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jocyavega's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
relaxing
tense
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
4.0
It's quite a good book, I enjoyed the characters and how we're slowly realizing the curse that has been placed upon the assassin and what it's going to take to lift it. I love the three tasks adventure and how it brings back memories of the old school fantasy books and how they all had a three part adventure the heroes had to go throughout the book.
The settings throughout are amazing, and fit well within the world. All the places we encounter have their own special things about them that make them unique and interesting to the plot. The magic as well! The magic feels natural and unnatural as well but in the good way.
All the characters you meet along the way add greatly to the story itself, and I'm glad that there's a good amount of characters coming and going cause it makes the book interesting!
The main characters are a fun duo. While there are moment where it feel too much in how they can't seem to understand each other because of their stubbornness, overall it works great and watching them grow close was lovely.
Overall it's a great fantasy read about pirates, magic, and adventuring.
The settings throughout are amazing, and fit well within the world. All the places we encounter have their own special things about them that make them unique and interesting to the plot. The magic as well! The magic feels natural and unnatural as well but in the good way.
All the characters you meet along the way add greatly to the story itself, and I'm glad that there's a good amount of characters coming and going cause it makes the book interesting!
The main characters are a fun duo. While there are moment where it feel too much in how they can't seem to understand each other because of their stubbornness, overall it works great and watching them grow close was lovely.
Overall it's a great fantasy read about pirates, magic, and adventuring.
ivorypalaceprincess's review against another edition
5.0
What to even say about this lovely little volume?
It's imperfect, I won't pretend it's not. It's not a deep book or profound or life changing. But it's also exactly what my messy, imperfect heart needs. It's quirky and character driven, just a touch funny, a little wistful, and full of heart and warmth.
I didn't think I was going to like Ananna at first but the more I got to know her, the more I saw myself in her- a girl who just wants to be loved for who she is, but doesn't think she's anything special worth loving. I'd sail anywhere with her and it was a pleasure to go along with her for her adventures. The book is told from her perspective, in her own unique voice, and it's charming and heartwarming and perfect
Naji is a pure, grumpy bean. I had no idea what to make of him at first, but he holds my heart. And I can see why he holds Ananna's
I personally liked the romance. I thought the "unrequited love" angle was done especially well. But I can also see others who might not like it. So if you're not in the mood for a hint of drama, maybe skip this one. But Naji and Ananna make a great couple- I love how their relationship is enemies to unlikely allies to friends to partners to lovers. It's so natural and beautiful
The plot is fun and well paced. I wasn't really able to guess where the story was going but never felt jarred by anything. It all made sense and flowed naturally
And the end? It made me laugh and cry and was *so perfect* I can't imagine it ending any other way
There is some strong language (each of the two parts has one use of the f-word along with Ananna using the s-word every few chapters and d--- nearly every chapter). There's also some sexual content (two sex scenes that are very low-key and easy to skim, one that got steamy but was cut off, and some talk about sex). There's also a same-sex relationship between two side characters and some very heavy magic :3
Overall, I adored this book. So. Much. I'm sad it's over :/ But I'll definitely be revisiting it again because I'm not ready to say goodbye ❤️
It's imperfect, I won't pretend it's not. It's not a deep book or profound or life changing. But it's also exactly what my messy, imperfect heart needs. It's quirky and character driven, just a touch funny, a little wistful, and full of heart and warmth.
I didn't think I was going to like Ananna at first but the more I got to know her, the more I saw myself in her- a girl who just wants to be loved for who she is, but doesn't think she's anything special worth loving. I'd sail anywhere with her and it was a pleasure to go along with her for her adventures. The book is told from her perspective, in her own unique voice, and it's charming and heartwarming and perfect
Naji is a pure, grumpy bean. I had no idea what to make of him at first, but he holds my heart. And I can see why he holds Ananna's
I personally liked the romance. I thought the "unrequited love" angle was done especially well. But I can also see others who might not like it. So if you're not in the mood for a hint of drama, maybe skip this one. But Naji and Ananna make a great couple- I love how their relationship is enemies to unlikely allies to friends to partners to lovers. It's so natural and beautiful
The plot is fun and well paced. I wasn't really able to guess where the story was going but never felt jarred by anything. It all made sense and flowed naturally
And the end? It made me laugh and cry and was *so perfect* I can't imagine it ending any other way
There is some strong language (each of the two parts has one use of the f-word along with Ananna using the s-word every few chapters and d--- nearly every chapter). There's also some sexual content (two sex scenes that are very low-key and easy to skim, one that got steamy but was cut off, and some talk about sex). There's also a same-sex relationship between two side characters and some very heavy magic :3
Overall, I adored this book. So. Much. I'm sad it's over :/ But I'll definitely be revisiting it again because I'm not ready to say goodbye ❤️
abookishbginning's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
4.5
isabelgrace's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? No
4.0
juliewrayh's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book -- the heroine is strong when she needs to be, independent enough to get things done, but also willing to get help when she needs it.
