I liked the story here more than the first book as it felt more unique. I'm always up for a fantasy pirate romance story and this fit the bill. I thought it was a bit slow paced in places but overall was continously enjoyable. The main character Niya felt relateable if a bit stubborn/dense as fanatsy romance protagonists often do but overall I enjoyed her POV. 
This was almost a 4 star review but there was a scene which was one of the worst cases of telling instead of showing I've ever read and so I had to bring the rating down a bit.
Overall a fun read and I'm looking forward to the next installment in this series.