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justinkhchen's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
**Historical Romance Readathon 2021 | Bingo Board Prompts: Different Social Class / New to Me Author / Published Before 2000 / Used Book **
A witty, sharply written high sea escapade that is heavy on character and light on adventure; even though its simple plot can be oddly difficult to untangle at times, A Pirate of Her Own still manage to provide the superficial, sensationalist fun I was craving, thanks to the headstrong heroine, sincere hero, and the well established sexual tension.
Kinley MacGregor (AKA Sherrilyn Kenyon) has a flair for conjuring picture-perfect scene and biting banter, which manages to compensate for the shortcoming of A Pirate of Her Own's narrative: a revenge plot limping to its conclusion, a kooky third act conflict involving hastily-introduced new characters we don't care about, but perhaps the silliest of them all, the first 'plot twist' being spoiled by the book's own title and synopsis—the hero's pirate past isn't revealed until 1/3 into the book. The lack of clear understanding and articulation between 'privateer' and 'pirate' not only ruins the surprise, but also adds confusion to characters' action.
In the blurb on the back of the book, "He is the Sea Wolf, a dreaded pirate who stops English navy ships and free impressed American sailors." the word pirate should be replaced with privateer to make that statement conceptually correct.
Despite its problem-ridden narrative, and the uncertainty whether its screwball comedy quality is intentional or accidental, I still manage to find joy reading the simmering romantic relationship between Serenity (cringey name, and here sisters are Honor and Chastity...) and Morgan. A Pirate of Her Own might be the first 'so bad it's good' historical romance I've read thus far.
**Historical Romance Readathon 2021 | Bingo Board Prompts: Different Social Class / New to Me Author / Published Before 2000 / Used Book **
A witty, sharply written high sea escapade that is heavy on character and light on adventure; even though its simple plot can be oddly difficult to untangle at times, A Pirate of Her Own still manage to provide the superficial, sensationalist fun I was craving, thanks to the headstrong heroine, sincere hero, and the well established sexual tension.
Kinley MacGregor (AKA Sherrilyn Kenyon) has a flair for conjuring picture-perfect scene and biting banter, which manages to compensate for the shortcoming of A Pirate of Her Own's narrative: a revenge plot limping to its conclusion, a kooky third act conflict involving hastily-introduced new characters we don't care about, but perhaps the silliest of them all, the first 'plot twist' being spoiled by the book's own title and synopsis—the hero's pirate past isn't revealed until 1/3 into the book. The lack of clear understanding and articulation between 'privateer' and 'pirate' not only ruins the surprise, but also adds confusion to characters' action.
In the blurb on the back of the book, "He is the Sea Wolf, a dreaded pirate who stops English navy ships and free impressed American sailors." the word pirate should be replaced with privateer to make that statement conceptually correct.
Despite its problem-ridden narrative, and the uncertainty whether its screwball comedy quality is intentional or accidental, I still manage to find joy reading the simmering romantic relationship between Serenity (cringey name, and here sisters are Honor and Chastity...) and Morgan. A Pirate of Her Own might be the first 'so bad it's good' historical romance I've read thus far.
romancejunkie1025's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars cute fast read with great plot and fun characters
colorfulleo92's review against another edition
1.0
Nope not a book for me. Sadly very few pirates books seem to be working for me
kriff08's review against another edition
3.0
Good fun historical romance. Found I wanted a bit more action going on but overall the characters were interesting and kept me entertained.
amandacole's review against another edition
2.0
Started out ok, but got worse. Not a fan of this overly simplistic style. The characters are very confused about lust vs love and I'm also not sure why the women formulated such a dumb plan to try and trick Morgan into marrying Serenity. Overall not my favorite.
lpcoolgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book, and that he has 3 names, his real one, and his sea nicknames, the Sea Dog, and his pirate one, and his reaction to their son, and the friend she makes, just loved this book!!!
jacqueline1989's review against another edition
5.0
God what a romantic story!
Honestly, while I love any and all Sherri novels, some are stronger than others in the emotional story. A Pirate of Her Own contains the story of Morgan Drake and Serenity James, with the subplot that forces the two together being one surrounded by Serenity's published article about The Sea Wolf- who is Morgan and his activities around freeing impressed Americans from the British.
Angered over being outed, and fearing for her safety at the hands on his enemies, Morgan's friend Jake abducts Serenity and places her on Morgan's ship. Stuck with him on his voyage to Santa Maria, the two's "falling-in-love" story is so entertaining. Serenity is headstrong and stubborn, a woman uncommon in her own time and a romantic dreamer to boot. Morgan is a man of the world, having a dramatic emotional past, and is as stubborn as Serenity.
While the actual subplot is practically nonexistent, being bypassed quickly in the plot, the emotional story between Morgan and Serenity is so heartwarming, with tons of laughs and endearing character scenes. Typical though it is, Sherri's outdone herself once again!
Another 5-stars!!!
Honestly, while I love any and all Sherri novels, some are stronger than others in the emotional story. A Pirate of Her Own contains the story of Morgan Drake and Serenity James, with the subplot that forces the two together being one surrounded by Serenity's published article about The Sea Wolf- who is Morgan and his activities around freeing impressed Americans from the British.
Angered over being outed, and fearing for her safety at the hands on his enemies, Morgan's friend Jake abducts Serenity and places her on Morgan's ship. Stuck with him on his voyage to Santa Maria, the two's "falling-in-love" story is so entertaining. Serenity is headstrong and stubborn, a woman uncommon in her own time and a romantic dreamer to boot. Morgan is a man of the world, having a dramatic emotional past, and is as stubborn as Serenity.
While the actual subplot is practically nonexistent, being bypassed quickly in the plot, the emotional story between Morgan and Serenity is so heartwarming, with tons of laughs and endearing character scenes. Typical though it is, Sherri's outdone herself once again!
Another 5-stars!!!
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