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Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin

14 reviews

sniderbeebooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-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

5.0

** Changed from 4.0 to 5.0 stars for the unforgettable aspects of this incredible story. 

The best thing about Sea of Ruin is the writing. Hands down. Pam Godwin's craft is simply breathtaking, especially the way her use of language changes based on the material she's writing, in this case, a historical romance. 
I wish though, that the story contained more swoon-worthy, belly-melting goodness. There was some, however, the great majority of the book is about dark tribulations and obstacles, or about heartbreak. 
This book is heavy, but it's so beautiful. It's not a story you read to enjoy or to be entertained. It is a story you read to have the experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Death of parent

Moderate: Homophobia and Infertility

amme's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Medical content, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Infertility, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

saadeeyah's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Infertility and Suicide attempt

vero_lee's review against another edition

A+ for effort. unfortunately, this isn’t my cup of tea. I couldn’t even bring myself to finish it.

 I highly recommend skipping the first five chapters, minimum.

I understand it’s a pirate story, so violence should be expected. However, I thought the amount of rape and torture was too much. Gratuitous, even.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, War, and Slavery

Minor: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

STOCKHOLM SYNDROME TW: what i listed Spoilers all the way down Bruh. She’s a respected captain, but only on her ship. And that spans only a handful of chapters. Beyond that, she’s a captive with no rights. She endures a god awful amount of trauma, from beginning to end. 14 years old. Orphaned. Sexually assaulted and beaten by her 40-something fiancé because her mother practiced sold her so they could return to proper society. Her mother, who was portrayed to be cold and abusive, had a mini redemption arc until she literally threw herself off a cliff. I can’t even begin to describe what else transpires. it’s definitely a lot.