A review by delia
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What can I say? I love piracy. I also love slow-burns and enemies-to-lovers.

I do wish there was a little more diversity in the characters, both in their backgrounds and their characterizations. I feel like more variety would help Riden stand out more. It also might have helped highlight the complexities of politics at sea.

Alosa being half-siren was also not that well done, imo. I wish it was either known to the reader from the start, or been brought forward more somehow as key to the plot. It may be improtant yet, but within the context of this book, you don't really care about sirens until you realize Alosa is one. You aren't even sure that they're real the way Alosa speaks about them. Without that sort of tension or build up, the reveal falls a bit flat.


That said, it's only book one. If you like pirates and you like a good slow-burn romance, this'll do the job well.
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