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Feiwel and Friends (2017), 320 pages
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Romance. Historical Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I've gotten what I came for. 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. 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. 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. In Daughter of the Pirate King, debut author Tricia Levenseller blends action, adventure, romance, and a little bit of magic into a thrilling YA pirate tale… (more)
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LibraryThing member Jadedog13
We're outnumbered. Outgunned. Seven of my men lie dead on their backs. Two more jumped overboard as soon as they saw the black flag of the Night Farer on the horizon.
- opening paragraph
Seventeen-year-old Alosa is not only the daughter of the Pirate King, but also a captain of her own ship, and a
Alosa is a strong, smart, fierce fighter, and she has a secret which can bend any man to her will. I like her character, but she seems a bit cocky at times and I couldn't figure out why (until the reveal). I love that Riden (the first mate of the pirates who unwittingly take Alosa prisoner) is clever enough to see through most of Alosa's tricks. Their rivalry makes it impossible for them to even imagine liking each other, but they can't deny they are both clever and strong-willed.
Alosa is easy to root for. Her relationship with Riden sometimes seems a certain disaster and other times seems meant to be. This book is well-written, exciting, and filled with action and unexpected twists. Even during the last battle, things happen that you won't see coming.
I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a high seas adventure with a strong female lead - young adults and adults too.
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Seventeen-year-old Alosa is not only the daughter of the Pirate King, but also a captain of her own ship, and a
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powerful fighter with more than a few tricks up her sleeve. She allows herself to be captured in order to complete a mission for her father - to find one-third of an ancient map which leads to a legendary treasure.Alosa is a strong, smart, fierce fighter, and she has a secret which can bend any man to her will. I like her character, but she seems a bit cocky at times and I couldn't figure out why (until the reveal). I love that Riden (the first mate of the pirates who unwittingly take Alosa prisoner) is clever enough to see through most of Alosa's tricks. Their rivalry makes it impossible for them to even imagine liking each other, but they can't deny they are both clever and strong-willed.
Alosa is easy to root for. Her relationship with Riden sometimes seems a certain disaster and other times seems meant to be. This book is well-written, exciting, and filled with action and unexpected twists. Even during the last battle, things happen that you won't see coming.
I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a high seas adventure with a strong female lead - young adults and adults too.
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LibraryThing member DaffiMere
Why oh why must I wait for book two??
From the very beginning I wanted to drive in and be part of Alosa crew.
I'll be whining until book two comes out next year (2018).
From the very beginning I wanted to drive in and be part of Alosa crew.
I'll be whining until book two comes out next year (2018).
LibraryThing member ShellyPYA
When her father, the ruthless pirate king, discovers that a legendary treasure map can be found on an enemy ship, his daughter Alosa knows that there's only one pirate for the job herself. Leaving behind her beloved ship and crew, Alosa deliberately facilitates her own kidnapping to ensure her
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LibraryThing member bucketofrhymes
Enjoyed a lot of it, was iffy about the fantastical elements, suuuuuuper disappointed with the LGBT rep.
LibraryThing member wagner.sarah35
It's been a while since I hoped the chapters in a book would be longer, but that's exactly how I felt reading this book. Good adventure novels pull you in and keep you in their thrall with action and good characters - which is exactly how this book was. Opening with a battle scene, this book didn't
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allow many pauses for breath and makes perfect binge-reading material. The characters were distinctive and well-developed and the dialogue was snappy. In short, I loved it, I can't wait for the next one, and really anyone who likes YA fantasy should read this. Show Less
LibraryThing member seriesousbooks
I really enjoyed this! I loved the battle of wits between these two; very entertaining! it wasn't really the pirate adventure I thought it was going to be but I think I enjoyed this plot more
LibraryThing member cathishaw
This was a fun story. Following the adventures of the ever fearless Alosa, daughter of the Pirate King, the reader is taken on a wild ride.
A true girl power story, Alosa doesn’t allow any man to save her; she can save herself, thank you very much. She is captain of her own ship of mostly female
Entertaining with plenty of adventure and action, this was a fun read.
