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A review by kylielovesbooks
Crossbones by Kimberly Vale
4.0
Thank you Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This was a really fun pirate adventure. It starts out with a bang with main character Csilla about to be hanged because she's a pirate. She obviously gets saved (otherwise she wouldn't be a main character) and it really takes off from there. We have 3 POVs. Csilla, captain of her ship, Kane, captain of his ship and Loreli, just a girl from a port city...or is she?
I really liked having these 3 POVs. I feel they were all necessary to tell the whole story and I looked forward to each of their parts. Csilla was kind of unsure of herself as everyone thought the ship would go to her older sister Rhoda when their grandmother passed away. She wanted to keep her crew together and loyal to her even though she wasn't the obvious pick for captian. Kane was kind of the broody, tall, dark and handsome, mysterious character with a dark past but trying to be someone different. Loreli always wanted to leave her town, but couldn't because her mother was "crazy" and talked to invisible voices. I think Loreli was my favorite character.
When the pirate king dies without any heirs, the captains of each ship compete in these trials to determine which one will be the next pirate king (or queen, but there has never been a queen). The trials start around the halfway point in the book. The lead up to the trials really sets the groundwork of which characters really want the crown, which may want to work with others, who to stay away from. It gives them all a good background. The trials themselves are fun and brutal (which sounds like a strange combination). They aren't really "trials" so much as a treasure hunt to find the 4 pieces of the key that will open the chest containing the crown.
There were twists and turns and gods and goddesses. Funny characters, scary characters. Everything that makes for a good pirate story, so if you are into pirates, definitely check this one out!
This was a really fun pirate adventure. It starts out with a bang with main character Csilla about to be hanged because she's a pirate. She obviously gets saved (otherwise she wouldn't be a main character) and it really takes off from there. We have 3 POVs. Csilla, captain of her ship, Kane, captain of his ship and Loreli, just a girl from a port city...or is she?
I really liked having these 3 POVs. I feel they were all necessary to tell the whole story and I looked forward to each of their parts. Csilla was kind of unsure of herself as everyone thought the ship would go to her older sister Rhoda when their grandmother passed away. She wanted to keep her crew together and loyal to her even though she wasn't the obvious pick for captian. Kane was kind of the broody, tall, dark and handsome, mysterious character with a dark past but trying to be someone different. Loreli always wanted to leave her town, but couldn't because her mother was "crazy" and talked to invisible voices. I think Loreli was my favorite character.
When the pirate king dies without any heirs, the captains of each ship compete in these trials to determine which one will be the next pirate king (or queen, but there has never been a queen). The trials start around the halfway point in the book. The lead up to the trials really sets the groundwork of which characters really want the crown, which may want to work with others, who to stay away from. It gives them all a good background. The trials themselves are fun and brutal (which sounds like a strange combination). They aren't really "trials" so much as a treasure hunt to find the 4 pieces of the key that will open the chest containing the crown.
There were twists and turns and gods and goddesses. Funny characters, scary characters. Everything that makes for a good pirate story, so if you are into pirates, definitely check this one out!