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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF at 32%
As I was explaining this book to a friend, I realized more and more that everything that happened was nonsense and I didn’t enjoy any of it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
As I was explaining this book to a friend, I realized more and more that everything that happened was nonsense and I didn’t enjoy any of it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I think the only thing that kept me from really loving this book was the pacing. It had historical fiction pacing, even if there was fantasy-level action in certain scenes. When I realized that the whole book took place over the course of about 3 months, it kind of took the wind out of my sails like “wow, we really haven’t accomplished all that much, have we?”
Things I loved: main cast full of queer characters of color, found family, challenging racism and sexism even when it has only the briefest mention, brutal fight scenes.
Things I didn’t like: pacing/timeline (notable particularly when it comes to injuries that the characters sustain and seemingly shake off), Florián’s character, not really getting to know a lot of the cast (Lennox, Elizabeth, Anne, and more).
{Thank you Simon & Schuster for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review; all thoughts are my own}
Things I loved: main cast full of queer characters of color, found family, challenging racism and sexism even when it has only the briefest mention, brutal fight scenes.
Things I didn’t like: pacing/timeline (notable particularly when it comes to injuries that the characters sustain and seemingly shake off), Florián’s character, not really getting to know a lot of the cast (Lennox, Elizabeth, Anne, and more).
{Thank you Simon & Schuster for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review; all thoughts are my own}
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Pregnancy
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Jacquotte Delahaye was a real woman with a light footprint, unlike other female pirates of her era. Not much is known about her other than she was born to a French diplomat and a Haitian slave. In her debut novel, Briony Cameron imagines a life for Jacquotte, building a work of historical fiction that is filled with opportunity and heartbreak.
I loved Jacquotte's character - her groundbreaking decisions for equity and social justice at a time and in a place where there was little of that happening. I struggled with the depictions of violence - this is, after all, a pirate story, and the author does not mince her descriptions. Overall, this was a solid read and I can't wait to see what might come next from Briony Cameron!
I loved Jacquotte's character - her groundbreaking decisions for equity and social justice at a time and in a place where there was little of that happening. I struggled with the depictions of violence - this is, after all, a pirate story, and the author does not mince her descriptions. Overall, this was a solid read and I can't wait to see what might come next from Briony Cameron!
fast-paced
adventurous
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This reminded me of early sensationalist novels packed with unrealistic gripping action and purposeful hyperbole. With every passing battle the MC Jacquotte may lose another digit, but there's ten, right, so no big deal? No matter how many times she is shot or stabbed she is ready for the next battle or tsunami, like today. She can build a massive ship from the ground up and repair them while they are sinking in a storm. I lost count of the number of languages she speaks, but she can translate for everyone. She strangles grown men with her thighs and guts them with her cutlass like fish. Seriously folks, this is who you want to sit with at lunchtime.
adventurous
emotional
fast-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