Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1)

by Tricia Levenseller

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I had so much fun reading DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING.  That's the best way to describe my experience in a nutshell.


The writing was pretty typical for a YA novel, but the plot and setting is one I don't see too often in YA, which is weird.  I think pirates lend themselves incredibly well to this genre.  The bloodshed, the intrigue, the adventure... seriously, this is YA gold.  More authors should look into it.


I really liked most of the characters introduced.  Alosa was almost a Mary Sue - she was just a little too good at everything.  However, it all had purpose.  When you hear the backstory you get interweaved with the main plot, it's easy to see why she's so good at everything.  She had to be.


Riden was everything.  And I hope he continues to be.


Draxen was terrible.  And I hope he continues to be as well.  I don't need nor want any stinking love triangles.


I wish we saw more of Alosa’s crew, but I'm hoping we'll see them in the second book.  I really want to see how Alosa really is when she's in charge.


The other pirates were neat and interesting, but I can take em or leave em at this moment.  I pretty much only care about Alosa's adventures.



Finally, there's an element in this story that I have never read before.  I know this element exists in other books, I just wasn't privy to it before this book.  It made DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING that much more interesting to me.  I'm really looking forward to the second book and am so happy I waited so long to read this.  



Now, I'll be able to get book 2 really really soon.