Enwen is strangely pure for the ship thief. But he’s also not afraid to poke fun at people who deserve it. There were also some great side characters, including Kearan and Enwen. And he is clever and witty in his own right. He secretly loathes being a pirate, although he is a very good one.

I also enjoyed Riden, the first mate of the Night Farer and Alosa’s interrogator/love interest. I love her with my entire soul.īut Alosa is not the only character I loved. Her entire goal in this book is to steal from another pirate crew. She’s not in the pirating game to tear it down from within or to do some other righteous thing. And, perhaps most importantly, she is a morally gray antihero. She also likes traditionally “girly” things, like pretty clothes and hair. She is also physically strong and a gifted fighter. She’s a gifted liar and manipulator, able to play any part she needs in order to get what she wants. In fact, one of the first humorous observations she offers comes when the first mate of the Night Farer is watching her as though he “expects to react violently” and Alosa tells us, “Well, of course I’m going to react violently, but why should he expect that already?” She comes up with amazing schemes, always at least two steps ahead of everyone. She is also clever and witty with just the right amount of sass. She can kill a man without any hesitation or guilt (and does, in the first chapter) and thieves with the best of them. While Alosa is not an assassin, she is a pirate and a good one at that. The most concise way to describe her is that she is everything Celaena Sardothien purported to be. I guess it just goes to show: sometimes the best books are the ones you don’t expect to love.Īs I said, I fell in love with Alosa the second she began her narration. I immediately fell in love with Alosa and cared deeply about her story. The characters were endearing, the ships made sense, and the plot was exciting. I was so pleasantly surprised by how much I loved this book. At the very least, I would hopefully get a badass female lead. Still, the plot sounded interesting enough, so I thought I’d give it a try. I didn’t grow up watching the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. My Thoughts: I’ll be honest: I’ve never been a big fan of pirates. But not to worry, for Alosa has a few tricks up her sleeve, and no lone pirate can stop the Daughter of the Pirate King. More than a match for the ruthless pirate crew, Alosa has only one thing standing between her and the map: her captor, the unexpectedly clever and unfairly attractive first mate, Riden.

Official Summary: Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map-the key to a legendary treasure trove-seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her enemies, giving her the perfect opportunity to search their ship.

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