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A review by truequeenofchaos
Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman
2.0
This book wasn't terrible, and I'm sure contemporary readers might like it. It was just a disappointment for me.
Blackhearts was supposed to be about how the pirate Blackbeard came to be the ruthless pirate that he's infamous for. Instead, it was only about the romance between a merchant's son and a maid. The romance itself wasn't even that original, and I found Teach to be overpowering to Anne and he kind of ordered her around a lot. Some of the characters were fairly enjoyable. And the basic plot of the story wasn't bad. But the entire thing was super predictable, and the plot twists I'd seen coming a mile away. There wasn't even a single page of this book where they were sailing in the ocean. Maybe the next book will actually be about pirates, but I won't be reading it to find out.
Blackhearts was supposed to be about how the pirate Blackbeard came to be the ruthless pirate that he's infamous for. Instead, it was only about the romance between a merchant's son and a maid. The romance itself wasn't even that original, and I found Teach to be overpowering to Anne and he kind of ordered her around a lot. Some of the characters were fairly enjoyable. And the basic plot of the story wasn't bad. But the entire thing was super predictable, and the plot twists I'd seen coming a mile away. There wasn't even a single page of this book where they were sailing in the ocean. Maybe the next book will actually be about pirates, but I won't be reading it to find out.