Ananna of the Tanarau is a pirate born girl whose parents are about to marry her off to the handsome son of another pirate family. The man has three strikes against him already: Ananna wants to be a ship captain, not marry one; he is too pretty to be trustworthy; and his mother already hates Ananna.
So she does what any self-respecting pirate girl would do. Steals a camel and escapes.
Unfortunately, the family she did not marry into carries a big grudge, and hires an assassin.
Fortunately, Ananna saves his life and activates a curse that binds them together.
A lot of sailing, magic and danger later, I'm ready for the next installment of this girl's adventures! Onward to Magic of Wind and Mist.
Ananna of the Tanarau is a pirate born girl whose parents are about to marry her off to the handsome son of another pirate family. The man has three strikes against him already: Ananna wants to be a ship captain, not marry one; he is too pretty to be trustworthy; and his mother already hates Ananna.
So she does what any self-respecting pirate girl would do. Steals a camel and escapes.
Unfortunately, the family she did not marry into carries a big grudge, and hires an assassin.
Fortunately, Ananna saves his life and activates a curse that binds them together.
A lot of sailing, magic and danger later, I'm ready for the next installment of this girl's adventures! Onward to Magic of Wind and Mist.
jxdiereads's review against another edition
4.0
Although I'm pretty sure I was too dumb to understand the magic system, I truly loved this story. It never got boring, so I didn't want to stop reading. It made me feel as if I was in the story.
I immediately liked the mc, Ananna. She is fierce and funny.
The slow burn romance was very well written! There were so many times where I felt just as mad or hurt or happy as the characters.
But because I sometimes didn't have any clue what was going on (because I'm dumb like that), I rate this duology 4 stars.
I immediately liked the mc, Ananna. She is fierce and funny.
The slow burn romance was very well written! There were so many times where I felt just as mad or hurt or happy as the characters.
But because I sometimes didn't have any clue what was going on (because I'm dumb like that), I rate this duology 4 stars.
steffandbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? It's complicated
3.75
I don’t know, I kind of expected something different and not gonna lie, had a hard time with that southern accent writing, because I‘m not native. And I felt like the two main characters had no chemistry… just my opinion though 🤷🏼♀️
marycato's review against another edition
3.0
Ok so you see the thing is I had like super high expectations for these books, and yeah they were ok, but not nearly as good as I was expecting them to be. The book starts off full throttle, our main character is forced into marriage and she don't like it so she peaces out. And, understandably, this makes the other family mad. So, being reasonable, they send an assassin to kill her. Yep
And so she just so happens to save his life, yeah the life of a man literally right about to kill her, and they're suddenly bonded. Just like that. No real explanation. Just bam. Lives tied together. And the rest of the book(s) is about them traveling about trying to get rid of this curse, which by the way is an impossible curse. Now, the adventures they have is pretty fun and interesting, and there are lots of creative elements that are within this part of the story. Now my main problem is this: the curse they have is supposed to be impossible to break, but they really don't have that much trouble breaking said curse. I would have liked to see a bit more struggle and character growth.
But yeah, overall I give this series a 3.5 because honestly I did like it, I just was let down because I had expectations that this book didn't meet
And so she just so happens to save his life, yeah the life of a man literally right about to kill her, and they're suddenly bonded. Just like that. No real explanation. Just bam. Lives tied together. And the rest of the book(s) is about them traveling about trying to get rid of this curse, which by the way is an impossible curse. Now, the adventures they have is pretty fun and interesting, and there are lots of creative elements that are within this part of the story. Now my main problem is this: the curse they have is supposed to be impossible to break, but they really don't have that much trouble breaking said curse. I would have liked to see a bit more struggle and character growth.
But yeah, overall I give this series a 3.5 because honestly I did like it, I just was let down because I had expectations that this book didn't meet