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La hija del Rey Pirata by Tricia Levenseller

63 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

asahome's review against another edition

adventurous

5.0

TL;DR: A young woman tests her skills to find a map while captured by a hostile crew. A young man fights his growing feelings for the mysterious young woman putting him in conflict with how his brother needs him. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse and Kidnapping

Body Shaming:

she shames herself because she doesn't like her nature

Child Abuse:

her father "helps" her find her limits by performing tests on her and wounding her while she's being tested

Emotional Abuse:

the father's love is conditional

denee16's review against another edition

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

bookishspy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I'm getting lucky this year! This was a decent read, and I really enjoyed it. 

Alosa is such a strong FMC, but not too overpowered, thankfully. She has legitimate limits, and that makes this more believable. She is a bit annoying at times with her inner monologue, but otherwise, I liked her

Riden was clearly going to be the love interest from the start, but I do like how slow they took it and how they absolutely hated each other. The banter was perfect, too! I love him so far, and I really want to know more about him

The crew were interesting, but I feel like I didn't get enough time with many other characters. Hopefully, in the next book, we will get more time with others

The story didn't really get to go far, though, and that is my one gripe with this book. It was quite a short read and could easily be read in one sitting, but most of this book was Alosa being captured. It only got to the interesting bit right at the end. 

I will definitely be reading the next book, I'm very curious about what happens from here! 

➛ 𝟑.𝟓 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Medical content, Death of parent, Outing, and Alcohol

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

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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

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

annikenr's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this YA piratical fantasy! There were a lot of fun twists throughout, though I predicted almost all of them. I liked the depth of the story and the details of Alosa’s character. The characters seemed older than they were (17 and 18?? Yeah, they didn’t act that age). I wish there was more romance!! I’m excited to read the next book and see what happens next.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

rylin_marie's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.75

this book was soooo good and i’m obsessed! it gives pirates of the caribbean mixed with the little mermaid vibes and i’m here for it! riden is everything

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment