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bella_izzy_gabby's review against another edition
Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Rape, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Suicide
joonsmiind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death of parent and Slavery
Minor: Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, and Vomit
readswithmt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Rating: 5/5 ⭐️
Spice: 3/5 🌶
Review/What I Thought: OH MY GOD how do I even put this book into words!!
This bloody book!! It was sooo well written and the plot was just SO good. I won’t say anything about the plot because it’s best to go into this one blind! The plot twist at the end was great and I do know some people didn’t like it but I thought it was executed SO well.
I found myself really engaged with this from the 30% mark onwards and I was just hooked. Really needed to know what was going on! I did struggle at the beginning because I had to get used to the writing style as the book was set in the 1700s but once I was used to it, it wasn’t an issue at all! If you find yourself struggling I encourage you to push through the beginning because the ending is really worth it.
This is a historical romance including pirates (yes pirates). There was a good balance between plot, romance and spice and it was just done so so well! There’s no shortage of tropes in this (included the one bed trope) and again these weren’t overwhelming and just added to the story well. The spice was so good too (I found myself into pirates at the end of this!).
Borrow or Buy? Buy/Borrow. I would personally buy.
Would I Recommend? YES, add it to your TBR!
Would I Re-read? 100% I need the physical copy to annotate
This book does contain triggers, please search up before reading
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping
vicktorea's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
(this is going to be a very scattered review as i just finished this and haven't fully collected my thoughts but anyway) i really enjoyed this!! it was my first ever historical romance and i loved the action and adventure (pirate romances might be a new thing for me [esp if the FMC is a pirate herself!]) along with the FMC (Bennett) and her fierceness - she didn't feel pretentious or annoying!
this was super sexy but also super dark throughout various points of the story (see CWs above).
also, Priest 🥵🔥
This was the first book I've read from Pam Godwin and I'm excited to read more (hopefully she writes more pirate romances 🤞🏽).
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
deesquared's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Slavery, Torture, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts
atinybitbookish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Body horror, Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Slavery, Death of parent, and Confinement
megatza's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery and Trafficking
lea_talisa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Suicide, Death of parent, Rape, and Sexual content
Moderate: Confinement, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Slavery, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Vomit
Minor: Pregnancy
littlemaggiemae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Gore, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Suicide attempt
alyssa_dorene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Gore, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Colonisation and Slavery
Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent