I love Sci-Fi but I feel like it’s hard to find amazing ones, whereas there’s tons of amazing fantasy books. Well this series is amazing. The world building is fantastic. Aliens, humans, and pets co-mingled in a fantastic setting. I could explore this fantastic universe the author setup for many more books.
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When Lieutenant Naiche Decker and her friends and family embark on a critical mission aboard the Lovelace to find a rare metal used to build ships, everyone aboard has other things besides the mission on their mind. Mostly prevalent… wedding arrangements.

⛵️In this historical women’s fiction Grace’s father is arranging a marriage for her with a disgusting pig of a man who tries to sexually assault her. After what I would consider a series of horrible choices, the heroine of this book is transplanted from being a proper young lady to being disguised as a boy on the bottom of the food chain while on a ship in the royal Navy. I really enjoyed the descriptions and explanations of life aboard the ship and all the terms. It was fun and a new-to-me experience hearing the nitty gritty and how sailing works.
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⛵️I listened to this as an audiobook and the narration threw me off some. The accents portrayed were so extremely accurate that I had a difficult time interpreting, and so did the main character. I understand the point of doing the accents so realistically, but at the same time if I wasn't 101% paying attention I couldn't understand what was being said and missed a small part of the story. And for someone like me who likes to listen while driving, this stressed me out and took away from the story.
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⛵️After Grace is aboard the boat, disguised as a boy, she proves herself as hard a worker as any boy. She is flawed but likable and relatable. Overall a good historical fiction with a splash of romance.