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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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:
Yes
This was so good! I’ve been sailing through this series (pun intended). Bird is an interesting character, and strangely relatable. I’ve been reading the non-YA version of this series, but I didn’t see it on the book list here. I love all the trouble she gets into and all her messy relationships. I wish it were spicier, but the plot is interesting enough to keep me reading. I’m currently on book 3 and catching up my reviews.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Like many others, I wanted so badly to love this book. Unfortunately, I found it lackluster and had parts I felt I didn't want to continue onto the future books
First the good:
1) one of the best parts is the author's handling of the MC's relationship with alcohol. I felt it was one of the most grounded/realistic parts of the novel.
2) the setting is fun. It's interesting and I want more types of books with these ideas! Futuristic pirates!
The meh:
1) the pacing was quick to the point that I felt the plot points were more happenstance/jumping from one to another without a lot of cohesion or feeling of the protag pushing the plot forward. Things happened to her. She didn't advance the plot imo
2) the MC. I understand she is meant to be flawed and it is clear throughout the series she is meant to grow, but I found her constant lack of skills and constant bad decision making unrealistic for her age (yes, teenagers do risky things sometimes. But i don't find her behaviours representative of the vast majority of teens) and life circumstance. I wanted to root for her and I didn't get enough to do that. People can be flawed and also sometimes have useful skills.
The bad:
1) this series was a "don't keep reading" partially because of the consent issues. I don't consider the smut consensual (you can get a version without it though). It's also made clear that the love interest is non-white Hispanic (in a future society way) and the MC is white. At times, especially because of their constant bickering, the relationship felt all physical, with which the racial dynamics (which are even mentioned) it felt like fetishization. Especially with her classic white girl issue moments (I.e. "I never saw you as... )
I got the sense the author was intentionally making her challenge the way she viewed race, but that the physical fetishization wasn't intentional because it wasn't challenged and supposed to be part of the spice.
All in all, I may give this author another try in the future but I won't pick back up this series.
First the good:
1) one of the best parts is the author's handling of the MC's relationship with alcohol. I felt it was one of the most grounded/realistic parts of the novel.
2) the setting is fun. It's interesting and I want more types of books with these ideas! Futuristic pirates!
The meh:
1) the pacing was quick to the point that I felt the plot points were more happenstance/jumping from one to another without a lot of cohesion or feeling of the protag pushing the plot forward. Things happened to her. She didn't advance the plot imo
2) the MC. I understand she is meant to be flawed and it is clear throughout the series she is meant to grow, but I found her constant lack of skills and constant bad decision making unrealistic for her age (yes, teenagers do risky things sometimes. But i don't find her behaviours representative of the vast majority of teens) and life circumstance. I wanted to root for her and I didn't get enough to do that. People can be flawed and also sometimes have useful skills.
The bad:
1) this series was a "don't keep reading" partially because of the consent issues. I don't consider the smut consensual (you can get a version without it though). It's also made clear that the love interest is non-white Hispanic (in a future society way) and the MC is white. At times, especially because of their constant bickering, the relationship felt all physical, with which the racial dynamics (which are even mentioned) it felt like fetishization. Especially with her classic white girl issue moments (I.e. "I never saw you as... )
I got the sense the author was intentionally making her challenge the way she viewed race, but that the physical fetishization wasn't intentional because it wasn't challenged and supposed to be part of the spice.
All in all, I may give this author another try in the future but I won't pick back up this series.
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
adventurous
emotional
funny
You may have seen the funny videos bu the author, poking fun at fantasy/romantasy tropes.. this is the first book of hers that I've read, and I'm looking forward to more! One cool thing is that she has to versions - a spicy version (pretty low spice, mostly fantasies of one character about another), and a YA version.
Pirates! Post-apocalyptic. Bird is not a reliable person.. she drinks too much, she just got expelled from school, and she's landed herself in a load of trouble.. escaping with her friend, Sargo, on his boat.. and they land in more trouble than they started in. Did I mention pirates?
Super fun. Short and fast paced.
Pirates! Post-apocalyptic. Bird is not a reliable person.. she drinks too much, she just got expelled from school, and she's landed herself in a load of trouble.. escaping with her friend, Sargo, on his boat.. and they land in more trouble than they started in. Did I mention pirates?
Super fun. Short and fast paced.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Great world building. Lots of good action and descriptions of sailing. The plot developments are often unexpected. An entertaining read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence
Minor: Sexual content, Pandemic/Epidemic
This feels like a YA vook with smut thrown in. The heroine feels like she's 14 yo, and not 19, although even at this age most teenagers have more common sense than she does.
Galf of the points were lost due to the book ending abruptly, without closing any loose ends or even a conclusion of an arc. I just hate when books end at the middle of the plot, as if they were a chapter.
Galf of the points were lost due to the book ending abruptly, without closing any loose ends or even a conclusion of an arc. I just hate when books end at the middle of the plot, as if they were a chapter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, Alcohol
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm fairly sure I enjoyed this? But unfortunately it fell out of my head basically immediately, and I started the next book then just didn't have any drive to finish it.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes