To Catch a Pirate

by Jade Parker

[rakesandrogues]

I get an immense craving for pirate stories every now and then. I somehow stumbled upon TO CATCH A PIRATE and it immediately caught my eye. Full of adventure and a dashing pirate, TO CATCH A PIRATE satisfied my appetite.

The plot was very predictable, but PIRATE still turned out to be a fun read. From the very first time Nathaniel was introduced, I knew that there was going to be a love triangle. Though we are given some inkling of a connection between Nathaniel and Annalisa, it is pretty obvious who the main character is going to end up with. Fortunately, getting the two main characters together is the whole fun of the book. We all want Annalisa to tame the rogue pirate. ;)

The romance was sweet in PIRATE and very PG. That’s understandable since it is YA, so it’s very much suitable for the younger YA audience. James, the hero of the story, is snarky and charming but not enough to make me swoon. He and Annalisa have great chemistry which made their interactions very fun to read.

PIRATE was the perfect length at just a little over 200 pages. The ending was well done. It left me satisfied enough as a reader, but it wasn’t drawn out and overdone. TO CATCH A PIRATE is a short light read full of pirate adventure that made me wish the weather was a tad warmer.