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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
I pre-ordered this book, mostly because way back when, I'd beta read a different book (but same world) from this author, and that book stuck with me over five or so years. I critiqued a lot of books back then, and that first book of Carysa's was my favorite of them all. But I never got to finish it! I'm not sure if she was done writing it at the time, but she is now, and I've been told it's the first full length book in this universe, which releases in another few months.
This is a novella that serves as a sort of prequel. Reading it, I remembered a lot about that first book. Namely, a few of the characters. The pirate king, Cannon (yes! There's a pirate king! And he's awesome and not cheesey!) and a few other folks. This book is about telepathic space pirates, would could come off corny as hell, but the way Carysa writes and how she developed the universe was perfect. The pirates have a believable culture and history. It kind of reminds me of all those vampire brotherhood books out there (though this has absolutely nothing to do with vampires, promise). There's this camaraderie between the pirates that is awesome. I could read about it forever.
The book is about Sanah and her younger sister, Nayla. They escape their evil brother and are taken in and protected by the pirates. This is Sanah's story. She and her sister have special abilities. Nayla is a healer and Sanah has empathy. She is immediately drawn to the pirate's security specialist, Dem, who's pretty much a bad ass. He has, um, trouble with feelings. Mainly, he's never really felt them before. It's a side effect of his special abilities. But of course Sanah wakes up those feelings in him, and he has to figure out how to deal with them without killing everybody around him.
This is a great introduction to the universe Carysa Locke has created. And I think authors must be getting better at writing novellas. I used to not like novellas because they didn't feel like they have substance, but I'm really enjoying a lot of shorter works lately, and this one was fun. It didn't feel like fluff and added to the world, and it was a complete story all by itself. If you like sci-fi romance, you'll love this. Give it a try!
This is a novella that serves as a sort of prequel. Reading it, I remembered a lot about that first book. Namely, a few of the characters. The pirate king, Cannon (yes! There's a pirate king! And he's awesome and not cheesey!) and a few other folks. This book is about telepathic space pirates, would could come off corny as hell, but the way Carysa writes and how she developed the universe was perfect. The pirates have a believable culture and history. It kind of reminds me of all those vampire brotherhood books out there (though this has absolutely nothing to do with vampires, promise). There's this camaraderie between the pirates that is awesome. I could read about it forever.
The book is about Sanah and her younger sister, Nayla. They escape their evil brother and are taken in and protected by the pirates. This is Sanah's story. She and her sister have special abilities. Nayla is a healer and Sanah has empathy. She is immediately drawn to the pirate's security specialist, Dem, who's pretty much a bad ass. He has, um, trouble with feelings. Mainly, he's never really felt them before. It's a side effect of his special abilities. But of course Sanah wakes up those feelings in him, and he has to figure out how to deal with them without killing everybody around him.
This is a great introduction to the universe Carysa Locke has created. And I think authors must be getting better at writing novellas. I used to not like novellas because they didn't feel like they have substance, but I'm really enjoying a lot of shorter works lately, and this one was fun. It didn't feel like fluff and added to the world, and it was a complete story all by itself. If you like sci-fi romance, you'll love this. Give it a try!
I thought this was an enjoyable read though it could have stood a bit more worldbuilding. I think the strongest elements of the book were the characters and the character interactions. I did enjoy the different powers of the characters, though again that could have been a stronger element of the worldbuilding. One thing I found strange was that the climatic attempt to kill Niall is so quick and poorly described. It seemed like the author purposely glossed over it despite it being so pivotal and important to multiple characters. I enjoyed that while it was a romance it was not bashing you over the head with constant innuendos or sex.
Overall enjoyable, though nothing to write home about. I will read the next in the series.
Overall enjoyable, though nothing to write home about. I will read the next in the series.
4,5 stars. This is a short but complete story, a prequel to a new series. Sanah and her sister are on the run from their dangerous brother when they meet the pirates that live on the fringe of their society. The pirate King and also his Security Chief, Dem, assure the sisters they will be safe.
Written very well, I enjoyed the story. There is enough world building and the Talents are explained. Dem has very unique Talents and this makes his attraction to Sanah dangerous.
I liked Sanah and Dem together. Although short as I said, it is romantic and very interesting. I pre-ordered the first book.
Written very well, I enjoyed the story. There is enough world building and the Talents are explained. Dem has very unique Talents and this makes his attraction to Sanah dangerous.
I liked Sanah and Dem together. Although short as I said, it is romantic and very interesting. I pre-ordered the first book.
This was a sweet little book to give a little more backstory to the events that kick off with Pirate Nemesis. Not quite as layered or gripping as Pirate Nemesis and Pirate Consort but still a fun read!