A true girl power story, Alosa doesn’t allow any man to save her; she can save herself, thank you very much. She is captain of her own ship of mostly female
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pirates and she has plans to one day replace her father as ruler of all pirates. But first she has to get through this escapade!Entertaining with plenty of adventure and action, this was a fun read.
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LibraryThing member oddandbookish
This book was so much fun!
For the record, I’ve always loved pirates. Back in 6th grade I was OBSESSED with pirates. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest came out that year and fueled the fire to my obsession.
So back to this book, I loved the premise. The main character, Alosa, sets up her
Alosa is such a badass. She’s the pirate queen I never knew I needed. Not only is she smart and a great fighter, but she’s also part siren which gives her some awesome man-controlling powers.
The one thing I didn’t like was that I wanted more of her female pirate crew and her ship. We get a taste of that at the end and I really wanted more. But I’m pretty sure the sequel will focus more on her ship and crew, so that’s not a big deal.
Random side note: I loved that the endpapers were a map of the ship she was on. I always love maps in books so that was a nice touch.
Overall, this was a fast paced and exciting pirate adventure story that features a female lead who slays (both literally and figuratively). I can’t wait to read the sequel and see how the rest of the story unfolds!
For the record, I’ve always loved pirates. Back in 6th grade I was OBSESSED with pirates. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest came out that year and fueled the fire to my obsession.
So back to this book, I loved the premise. The main character, Alosa, sets up her
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own kidnapping so that she can steal a map. How clever and a nice twist!Alosa is such a badass. She’s the pirate queen I never knew I needed. Not only is she smart and a great fighter, but she’s also part siren which gives her some awesome man-controlling powers.
The one thing I didn’t like was that I wanted more of her female pirate crew and her ship. We get a taste of that at the end and I really wanted more. But I’m pretty sure the sequel will focus more on her ship and crew, so that’s not a big deal.
Random side note: I loved that the endpapers were a map of the ship she was on. I always love maps in books so that was a nice touch.
Overall, this was a fast paced and exciting pirate adventure story that features a female lead who slays (both literally and figuratively). I can’t wait to read the sequel and see how the rest of the story unfolds!
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LibraryThing member Bookishleigh
I liked it. It was a really fun read. The book opens with a quote from one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies (sorry, simply not motivated enough to go back and check which one) anyway, this story very much has that sort of Jack Sparrow quirkiness going for it. Which is actually pretty
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impressive because in spite of the sorta lighthearted vibe there's quite a bit of depressing darkness going on. The overall gist here is that there's a pirate king and he has a daughter (who'd have figured, right?) So he sends his daughter off to find a map that's on a rival pirate ship, at least he thinks its on the ship he doesn't actually have any proof it is there but due to the fact that he's really kind of a horrible horrible father this doesn't actually rank up the list of awful things he's done to his daughter. So the daughter who is inexplicably loyal to her father considering how badly he sucks at said position, gets herself onto this ship and from there on we witness all the shenanigans that go down whilst she tries to find the necessary map in time as requested by her father. I had some minor issues with the story, the main character spends a considerable portion of the novel be a blatant braggart about her stunning pirate and other "particular" abilities and yet for the ENTIRE book she pretty much never lives up to her constant in monologues regarding her own awesomeness. Also a pirate ship run by a bunch of 18ish year olds seems fairly unrealistic but its a YA novel so I guess we'll go with it. In spite some of these small irritants I had a good tyime reading this book and it went quickly. I look forward to moving on to it's sequel Daughter of the Siren Queen Show Less
LibraryThing member TiffanyAK
This is a fast-moving, engaging, and very entertaining book written for a YA audience. There's lots of good humor, engaging character personalities, and exciting plot elements here, plus, pirates! Of course, as YA books tend to be, it is rather contrived at parts, but that's kinda unavoidable when
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you want to put teenagers as the heroes of the story. In this case, we even go one step further and have a female character at the center of the story as a great teenage pirate with a mostly female crew. I expected this to feel weird somehow, but the story is crafted in such a way that it just simply works. In fact, it went in some really unexpected directions and made me eager to read the sequel ASAP. Show Less
LibraryThing member Jessika.C
As someone who literally wrote an 8 page essay, single space, on why Pirates would defeat ninjas in combat I was very excited to read a book about a pirate captain using her skills to infiltrate another pirate ship to acquire the mother load of treasures. But sadly I ended up feeling bored more
I snorted maybe once or twice but this book wasn’t even funny either. I felt no compelling chemistry between the leads and felt it coming but it didn’t hatch butterflies on my insides like I like when I want a romance to build.
