A review by bexbringsbooks
Married to a Pirate by Athena Rose

3.0

Was this realistic? No. But it said it was fantasy spec fic. Could it have used some more character development? Yes. But I still devoured it in two days. Not sure I agree with the “dark romance” tag. Other than time period typical male possessiveness given that women were literally property, the only real “dark aspect was the violence. It was gratuitous, but not even really descriptive. Not sure how I feel about the fact that I saw every plot twist coming. While it would be nice to think I’m just that observant, I think it was too obvious in the breadcrumbs that were sprinkled. But when it comes down to it, I am a simple woman with simple pleasures. You tell me the male lead is essentially Colin O’Donoghue’s Captain Hook from Once Upon a Time, and I will be reading the story.