A bit of a slow start, but I definitely enjoyed this one! I've always loved stories of pirates and sirens and treasure, especially when there are badass young women at the heart of the story, and while this setup wasn't the most original it was definitely executed well.

Some of the plot twists were more surprising than others, but the pacing was well done and the overall progression made perfect sense. The prose was pretty straightforward, but the characters really came to life. (I would've liked to see a little more conspicuous diversity in the cast, but that's a relatively minor complaint.)

While I enjoyed the back-and-forth between Alosa and Riden, among others, I did feel that the romance between them is — at least initially — primarily carried by the usual heteronormative standards; the partnership that eventually develops is great, though, and I really appreciated the gender role-swap of threatening to hurt him to get to her (though I hated seeing him hurt).