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cheerfullrain's review
2.0
I really wanted this book to be better and was disappointed that it wasn’t. It easily could have been 100 pages shorter and it would have made for a better book. The characters spent so much time planning and planning and planning that the story became redundant and boring.
laurenjodi's review
2.0
Lord of the Privateers
2.5 Stars
In the series finale, Royd Frobisher and the woman he was once handfasted to, Isobel Carmichael, are forced to join forces to rescue the imprisoned captives at the mine in Sierra Leone.
Oy vay!
I had such high hopes for this final installment and it started out so well with the details on Royd and Isobel's past relationship and the revelation of some painful truths. Unfortunately, it all falls flat once the two travel to Sierra Leone with the rescue force.
The actual liberation of the hostages is exciting, and it is satisfying to see the villains receive their just reward. However, this cannot compensate for the tedious writing and overly detailed descriptions that have characterized this entire series. Laurens can do much better.
While the romance between Royd and Isobel is the best in the series and they have fantastic chemistry, some of the details and reactions are ridiculously unrealistic. For instance, how exactly did Isobel manage to? The explanations provided simply do not make sense. Moreover, the reactions of Royd's family to the revelations are inauthentic. They simply accept that Isobel , and quickly put aside their anger and hurt. I don't think so!
Overall, this and the other books in the series are not a good example of Laurens' storytelling or writing. Read the Bastion Club instead!
2.5 Stars
In the series finale, Royd Frobisher and the woman he was once handfasted to, Isobel Carmichael, are forced to join forces to rescue the imprisoned captives at the mine in Sierra Leone.
Oy vay!
I had such high hopes for this final installment and it started out so well with the details on Royd and Isobel's past relationship and the revelation of some painful truths. Unfortunately, it all falls flat once the two travel to Sierra Leone with the rescue force.
The actual liberation of the hostages is exciting, and it is satisfying to see the villains receive their just reward. However, this cannot compensate for the tedious writing and overly detailed descriptions that have characterized this entire series. Laurens can do much better.
While the romance between Royd and Isobel is the best in the series and they have fantastic chemistry, some of the details and reactions are ridiculously unrealistic. For instance, how exactly did Isobel manage to
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keep her son's existence secret for 8 solid years considering her close day-to-day interactions with RoydSpoiler
kept their grandson/nephew from them for yearsOverall, this and the other books in the series are not a good example of Laurens' storytelling or writing. Read the Bastion Club instead!
helenephoebe's review against another edition
5.0
Review - I LOVED this book - it might be one of my new favourites. It was a fantasticly exciting story with combined action and romance aspects. It also brought together the strings of the mystery from the past three books ([b:The Lady's Command|25361433|The Lady's Command (The Adventurers Quartet, #1)|Stephanie Laurens|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436951918s/25361433.jpg|45104640], [b:A Buccaneer at Heart|27191346|A Buccaneer at Heart (The Adventurers Quartet, #2)|Stephanie Laurens|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1445433832s/27191346.jpg|46755799] and [b:The Daredevil Snared|27277174|The Daredevil Snared (The Adventurers Quartet, #3)|Stephanie Laurens|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455560179s/27277174.jpg|47332184]) and really kept me gripped. Undoubtedly not everyone's cup of tea but, for me, it was brilliant.
Genre? - Historical / Romance
Characters? - Royd Frobisher / Isobel Carmichael / Edwina Frobisher / Declan Frobisher / Aileen Hopkins / Robert Frobisher / Caleb Frobisher / Katherine Frobisher / Wolverstone / Lord Melville / Devil Cynster / Honoria Cynster
Setting? - London & Southampton (England) & Freetown (Africa)
Series? - Adventurer's Quartet #4
Recommend? – Yes
Rating - 20/20
Genre? - Historical / Romance
Characters? - Royd Frobisher / Isobel Carmichael / Edwina Frobisher / Declan Frobisher / Aileen Hopkins / Robert Frobisher / Caleb Frobisher / Katherine Frobisher / Wolverstone / Lord Melville / Devil Cynster / Honoria Cynster
Setting? - London & Southampton (England) & Freetown (Africa)
Series? - Adventurer's Quartet #4
Recommend? – Yes
Rating - 20/20
awhite1554's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
l1brarygirl's review
3.0
attytheresa's review
5.0
Terrific adventure. Part 4 of 4 part Adventurers Quartet involving blood diamond mine, Africa in Regency England, and a seafaring aristocratic family. Must read full series in order as truly interconnect with story arc moving from one to the next, the adventure growing from one to the next as well.
staceylynn42's review against another edition
3.0
ugh. Hidden Baby trope. I really dislike Hidden Baby trope, even if it turns out to be entirely negligible in the plot, you still Hid a Baby and mixed it with Second Chance Romance.
