charlottesometimes's Reviews (3.33k)

All the expected problems: too many unnecessary, undefined new vocab words, too many characters, main character who is both a chosen one and a ‘not like other girls’ type, basic beginning of a quest plot with no reason for me to care. Very boring. And worst of all, so much horrible, unnecessary rape, sexual slavery and sexual violence as plot device and page filler. 

I am amazed that this was written by a woman. It seemed to have no understanding whatsoever of women’s bodies, or understanding that they’re actual people and not sex plot devices. Maybe it’s a joke? 

This is the story of someone with no common sense or understanding of red flags, who is thus condemned to suffer through an interminably long journey through every cliché connected with sea-based ghost stories: widow’s walks, disappearance at sea, faithless lovers and jealous husbands, pirates with hook hands… 

To be fair to our protagonist Carolyn, her mother couldn’t spot a red flag if a man was beating her to death with it, so I guess she never had much of a chance.