A review by ktc8
Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long

5.0

this was great and so easy to consume! the entire ride was steady and i enjoyed watching the world expand as it went along, the magic, the lore, the places, and the subversion of the some of the typical pirate themed stories like a winter sea and badass women everywhere, etc.! the lore was absolutely the best part and putting magic and pirates together is soooo good. mary was a great protagonist and i warmed up to loving all of the characters dearly even some Traitors who will not be named and i adored samuel by the end what big teddy bear!!

i really liked her use of informative pre-chapter paragraphs that helped world build without having to have characters spell it out for you, upgraded this book fs.

i have been such a fan of this author since following her on tiktok and her taste in books is immaculate so ofc her writing is too, i liked hall of smoke but this one absolutely is probably my favorite book of the year so far i just really enjoyed sitting in the world and listened to many pirate themed ambience playlists to really continue the mood. can i say cozy vibes about pirates? idk i am saying it. anyways, im so glad i picked this one up <3