Leaving aside the hidden child and ridiculous reason for same, this was the best book of the set. Royd, the oldest of the brothers had been hand fasted 8 years ago to Isobel but 'reasons' intervened and no one thought to keep one informed about the other (really? no said "hey, saw your old girlfriend recently with a baby" because I don't care what the reasons were, that news would be spread far & wide)
They set off together to rescue the prisoners from book 3. The romance with these 2 worked for me much better than the others. The mining plot was resolved, there was a sword fight, it was all looking set to end well.
But we were still 40% away from the ending. *sigh* Naturally the whole of the ton (or every Laurens' character ever, same difference) has to show up and help solve it.
I love seeing some old characters popping up occasionally in a series as much as the next person. But this is not 'some' 'popping up occasionally'. This is nearly all of them, having significant speaking parts, popping up in all the serieses. Do the Cynsters have some contractual obligation to appear in every series? Devil must have negotiated a hell of a deal on that because 20+ novels on he is still a regularly recurring character.
Leaving aside the hidden child and ridiculous reason for same, this was the best book of the set. Royd, the oldest of the brothers had been hand fasted 8 years ago to Isobel but 'reasons' intervened and no one thought to keep one informed about the other (really? no said "hey, saw your old girlfriend recently with a baby" because I don't care what the reasons were, that news would be spread far & wide)
They set off together to rescue the prisoners from book 3. The romance with these 2 worked for me much better than the others. The mining plot was resolved, there was a sword fight, it was all looking set to end well.
But we were still 40% away from the ending. *sigh* Naturally the whole of the ton (or every Laurens' character ever, same difference) has to show up and help solve it.
I love seeing some old characters popping up occasionally in a series as much as the next person. But this is not 'some' 'popping up occasionally'. This is nearly all of them, having significant speaking parts, popping up in all the serieses. Do the Cynsters have some contractual obligation to appear in every series? Devil must have negotiated a hell of a deal on that because 20+ novels on he is still a regularly recurring character.
ssejig's review
3.0
Eight years ago Roy's Frobisher, the oldest of the children in this series, handfasted with Isobel Carmichael. They spent three blissful weeks together then he told her he had to sail away for a month or two. She had no problem with that, her family also works with ships, but she was upset that he disappeared for over a year and no one would tell her were he was and, of course, he didn't write. When he came to find her, she slammed the door in his face.
Now she's asking him for help getting to Africa. Well, he's going there anyway so, what the hell? It will give him a chance to win her back. And it's pretty easy to do, even with the reveal (REALLY early on in the book) that he's a secret baby daddy.
And that was a major complaint for me in this book. At over 500 pages, you'd think there'd be more romance. But it's more of a "oh, we had a big misunderstanding and it was partially my fault? Okay, lets be adults and figure it out." Major props for that, BTW, no Big Misunderstandings. But, oh dear god, there were still 300 pages. I get that this was wrapping up the series, but there was major shoehorning going on to fit in the rest of the couples from this series, the Black Cobra series, and even the Cynsters.
Now she's asking him for help getting to Africa. Well, he's going there anyway so, what the hell? It will give him a chance to win her back. And it's pretty easy to do, even with the reveal (REALLY early on in the book) that he's a secret baby daddy.
And that was a major complaint for me in this book. At over 500 pages, you'd think there'd be more romance. But it's more of a "oh, we had a big misunderstanding and it was partially my fault? Okay, lets be adults and figure it out." Major props for that, BTW, no Big Misunderstandings. But, oh dear god, there were still 300 pages. I get that this was wrapping up the series, but there was major shoehorning going on to fit in the rest of the couples from this series, the Black Cobra series, and even the Cynsters.
tammywallenstrong's review
5.0
Ok, THIS final installment of the series makes up fortieth it'd book! THIS one was perfect! Well developed characters...well developed relationship....
I would love to see this as a movie!
I would love to see this as a movie!