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A review by thelibraryoft
Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Ask not what you can do for misogyny but what misogyny can do for you!
What can I say? I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I read it in 1 sitting.
As the title says, Alosa is the daughter of the pirate king. She is set on a mission to retrieve an ancient map from a rival pirate family. To do so, she must be "kidnapped", brought as captive onto the ship, and search for it without anyone finding out.
Alosa is a morally grey badass pirate. She is captain of her own ship and can take down three men at once, but to remain under estimated she plays the "oh no, I am just a pretty princess, my daddy will save me" card. Normally, I might be annoyed by that except she's SO BAD at it. She can't help but be witty, talk back and fight back. It also doesn't help that the pirate in charge of interrogating her is handsome, and moral, and CLEAN (pirate shock!).
I enjoyed the adventure. I enjoyed the "twist" even if it was a little obvious. I don't think this redefined the genre, but I would recommend. The romance could have used some more building, but I have hope we will get more in the next book.
Can I call something a "cozy fantasy" with this much murder? I am not sure, but it made me feel comforted.
TW: Violence, fighting, murder, torture, discussions of abuse, threats of rape, etc. pirate stuff, nothing graphic.
What can I say? I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I read it in 1 sitting.
As the title says, Alosa is the daughter of the pirate king. She is set on a mission to retrieve an ancient map from a rival pirate family. To do so, she must be "kidnapped", brought as captive onto the ship, and search for it without anyone finding out.
Alosa is a morally grey badass pirate. She is captain of her own ship and can take down three men at once, but to remain under estimated she plays the "oh no, I am just a pretty princess, my daddy will save me" card. Normally, I might be annoyed by that except she's SO BAD at it. She can't help but be witty, talk back and fight back. It also doesn't help that the pirate in charge of interrogating her is handsome, and moral, and CLEAN (pirate shock!).
I enjoyed the adventure. I enjoyed the "twist" even if it was a little obvious. I don't think this redefined the genre, but I would recommend. The romance could have used some more building, but I have hope we will get more in the next book.
Can I call something a "cozy fantasy" with this much murder? I am not sure, but it made me feel comforted.
TW: Violence, fighting, murder, torture, discussions of abuse, threats of rape, etc. pirate stuff, nothing graphic.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder