Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

96 reviews

lisa07xie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

It was so fun to read and such a quick read I couldn't stop reading it! I love Riden and Alosa are so cute I love them! And Alosa is such a queen omg I love her and her crew so much I am so excited for the next book! This book was really fast paced and was captivating!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

denee16's review

adventurous challenging funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book had me giggling and kicking my feet. There are some awful characters (they're pirates so some of them are shit heads) but I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and the story! I had a great time with every page!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction and Child abuse

kfmcf's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.25

Why did she keep getting recaptured for the first third of the book. It was like "she's out - now she's back in - now she's out - now she's back in jail" SO many times. The momentum of the first half of the book was non-existent and I cared so little about anything happening.

Then we get the little reveal of who she really is and that got things on track more so, but there was still so much missing for me. There's the map pieces - that's so cool! That's pirate-y! Give me that! But it was just kind of a backburner MacGuffin. We also didn't get much pirate stuff because she kept getting put back in jail.

I liked the FMC. She was fun. She got a little under my skin with some of her "pick-me" energy of "I'm not like other girls" and "girls are so much better than boys," but it's YA. I get it. I liked her interactions with the MMC as well, but I wish he was given a bit more characterization than just "me broody man." 

I'm going to try my hand at the second book and see if I get a bit more out of it,  because I like this author. Hopefully this book just suffered from the first book exposition syndrome. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

reads_with_lauren's review

adventurous challenging funny fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

kayanoelle's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? Yes

4.0

I didn’t have any expectations going into this so I was positively surprised! Such a fun read! I loved the banter, I loved Alosa, I loved Riden.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Vomit

ofclumsywords's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This story was just as amazing as I remember! The first time I read this book it was in one sitting while at a library with my friend. I was really into YA books at the time (still am, but not as much considering how the YA genre has changed in the last ten years) and this book ticks all the boxes of a great YA book. Alosa is such a fun character, one who knows what she wants and will do anything to get it. She is powerful, snarky, stubborn and so well written. As soon as you meet Alosa you would do anything to join her crew of women who sail across the sea looking for adventure. And the beauty of books is that as the reader you get to follow her on adventures and sail with her on her ship. So far this series is all I’ve read of the author, but I do own many of her other books strictly because of how incredible this book is. I would encourage anyone who misses what the YA genre used to be to pick up this book, you won’t regret it for a single moment. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

huntress's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

booksalacarte's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

 3.4⭐️ 1.5🌶️

Young Adult

Pirates
Adventure

Secrets

Forced Proximity

Fast paced

Slow burn
Magic
Mythical Creatures
Battles

The plot was fast paced and entertaining. I was intrigued by the FMC’s goal and tactics. I enjoyed the humor and internal dialogue.

After reading parade/nautical books in the past, I wish there was a little more of the sea faring details. I wanted to have the essence of life on the water… Instead it felt like they were on land or docked the entire time.

The magic is intriguing and I can’t wait to learn more. I feel like it’s only the tip of the iceberg.

The characters are fun and I enjoy that there are elements being held back. The FMC’s sassiness and grit makes her enjoyable. I even enjoy that she is so cut throat. She has to be as a Pirate Captain. I’m interested to learn more about her upbringing. 

The relationship between the brothers is still a mystery to me, but I like the contradictory nature of the MMC and how he seems to be internally struggling with the pirate way of life. I’m interested to see his development in the next book. 

One issue I had was with the book claiming to be the female equivalent to Jack Sparrow. The FMC is definitely not. I also wish there was a little more world building. The intricacies to how this world works under the Pirate King could have been flushed out more. So much of it seems a little vague.

The other issue I had was the believability that the most feared and skilled in the book were under 20. That an entire crew was so young was just asking too much. It made certain people stick out like a sore thumb, thus completely obvious.

But it was a fun read and I highly suggest it for younger teenage readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Fun

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

bree_h_reads's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape