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I enjoyed this a lot, despite complaints to @TheAromaofBooks about characters who refuse to explain what‘s going on with the magic 😆 The characters are pretty shallow but there‘s plenty of forward momentum, Ananna is brave and resourceful, and I loved the worldbuilding. I don‘t think much of the romance or the villains, and it really didn‘t feel complete, but I‘ve put the sequel on hold so I can get the rest of the story and see the curse broken!

It took a lot of determination to finish this. I liked the plot, the characters, even if they were shallow and not very well developed, and I liked some concepts of the magic. However the writing was so repetitive and simple, I found myself becoming bored quickly. Also, not a huge amount happened in this book, it was just setting itself up for the next part of this duology. However I did like the sort of slow burn romance, but it seemed a bit off.

So far so good, writing is a bit off though, but I love the relationship between Ananna and Naji 🥰

I seem to be one of the few who did not enjoy this book; she annoyed the crap out of me! I think I‘m just too old for these heroines.

This was entertaining, a fun light read. Pros: good world building, nice character growth, exciting plot. The heroine is smart, but uneducated, leaving room for growth in subsequent books. Cons: Being the first in the series and written 1st person from the heroine‘s point of view, the reader spends a lot of the book in ignorance.

The way the main character spoke annoyed me a bit but it was in keeping with her being a pirate 🏴 Straightforward plot and simple to follow. I'm not disappointed because it engaged me and I wanted to read it but I'm also not 100% eager to move on the the novella and sequel

I read in several places when I have time but my nook is my bed where my TBR sits, I have power outlets for my phone and ereader, natural lighting and if I need an eye break, I can look directly up to my shelves or one of the awesome Nightmare Before Christmas paintings we have on the wall
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From my tbr... such a pretty cover! 😍

The more I think about this, the more frustrating I find it. The world sounds marvelous, but we spend the whole book wrapped up inside the relationship of the two main characters. And it's a forced one, which is problematic at best. Ananna is brave and willful and independent and deserves better than to be sometimes literally bound to a man because she saved his life. That right there is a huge issue. I hope some of this is resolved in book 2...

My FYA book club recommended this to me. Excited to dive in!