A review by booksalacarte
Vengeance of the Pirate Queen by Tricia Levenseller

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.0

Vengeance of the Siren Queen 3⭐️ 2🌶️

New POV
Series POV Shift
Pirates
Allies to Lovers
Quest
Mythical beasts
Undead
Magic
Closed Door Romance

Tw: death, gore, suicidal/intrusive thoughts

This book takes place almost a year after the end of the second book and pivots to a new POV. It was apparent that the FMC and MMC would be a focus by how they were singled out in the first and second books. I was excited to get into their story, finally. This book could have easily been read as a stand-alone. Familiar characters are mentioned and interacted with on few occasions.

The world building was easy with a familiar knowledge of the past 2 books. There was hardly any overlapping magic from the first books, and the magic in this book was basically brand new. But also extremely vague. There were a few plot holes in regard to the magic system.

I found the character arcs to be the most satisfying thing about the book. There was palpable character growth, but having to read the FMC questioning her self worth every other page was a little exhausting. Im glad the MMC was there to completely dispel her feelings of inadequacy… even though I wish she had done that herself. I do wish we had a little more from the MMC. He seemed to only be there to prop her up. I think things could have gone a lot deeper, emotionally, if we had seen some of his POV.

The book very clearly set up the series to follow the other friends on their own side quests.

Thank you NetGalley, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group and Feiwell & Friends for an Advanced eReader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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