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A review by kiwicoral
The Duke & the Pirate Queen by Victoria Janssen
4.0
This is like the book version of Jupiter Ascending: it's bad but in the best way possible.
This thing is basically a bunch of my favourite tropes all rolled into one: fantasy (no magic), nautical, pirate captain and dominant heroine, a smattering of political intrigue and plenty of sex.
Things I loved: the world building was interesting - I would want to spend more time in this world. There were characters of colour, various sexualities and even a transgender character that were all treated with respect. Women were allowed to be just as sexually experienced as men.
The plot was kind of a mess, and the relationship development was pretty meh (I would have preferred if it started when they first met). The main characters were ok - not a huge amount of personal development. But entertaining enough. The writing was also ok.
I would have liked it to be a little more spicy - it's a little to vanilla with all that promise.
If this is part of a series, I will track down the others.
This thing is basically a bunch of my favourite tropes all rolled into one: fantasy (no magic), nautical, pirate captain and dominant heroine, a smattering of political intrigue and plenty of sex.
Things I loved: the world building was interesting - I would want to spend more time in this world. There were characters of colour, various sexualities and even a transgender character that were all treated with respect. Women were allowed to be just as sexually experienced as men.
The plot was kind of a mess, and the relationship development was pretty meh (I would have preferred if it started when they first met). The main characters were ok - not a huge amount of personal development. But entertaining enough. The writing was also ok.
I would have liked it to be a little more spicy - it's a little to vanilla with all that promise.
If this is part of a series, I will track down the others.