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A review by az_makro
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I liked this book. It arrived when I was sick and that led to me having the entire day to read this book. It took me only two sittings to finish. Fast-paced? Heck, yeah. Funny lines? Oh, please. Enemies-to-lovers? Eh, of course.
I only wished their romance would have developed even further.
But do I really like the book?
Similar to The Spanish Love Deception this book too has multiple tropes such as the one-bed-trope and they do not seem forced and flowed well into the plot.
Still, the book just is not too tier…
Further thoughts during my reread:
„He looks as though he’s built out of solid muscle, but I beg I could take him were I not locked up.“ (pg. 225)
Flaws of the characters a main focus: No. and that is simply because the protagonist just doesn’t have any.
While rereading the book I figured Alosa (protagonist) is way too powerful. She just has it all. The talk, the walk, the hair. No, seriously she is able to do anything she wants and she spends way to much time telling the reader she could do that, if she only wanted to, but couldn’t because oh well it’s all part of a bigger plan. She has no weaknesses and is undefeatable. Comments like „I am always the one in control“ (pg. 185) or „being half siren makes me dangerous“ lead me to decreasing the rating by -1 star. It just started to bother me. The book is still a fun read, just a little boring on that behalf.
The invulnerable Alosa is really starting to get on my nerves. Like it is actually bad.
Furthermore, Alosa always says she hates being her siren self and had deep trauma towards that. But then when she uses her abilities all is suddenly fine…
I only wished their romance would have developed even further.
But do I really like the book?
Similar to The Spanish Love Deception this book too has multiple tropes such as the one-bed-trope and they do not seem forced and flowed well into the plot.
Still, the book just is not too tier…
Further thoughts during my reread:
„He looks as though he’s built out of solid muscle, but I beg I could take him were I not locked up.“ (pg. 225)
Flaws of the characters a main focus: No. and that is simply because the protagonist just doesn’t have any.
While rereading the book I figured Alosa (protagonist) is way too powerful. She just has it all. The talk, the walk, the hair. No, seriously she is able to do anything she wants and she spends way to much time telling the reader she could do that, if she only wanted to, but couldn’t because oh well it’s all part of a bigger plan. She has no weaknesses and is undefeatable. Comments like „I am always the one in control“ (pg. 185) or „being half siren makes me dangerous“ lead me to decreasing the rating by -1 star. It just started to bother me. The book is still a fun read, just a little boring on that behalf.
The invulnerable Alosa is really starting to get on my nerves. Like it is actually bad.
Furthermore, Alosa always says she hates being her siren self and had deep trauma towards that. But then when she uses her abilities all is suddenly fine…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, and Blood