Get ready, it's time to go on another adventure and this time it's PIRATES!

Devyl Bane and his gang of friends, plus a tag-along, take to the seas aboard the Sea Witch, who just so happens to be a beautiful and powerful lady, to snatch a powerful source from the clutches of his ex-wife.

For years, Sherrilyn Kenyon has been an author that could do me no wrong. I guarantee you I own every single book she's ever written. And I'm going to be quite honest, I was disappointed with this one.

Was it okay? Sure. But it isn't something I'd annoy my friends with because I've been talking about it so much. For me, this book struggled in two aspects: clarity and pacing.

From the beginning of the book to about a third of the way through, I was completely confused on who the heroine was. Which in turn made the story's believability crumble. The hero, Devyl Bane has an intense dislike and mistrust for his heroine, the Sea Witch/Mara at the beginning of the story. He doesn't trust her because of her sister, his ex-wife. He stews about it every chance gets. He even shows attraction towards another character in the book. But then about 50% of the way through we're supposed to believe that he's loved Mara since he first saw her and everything he's done was to protect and benefit her? 

Uh, no. No, no, no, no, no.

It was a little too rushed. There needed to be clarity from the beginning who the heroine was if he was actually in love with her this entire time. 

And one last thing, why does everyone in Sherrilyn Kenyon's universe have to be the most powerful of the powerful? I felt like, especially in this book, there was a lot of background concerning certain characters. But then twenty pages later that same person has to be mixed with something else to make them even MORE powerful. It was clear Kenyon was shooting her characters with steroids, instead of finding other, and probably more creative, ways to get out of whatever unfortunate event the crew has been tied up in.

Overall, the book was okay, just okay. Certain elements of this book made it hard to believe at times. Overall, I think it could have been better.

An intense book for an intense subject. Perez sets the scene for an emotional, painful, complicated journey. It’s difficult to read, and I felt disoriented the entire first half of the novel, but I get the sense Perez was doing that on purpose. It really made me think of how hard it is to make sense of the unexplainable and what happens when the one who’s not supposed to speak is loud enough for the world to hear? I definitely recommend. TW in case you decide to pick it UP: assault, domestic abuse, rape, child molestation

I think I first read this book when it first came out in 2013 and I remember being so blown away by Reid’s characters. This is a laugh-out-loud kind of book, a just-can’t-help-it-crazed-smile-on-the-subway kind of book. The characters are down to earth, understandable, funny; they make you root for them as you learn more and more about them. 

Janie was a breath of fresh air. I felt myself in her — even though I’m not able to spout out really precise, random facts. She’s awkward but you never feel like that awkwardness is misplaced, or like it’s just a show the author is trying to sell you. And how do I even start with Quinn? I think I’ve been waiting for my own Quinn since this book came out. Sigh, it has not happened yet, but here’s to hoping!

I absolutely recommend this book. I’ve read it at least a dozen times. It’s one of those books you come back to when it’s a rainy day, an instant pick-me-up. Well done, Ms. Reid.