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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. So much potential! I have been looking for a clean adventure romance and this was all those things, it just fell very short of it's potential. I really like the idea and the plot. Having just read The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, I found it reminiscent of that style. It started off really well but I found the characters one dimensional as the story went on and wished that they were flushed out a bit more to be believable. The 'romance' is shallow and I literally rolled my eyes when I read "He was a pirate and I was his plunder." I got tired of her fickle swooning. The conversations were written as if I were reading a modern relationship conversation not a one from the 1800s. I would have loved to see the author make conversations fit the period, and show me the relationship unfolding instead of telling me the heroine's immature thoughts. I've read reviews that the second book is better and I might be tempted to see if she has grown in her writing practice. I do adore the cover art and style. It's part of what sold me on the book. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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The sway of playful palm trees and never-ending sunshine seem like a fantasy compared to the smog and filth of 18th century London. Thrilled for a new life in the exotic West Indies, privileged seventeen-year-old Tessa Monroe eagerly embraces her father's reassignment to the fledgling Caribbean colony of St. Kitts where she can stake her claim as an up-and-coming socialite.But that dream unravels when a hurricane downs their ship the passage from England, leaving Tessa as the sole survivor. Rescued by a passing ship, Tessa's grief soon turns to terror as she realizes she isn't a passenger - she's a captive. With a future of slavery in the offing, Tessa must rely on Nicholas Holladay, a charismatic sailor with uncertain loyalties. Trusting him could mean Tessa's freedom - or a fate worse than death. No library descriptions found. |
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