Again I repeat, this was boring to me but hopefully someone else will find this enjoyable.
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than half the time. I kept thinking Alosa was such a try hard. Though I understand why because of the whole angle with her father being the pirate king and she just wanted to make him happy but still. Yes, she had a considerable amount of skill over all the other pirates but she was so self absorbed about it. Sometimes I wondered if the author did this on purpose to show growth in the next books but part of me thinks she just didn’t realize how this pirate princess comes across. I snorted maybe once or twice but this book wasn’t even funny either. I felt no compelling chemistry between the leads and felt it coming but it didn’t hatch butterflies on my insides like I like when I want a romance to build.
Again I repeat, this was boring to me but hopefully someone else will find this enjoyable.
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LibraryThing member SumisBooks
Amazing read!
Princess Alosa has just been captured by enemy pirates. She is now being held prisoner in order to get a ransom from her father the king. But there's a catch... she planned on getting captured in order to find a secret map hidden somewhere aboard the enemy pirate ship. Can she find the
But there's more drama when the very tasty looking first mate starts to suspect Alosa of being more than just a prisoner. Will he betray her secrets to his brother the captain? Or will he have other plans for her?
This was such an enjoyable read. I had problems putting this book down. It was perfectly written with just enough detail and does not drag out at any point. When you're not being enthralled with the action and adventure of pirate swashbuckling, you are being seduced by the sexiness of a siren. Deceit and betrayal run rampant in this book. But there is so much more. I cannot wait for the second installment to hit my shelves!
I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes a good action adventure read with a side of PG-13 sultriness.
Princess Alosa has just been captured by enemy pirates. She is now being held prisoner in order to get a ransom from her father the king. But there's a catch... she planned on getting captured in order to find a secret map hidden somewhere aboard the enemy pirate ship. Can she find the
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map and get out of this in one piece? Perhaps she will have to use her "other abilities" to help her along the way.But there's more drama when the very tasty looking first mate starts to suspect Alosa of being more than just a prisoner. Will he betray her secrets to his brother the captain? Or will he have other plans for her?
This was such an enjoyable read. I had problems putting this book down. It was perfectly written with just enough detail and does not drag out at any point. When you're not being enthralled with the action and adventure of pirate swashbuckling, you are being seduced by the sexiness of a siren. Deceit and betrayal run rampant in this book. But there is so much more. I cannot wait for the second installment to hit my shelves!
I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes a good action adventure read with a side of PG-13 sultriness.
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LibraryThing member krau0098
I got this book from NetGalley to review. I ended up enjoying this book a lot more than I thought I was going to. It's a fun read that's action packed and full of witty banter. I am usually not a huge fan of "pirate" books, but this one was engaging and had a great blend of action, adventure,
This book was just a ton of fun to read. Alosa is such a witty and snappy heroine that is super confident and has the skills to match the bluster. I enjoyed reading about her a ton.
The storyline is a mix of predictable and unpredictable elements. I loved the whole storyline about Alosa trying to steal a map to find a secret island of treasure. At first this seems straightforward, but as the story continues there are a lot of twists and turns and betrayals.
The romance between Alosa and the first mate on the enemy ship is a bit predictable; but it is also ends up being complicated and sweet. The witty dialogue throughout is what really makes this book shine; it’s just so much fun!
The story is fast-paced and full of action and adventure. The writing flows nicely and is easy to read. This was one of those books that I had a very hard time putting down; I just really needed to know how things wrapped up!
This is the first book in a series so….while the book stops at a good spot not everything is wrapped up neatly.
