Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller is a young adult, fantasy novel about a young woman named Alosa. Alosa is sent on a mission by her father, the Pirate King, to find a piece of a map held by another pirate crew. Seeing an opportunity to be "kidnapped" and held for ransom, Alosa fakes her own abduction and quietly goes about searching the ship. Her only true obstacle is the first mate, Riden, who appears to be a perfectly even match in both cleverness and fighting skills. However, Alosa has more than that on her side.
I feel in love instantly and finished this book in a day. I found myself laughing at the many things Alosa does to Riden and to the rest of the crew. I was a little disappointed that Alosa spoke of her crew mainly as an all-female pirate crew but readers never actually meet them. I hope this changes in Levenseller's sequel. While the cover says that Alosa is a "female Jack Sparrow" I actually thought she was smarter and had more self-restraint. I enjoyed how Levenseller didn't portray Alosa as a stereotypical female. Yes, she has feelings but she more dominated by her wits. Alosa is a pirate, first and foremost, and was raised that way. While the novel is age-appropriate by not being too graphic, there are fight scenes and mentions of murder that a reader expects from pirates.
The novel was, in my humble opinion, perfectly era-appropriate as well. We have all seen and read about taverns with various women, and some are pirates themselves. I was excited to see Levenseller did not deviate from that course. While reading, it is quite clear that the author did her research as the pirates are also in perfect sync. However, I was happy to see that not all of the pirates were blood-thirsty nor were they completely stupid.
I rate this novel 4 out of 4 stars, and have added Tricia Levenseller to my list of favorite authors to watch. Her next novel in the series, Daughter of the Siren Queen, I have on good authority is being published February 27th. I strongly encourage anyone who enjoys pirates, strong female leaders, and a little bit of romance to jump on the bandwagon and read Tricia Levenseller's novels. I know I will.
I feel in love instantly and finished this book in a day. I found myself laughing at the many things Alosa does to Riden and to the rest of the crew. I was a little disappointed that Alosa spoke of her crew mainly as an all-female pirate crew but readers never actually meet them. I hope this changes in Levenseller's sequel. While the cover says that Alosa is a "female Jack Sparrow" I actually thought she was smarter and had more self-restraint. I enjoyed how Levenseller didn't portray Alosa as a stereotypical female. Yes, she has feelings but she more dominated by her wits. Alosa is a pirate, first and foremost, and was raised that way. While the novel is age-appropriate by not being too graphic, there are fight scenes and mentions of murder that a reader expects from pirates.
The novel was, in my humble opinion, perfectly era-appropriate as well. We have all seen and read about taverns with various women, and some are pirates themselves. I was excited to see Levenseller did not deviate from that course. While reading, it is quite clear that the author did her research as the pirates are also in perfect sync. However, I was happy to see that not all of the pirates were blood-thirsty nor were they completely stupid.
I rate this novel 4 out of 4 stars, and have added Tricia Levenseller to my list of favorite authors to watch. Her next novel in the series, Daughter of the Siren Queen, I have on good authority is being published February 27th. I strongly encourage anyone who enjoys pirates, strong female leaders, and a little bit of romance to jump on the bandwagon and read Tricia Levenseller's novels. I know I will.
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