A review by 33p3barpercent
The Pirate Next Door by Jennifer Ashley

3.0

This is an earlier Jennifer Ashley that's just been rereleased in ebook form, and since I love her McKenzie series, I snatched this one right up. Her writing in the McKenzie series is beautiful and her characterizations are even better. During my reading of this one, I was surprised how much her writing has grown and evolved in just a few years. That's not to say that The Pirate Next Door is bad by any means--it has all the JA trademarks: witty and smart heroine, dashing hero, intrigue and action, plus humor--but you can tell she hasn't hit her writing stride yet. Her storytelling and scenes are not as tight or as fluid as they are in later books. Parts of this story are ridiculous, but it's about regency pirates, so, really, it's not like you're going for historical accuracy in the first place. But if you're hard up for a JA fix and like pirates and a good time, this one's not a bad candidate.