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This was a fun pirate story - with a retired infamous female pirate pulled out of retirement to chase down a kidnapped young girl. But things aren't always as they seem. I liked Amina and her crew. I especially love the history with her first mate, her poisoner and her navigator. Their banter was really cute.
But I'm sad I didn't just love love love this like so many others. It felt long, and like it took 2 or 3 long turns around areas that I didn't need in the story. It lost me around halfway a ...more
But I'm sad I didn't just love love love this like so many others. It felt long, and like it took 2 or 3 long turns around areas that I didn't need in the story. It lost me around halfway a ...more

★★½
I really really wanted to love this one but for one reason or another, I just was not engaged. It took me over a month to read with only a few chapters per session which I could put down and pick up with not much angst.
There were pirates!
The protagonist is a female pirate!
She is a POC female pirate!
I had such hopes but I just didn't feel it and it made me so so sad. Not sure whether it was just because I wasn't in the right mood when I started reading this or the small prints (I really do ...more
I really really wanted to love this one but for one reason or another, I just was not engaged. It took me over a month to read with only a few chapters per session which I could put down and pick up with not much angst.
There were pirates!
The protagonist is a female pirate!
She is a POC female pirate!
I had such hopes but I just didn't feel it and it made me so so sad. Not sure whether it was just because I wasn't in the right mood when I started reading this or the small prints (I really do ...more

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