Overall this was an awesome book that totally surprised me with how much I loved it. I always love books that have a good balance between world-building, mystery, action, adventure, and romance. This book is perfectly balanced and well written; there is also a lot of humor which makes it super fun to read! I will definitely continue on with the series. I would recommend to YA fantasy fans who enjoy action and adventure with their romance.
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mystery, and romance.This book was just a ton of fun to read. Alosa is such a witty and snappy heroine that is super confident and has the skills to match the bluster. I enjoyed reading about her a ton.
The storyline is a mix of predictable and unpredictable elements. I loved the whole storyline about Alosa trying to steal a map to find a secret island of treasure. At first this seems straightforward, but as the story continues there are a lot of twists and turns and betrayals.
The romance between Alosa and the first mate on the enemy ship is a bit predictable; but it is also ends up being complicated and sweet. The witty dialogue throughout is what really makes this book shine; it’s just so much fun!
The story is fast-paced and full of action and adventure. The writing flows nicely and is easy to read. This was one of those books that I had a very hard time putting down; I just really needed to know how things wrapped up!
This is the first book in a series so….while the book stops at a good spot not everything is wrapped up neatly.
Overall this was an awesome book that totally surprised me with how much I loved it. I always love books that have a good balance between world-building, mystery, action, adventure, and romance. This book is perfectly balanced and well written; there is also a lot of humor which makes it super fun to read! I will definitely continue on with the series. I would recommend to YA fantasy fans who enjoy action and adventure with their romance.
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LibraryThing member SimplyKelina
What a pleasant surprise! I know I am late on this one, but I honestly was not sure if it was something I would enjoy or not. I ended up really enjoying this in the end, and hope to buy the second book soon.
I think I enjoyed this even more since it had a romance that was pretty heavy. I also loved
This ended up being a quick and fun read. I loved it!
I think I enjoyed this even more since it had a romance that was pretty heavy. I also loved
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Alosa and how powerful she is. She is willing to do what she needs to be do survive with also trying to stay true to her she is. This ended up being a quick and fun read. I loved it!
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LibraryThing member SBoren
I purchased this book from Amazon to read with my bestie Christina. All opinions are my own. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Daughter of The Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller. Alosa, daughter of the famous pirate king stands to inherit the ocean if she can manage to allow herself to be taken captive by a
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group of young pirates a locate the map her father so desperately wants. However once aboard the other crews ship she finds loyalties run deep and loves lurks in corners she dare not reach for until she is taken captive and duped by another gang of pirates that use her abilities to humiliate her. Review also posted on Instagram @borenbooks, Library Thing, Goodreads/StacieBoren, Amazon, Twitter @jason_stacie and my blog at readsbystacie.com Show Less
LibraryThing member ReadersCandyb
This was a slow one to get into, but by Chapter 3, I was hooked. Talk about a wild ride packed full of grit, adventure, and sexual tension. The story was unique and the book world was quite magical.
Alosa is a female pirate and a total bada$$. She is also the daughter of the Pirate King. Growing up
I really enjoyed the pirate theme, but I NEVER expected the siren twist, and man did it pull me under (pun intended). The scenic descriptions and magical skills really gave this gray story, color. I appreciated the poetic wording and I found the skills to be quite beautiful. I was intrigued by the stories and captivated by the beauty of something so fearful. I don't want to say much, but I will say this... If you love mermaids like me, then you MUST read this one. I highly look forward to the sequel!
Alosa is a female pirate and a total bada$$. She is also the daughter of the Pirate King. Growing up
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with him wasn't easy and she has many emotional and physical scars to show for it. Her rough upbringing has contributed to her fierce persona though and has left her battle ready. When she sets out on a mission to find a missing map, she finds herself in the middle of a ship full of hot blooded pirates with a handsome first mate. It is her intention to seek out the map and be on her way, but she is slowly drug into a world of pretending. She uses her nights to escape and explore and her days to interrogate those around her. She is full of snarky remarks and gives the guys a run for their money. Riden is the only one that is able to crack her tough facade. They share many fights, few kisses, and a couple secrets that lead to them being captured by yet another group of pirates. It is there that they are broke down and exposed. Alosa is forced to show her special skills and Riden is forced to show his true feelings. Together they fight to escape and end up face to face with the Pirate King himself. It is then that Alosa shines and takes control of the situation. She decides who stays and who goes and prepares for what I expect to be an epic journey. I really enjoyed the pirate theme, but I NEVER expected the siren twist, and man did it pull me under (pun intended). The scenic descriptions and magical skills really gave this gray story, color. I appreciated the poetic wording and I found the skills to be quite beautiful. I was intrigued by the stories and captivated by the beauty of something so fearful. I don't want to say much, but I will say this... If you love mermaids like me, then you MUST read this one. I highly look forward to the sequel!
