot of betrayal.
This book seriously had a little bit of everything and I really smiled and genuinely enjoyed my time reading it! One thing I think I would have loved to seen expanded a bit was Xiang and her mother’s relationship. She pops up out of no where, says a few likes and then Xiang is off to prove herself to a women I don’t think deserves it, but I guess ultimately that was the point.
adventurous
mysterious
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
bop! perf precursor to the singing hills cycle, too. such a creative and interesting way to do a retelling and i ate this up
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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
Think of a girl power version of goonies meets national treasure! This was an exciting sapphic adventure on the high seas with woman pirates, Asian lead characters and folklore steeped in culture and history. This story was very YA so the romance was there but not spicy and the action was exciting but not to graphic or gory.
I loved the relationships in this story and how raw the contrast between our FMCs family and her found family of pirates was. There was riddles, poems, twists&turns, and of course treasure! But the real treasure isn’t what you’d expect. Highly recommend.
I loved the relationships in this story and how raw the contrast between our FMCs family and her found family of pirates was. There was riddles, poems, twists&turns, and of course treasure! But the real treasure isn’t what you’d expect. Highly recommend.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
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:
Complicated