Reviews with content warning for Sexual violence - Daughter of the Pirate King

Thank you to Pushkin Press and Netgalley for the review copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not change my opinion in anyway.

I had high expectations of Daughter of the Pirate King. I've always loved pirates and I do love Pirates of the Carribean. However this book did not live up to it.

Alossa lets herself get kidnapped by this pirate crew to retrieve a map. But she finds a little more than she bargained for in her captor Riden.

And if that doesn't sound like a recipe for a romance I don't know what does. A lot of my problem with this book is regarding the romance. Not only are they violent towards one another, Riden lets his brother take her to hurt and rape her. I don't know how that is suppose to make a good basis for a relationship.

A lot of the moments in the first three quarter are the book are also there to serve for the romance. Riden taking a prisoner in his room is just bloody stupid. Letting a prisoner walk around your ship for multiple nights to see what she is up to is even worse. I'm sorry but in that regard these were a bunch of stupid vanilla pirates. Everything is worked around to fit for the romance and making Alossa seem super great. It is obnoxious in every way.

Lets not talk about the world building because there isn't much there.

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regulusisalive's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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wizardingwisteria's review

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emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

The cover, the back blurb, and all the quotes posted all over the covers promised an adventure and the actual story was far from an adventure. Very vauge and non specific spoilers ahead.

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Alosa is a prisoner for an overwhelming majority of this book. She becomes imprisoned on page six, is breifly freed for a page or two late in the book, becomes someone else's prisioner, and is transferred back into the custody of her first captors. She is not fully free until page 280. There were some good action moments spotted throughout where Alosa was able to explore a bit but she spends most of the book in a cell.

I was disappointed in the lack of adventure. I kept reading because I found the romance interesting despite the fact that its pretty shallow. I really wanted to enjoy this book but the plot was hard to forgive at times.

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lisaandthebooks's review

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I read this book in a day and I enjoyed it. I have never read a book about pirates before but it was cool.
There were no big surprises or plot twist (except for one unexpected thing which I didn't like). I did really like the main characters though.

It was pretty average in my opinion but I still had a great time reading it and I will definitely be reading the second book.

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maggie_hamel's review

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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kqlon's review

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adventurous challenging funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

It felt like I was reading a child’s book. The main character was too perfect in a way which made the story feel “unrealistic” and didn’t really ever make me feel any sort of rush. Despite it all, it was an enjoyable, lighthearted read and I recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a quick read.

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