Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
Tricia Levenseller is a great author, so when I started Daughter of the Pirate King I had high expectations. This YA pirate heist debut is filled with tension, danger and enemies-to-lovers-filled banter.
In the beginning, it can be easily seen that Alosa, the heroine of the duology, is the daughter of an infamous pirate. She purposely gets captured by an enemy ship playing the infuriating prisoner by day and an investigative thief by night.
Tricia does a fantastic job of showing sexism and misogyny among shipmates and in general among the people in this novel. Alosa is a very strong and independent girl who has been taught to rely on only herself but to the detriment of lacking love and affection from her father and growing up fairly lovely in a world where she is deemed useful to the men in her life.
In my opinion, although the slow story of the heist and mission itself, more importantly, it is about Alosa finding herself, her family and finding her place in the world where she is more than a useful asset. Although the romance is slow throughout, her developing relationship with Riden is a further discovery for her. He is reassuring and builds her self-confidence through the duology. Although he is supportive, their relationship begins as enemies where Riden is one of her captors! The back-and-forth is written brilliantly and adds a lightheartedness to a sometimes serious plot.
If you loved Pirates of the Caribbean, Black Sail and other pirate movies and TV shows then this is perfect. Although it is advertised as Young Adult, I think it can be enjoyed by New Adults and adults. Why put a restrictive age limit on a great book?
The brand new covers are available now for pre-order. They are released September 29th
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daughter-Pirate-King-Tricia-Levenseller/dp/1782693688/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1V03WRGJMNE8O&keywords=daughter+of+the+pirate+king&qid=1661186352&sprefix=daughter+of+the%2Caps%2C261&sr=8-1
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