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LibraryThing member BDartnall
Fast paced, incisive writing style, with a smart, tough heroine, Alosa, and a mix of ominous and more amusing pirate character types, good fight scenes, and a simmering relationship in the making between Alosa and one of her pirate "enemies", Riden. There is quite a bit of killing and some
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torture,not in gruesome detail; it's balanced in rest of story by a usually cheerful tone (first person narrator, Alosa) who ultimately overcomes all her setbacks and captors to achieve her mission: find one of the three special maps her pirate king father needs to find a legendary island. This is a book I can recommend to both girls/guys for its swift plotting, swashbuckling adventure, suspenseful from beginning to end, and a bit of emerging romance ....A wonderful author for our Cavalcade of Authors event in March 2020! Show Less
LibraryThing member GennaC
"Even the man who's spent his whole life at sea has reason to fear her when she's angry. But not I. I sleep soundly. Listening to her music. The sea watches over me. She protects her own."
Daughter of the Pirate King was entertaining enough, but only a three-star rating for me. Levenseller's writing
Alosa is the ferocious and fearless heir to the pirate kingdom, daughter of the ruthless pirate king Kalligan. Her latest mission involves infiltrating an enemy crew by arranging her own capture. Posing as a prisoner, she plans to locate and steal a legendary treasure map before turning the ship and its crew over to her father. But the unexpected charms and depths of the first mate Riden have Alosa scrambling as she questions her motives in the face of a burgeoning pirate romance.
A swashbuckling but oddly frothy tale with a clever heroine. Many of the elements of a winner are there, but the simplistic elements meant the Daughter of the Pirate King just didn't quite deliver.
Daughter of the Pirate King was entertaining enough, but only a three-star rating for me. Levenseller's writing
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style struck me as very stilted and juvenile, which made this a quick but unexceptional read. I'm thrilled to be seeing more lady pirates in YA, but Daughter of the Pirate King just wasn't quite there for me.Alosa is the ferocious and fearless heir to the pirate kingdom, daughter of the ruthless pirate king Kalligan. Her latest mission involves infiltrating an enemy crew by arranging her own capture. Posing as a prisoner, she plans to locate and steal a legendary treasure map before turning the ship and its crew over to her father. But the unexpected charms and depths of the first mate Riden have Alosa scrambling as she questions her motives in the face of a burgeoning pirate romance.
A swashbuckling but oddly frothy tale with a clever heroine. Many of the elements of a winner are there, but the simplistic elements meant the Daughter of the Pirate King just didn't quite deliver.
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LibraryThing member GennaC
"Even the man who's spent his whole life at sea has reason to fear her when she's angry. But not I. I sleep soundly. Listening to her music. The sea watches over me. She protects her own."
Daughter of the Pirate King was entertaining enough, but only a three-star rating for me. Levenseller's writing
Alosa is the ferocious and fearless heir to the pirate kingdom, daughter of the ruthless pirate king Kalligan. Her latest mission involves infiltrating an enemy crew by arranging her own capture. Posing as a prisoner, she plans to locate and steal a legendary treasure map before turning the ship and its crew over to her father. But the unexpected charms and depths of the first mate Riden have Alosa scrambling as she questions her motives in the face of a burgeoning pirate romance.
A swashbuckling but oddly frothy tale with a clever heroine. Many of the elements of a winner are there, but the simplistic elements meant the Daughter of the Pirate King didn't quite deliver.
