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breadedbookpages's review
4.0
Very fun adventurous about a gay prince who gets kidnapped and the gay pirate who falls for him. Didn't like the ableism.
hartd's review
4.0
I've really liked all of this author's work so far, and I love pirates, so I was very excited to read this book. I enjoyed it a lot.
Gavin's father, the king, sends him on a diplomatic mission to a neighboring kingdom. The king insists that Gavin travel in disguise, which makes his trip much more dangerous. He very quickly becomes the prisoner of a notorious pirate, Marcas Drake, and they have a series of adventures together.
It's set in a fantasy world, with light (but adequate) world-building. There's a good amount of action, and it's all very exciting. But the book mostly focuses on how Gavin and Marcas change over the course of their adventures: on their feelings about each other, about their families, and about their hopes for the future. They're both somewhat introspective, and the romance is slow and sweet, and not really lust-driven, although they are attracted to each other from the start. I couldn't predict how they would find their happy ending, and it was great to see them reach it together.
Gavin's father, the king, sends him on a diplomatic mission to a neighboring kingdom. The king insists that Gavin travel in disguise, which makes his trip much more dangerous. He very quickly becomes the prisoner of a notorious pirate, Marcas Drake, and they have a series of adventures together.
It's set in a fantasy world, with light (but adequate) world-building. There's a good amount of action, and it's all very exciting. But the book mostly focuses on how Gavin and Marcas change over the course of their adventures: on their feelings about each other, about their families, and about their hopes for the future. They're both somewhat introspective, and the romance is slow and sweet, and not really lust-driven, although they are attracted to each other from the start. I couldn't predict how they would find their happy ending, and it was great to see them reach it together.
wisecraic's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
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
3.5
swamphag's review
3.0
This was a saucy, often explicit, tale of a Prince getting kidnapped by and falling for a pirate. There was a bit of a slow start to set up the book, but the pace picks up fairly quickly.
Nine Star Press lists this under the Historical Fiction genere, but Cooper’s site lists this as Fantasy. If you’re not into SciFi/Fantasy I can assure you that you won’t even notice that it is Fantasy. It was more of a new world based off of pirates and royalty than anything stereotypically thought of when the word Fantasy comes up. I’d say if you want a pirate romance you should look into this.
Pirates aren’t really my thing (probably because I’m a historian and read about real pirates, which makes you not want to read about them having sex with anyone), but I have to say that I really enjoyed this. It was believable that the prince would get involved with a pirate despite them being from two different worlds. That’s an important part of writing that I feel gets ignored a lot, so I like to give kudos when books pull it off.
This didn’t bother me, but this might be a let down if you want a bit of pirate world-building. You get a vague sense of this world, but the book is focused more on getting Marcas and Gavin from point A to point B (both geographically and romantically). If you’re looking for something that has more of the inner workings of a ship or piracy I’d say this isn’t for you, but if you’re more into the idea of 'a pirate and prince together' than accouterments, then I’d say go for it.
The plot wasn’t super involved or super deep, but I mean it’s a pirate romance. He goes in and plunders and carries a sword. I liked the characters and I liked the romance and the traipsing around in a boat, and didn’t really care what else was going on to be honest. Usually I like more novelesque books but this worked for me. There was enough plot to fill your imagination and put a backdrop to their romance.
The only thing I didn’t really like about this book was Marcas’ sister. She was annoying and every time she showed up I totally understood why Marcas was trying to avoid her. I understand that she was a plot catalyst but I was like GO AWAY ALREADY.
Originally posted at justlovereviews.com
Nine Star Press lists this under the Historical Fiction genere, but Cooper’s site lists this as Fantasy. If you’re not into SciFi/Fantasy I can assure you that you won’t even notice that it is Fantasy. It was more of a new world based off of pirates and royalty than anything stereotypically thought of when the word Fantasy comes up. I’d say if you want a pirate romance you should look into this.
Pirates aren’t really my thing (probably because I’m a historian and read about real pirates, which makes you not want to read about them having sex with anyone), but I have to say that I really enjoyed this. It was believable that the prince would get involved with a pirate despite them being from two different worlds. That’s an important part of writing that I feel gets ignored a lot, so I like to give kudos when books pull it off.
This didn’t bother me, but this might be a let down if you want a bit of pirate world-building. You get a vague sense of this world, but the book is focused more on getting Marcas and Gavin from point A to point B (both geographically and romantically). If you’re looking for something that has more of the inner workings of a ship or piracy I’d say this isn’t for you, but if you’re more into the idea of 'a pirate and prince together' than accouterments, then I’d say go for it.
The plot wasn’t super involved or super deep, but I mean it’s a pirate romance. He goes in and plunders and carries a sword. I liked the characters and I liked the romance and the traipsing around in a boat, and didn’t really care what else was going on to be honest. Usually I like more novelesque books but this worked for me. There was enough plot to fill your imagination and put a backdrop to their romance.
The only thing I didn’t really like about this book was Marcas’ sister. She was annoying and every time she showed up I totally understood why Marcas was trying to avoid her. I understand that she was a plot catalyst but I was like GO AWAY ALREADY.
Originally posted at justlovereviews.com
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