Daughter of the Pirate King was entertaining enough, but only a three-star rating for me. Levenseller's writing
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style struck me as very stilted and juvenile, which made this a quick but unexceptional read. I'm thrilled to be seeing more lady pirates in YA, but Daughter of the Pirate King just wasn't quite there for me.Alosa is the ferocious and fearless heir to the pirate kingdom, daughter of the ruthless pirate king Kalligan. Her latest mission involves infiltrating an enemy crew by arranging her own capture. Posing as a prisoner, she plans to locate and steal a legendary treasure map before turning the ship and its crew over to her father. But the unexpected charms and depths of the first mate Riden have Alosa scrambling as she questions her motives in the face of a burgeoning pirate romance.
A swashbuckling but oddly frothy tale with a clever heroine. Many of the elements of a winner are there, but the simplistic elements meant the Daughter of the Pirate King didn't quite deliver.
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LibraryThing member whatsmacksaid
This was SO MUCH FUN, oh my god. There were one or two weird moments where one of the sick burns was "you're so effeminate," but all in all I really enjoyed this. I loved how Alosa thinks--she's basically Captain Marvel in terms of sheer power but she spends the book trying to make the menfolk
Also pirates! And sirens! (The sirens aspect was done so well.) And there's a sequel! (That I will be getting my hands on ASAP.)
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think she's just a lil' ol' prisoner, nothing to see here, I'm harmless. Also pirates! And sirens! (The sirens aspect was done so well.) And there's a sequel! (That I will be getting my hands on ASAP.)
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LibraryThing member Pascale1812
Perhaps it was due to the narrator's perspective (first person present tense is hard to do well), but I wasn't a big fan. The overall plot was cool, but Alosa as a character seemed a bit hard to pin down.
LibraryThing member vivirielle
When Alosa, daughter of the famed pirate king, is captured by a group of enemies she's not worried. After all, she planned her own capture so that she could find a legendary treasure map that her father desperately wants to uncover an incredible treasure. She uses this opportunity to search her
The book can be dark and gritty, just like the lives of real pirates, but also has elements of fantasy and romance. Alosa is the teenage girl equivalent of Jack Sparrow: smart, witty, but with less of an objection to killing anyone who gets in her way. Readers who have a problem with violence will likely have a problem with how often the pirates kill their enemies without batting an eye in this book. The romance takes over a significant part of the story, but the way their relationship builds over the course of the book works well with the rest of the plot. The story isn't meant to be taken seriously as much as it is to be enjoyed for a fun pirate story with a strong heroine that can handle anything that gets thrown at her. Readers who enjoyed this book will look forward to the sequel to find out more about what happens between Alosa, Riden, and Alosa's father. The sequel will also have plenty of room to explore the treasure hunting aspect of fictional pirates that wasn't fully explored in this one. Overall, this is a fast-moving story with enjoyable characters and a taste of the pirate life.
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captors' ship and learn more about her father's enemies while building her own reputation for the day that she will take over from her father. She has more than enough skill and cunning to find the map and escape, but when she starts to fall in love with Riden, the first mate and captain's brother, it might be the one thing that can get in the way. She finds the treasure map, but the ensuing challenges force Alosa to reveal secrets and use skills she'd rather not have to save herself and the people she has come to care about.The book can be dark and gritty, just like the lives of real pirates, but also has elements of fantasy and romance. Alosa is the teenage girl equivalent of Jack Sparrow: smart, witty, but with less of an objection to killing anyone who gets in her way. Readers who have a problem with violence will likely have a problem with how often the pirates kill their enemies without batting an eye in this book. The romance takes over a significant part of the story, but the way their relationship builds over the course of the book works well with the rest of the plot. The story isn't meant to be taken seriously as much as it is to be enjoyed for a fun pirate story with a strong heroine that can handle anything that gets thrown at her. Readers who enjoyed this book will look forward to the sequel to find out more about what happens between Alosa, Riden, and Alosa's father. The sequel will also have plenty of room to explore the treasure hunting aspect of fictional pirates that wasn't fully explored in this one. Overall, this is a fast-moving story with enjoyable characters and a taste of the pirate life.
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LibraryThing member starlight-glimmer
Here's a book with exuberance, girl power, and a surprising and lovely drizzle of magic! Alosa is a delightful blend of spirited and thoughtful; she's one of my favorite YA protagonists in a long time. There's a lot here about family dynamics, legacy, and self-reflection, all set against a quickly
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spinning adventure on the sea. Themes of friendship and loyalty here remind me (in a good way) of middle grade, and while there's romance, it doesn't eclipse everything else. I can't wait to learn more about Alosa, and her siren ancestry, in the final book of this duet! Show Less
LibraryThing member kevn57
Ahoy, mateys, ☠️ this is a great summer read, it would only have been enhanced if I could have read it on a white sandy beach with a bottle of Captain's Morgan or while cruising the Caribbean. Alas I had to read it at home on a rainy humid July afternoon.
Princess Alosa, a princess because her
Alosa reminded me of Xena, she has an almost exclusively female crew, is brutal in battle and very blood thirsty. After defeating the opposing pirates, she saves a few of the very youngest and a couple who had been decent to her then has the rest of the crew murdered.
I can't believe now I have to wait to 2018 for the conclusion to the story in the final book.
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father is the pirate king, is no fairy tale princess. She is brutal, in the opening chapter she surveys her dead crew mates and then watches while an opposing pirate captain murders a few more.I can't believe now I have to wait to 2018 for the conclusion to the story in the final book.
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LibraryThing member ViragoReads
3.75 stars.
I will admit that I dozed once or twice while listening, but I heard the bulk of the audiobook. I'll probably reread it at some point.
That being said, this was a good read. I love pirates, and what's better than a badass female pirate captain? A badass female pirate captain with a mostly
There was, or course, swashbuckling, adventure, kidnappings, betrayal, grudging friendships, stealing of maps... It really ran the gamut of pirate tropes. But there were some unexpected twists as well.
The ending left a little to be desired, but it wasn't a completely terrible one. And I know the sequel has already been released (and I have it), which is comforting, because I know I will (hopefully) get closure and learn what happens to the protagonists.
The narrator did a great job with the story and the voices of the various characters. It'll probably get a higher rating when I reread it for the little bits I missed.
I will admit that I dozed once or twice while listening, but I heard the bulk of the audiobook. I'll probably reread it at some point.
That being said, this was a good read. I love pirates, and what's better than a badass female pirate captain? A badass female pirate captain with a mostly
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female crew!There was, or course, swashbuckling, adventure, kidnappings, betrayal, grudging friendships, stealing of maps... It really ran the gamut of pirate tropes. But there were some unexpected twists as well.
The ending left a little to be desired, but it wasn't a completely terrible one. And I know the sequel has already been released (and I have it), which is comforting, because I know I will (hopefully) get closure and learn what happens to the protagonists.
The narrator did a great job with the story and the voices of the various characters. It'll probably get a higher rating when I reread it for the little bits I missed.
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Awards
South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards (Almost Made It — 2019)
Colorado Blue Spruce Award (Nominee — 2019)
Florida Teens Read Award (Nominee — 2019)
Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2020)
Idaho Battle of the Books (High School — 2023)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2017
Physical description
320 p.; 5.8 inches
ISBN
1250095964 / 9781250095961
Local notes
When her father, the ruthless Pirate King, discovers that a legendary treasure map can be found on an enemy ship, his daughter, Alosa, knows that there's only one pirate for the job - herself. Leaving behind her beloved ship and crew, Alosa deliberately facilitates her own kidnapping to ensure her welcome on the ship. After all, who's going to suspect a girl locked in a cell...But Alosa has skills enough for any three pirates, and has yet to meet her match. Although she has to admit that the surprisingly perceptive and unfairly attractive first mate, Riden, the lucky pirate charged with finding out all her secrets, comes the closest.
Lots of swashbuckling fun.
Debossed swords on the boards under the dustjacket, and endpapers illustrated with a ship.
Lots of swashbuckling fun.
Debossed swords on the boards under the dustjacket, and endpapers illustrated with a ship.
Other editions
Daughter of the Pirate King [Special Edition] by Tricia Levenseller (Hardcover)