Description
Escaping an arranged marriage, Lydia flees the life planned for her and slips aboard a ship bound for home—only to find herself entangled with the feared pirates of the Night Spirits. When she strikes a bargain to earn her passage, she’s drawn into a dangerous campaign across the Known Isles, where alliances blur and every stolen prize carries a deeper purpose. As Lydia and Laufitu grow closer, she must navigate themes of autonomy, loyalty, and the cost of choosing your own future in a world ruled by power and reputation. With swashbuckling adventure, sharp emotional stakes, and a romance that refuses to stay safely on the sidelines, this story blends high-seas intrigue with a reckoning that reveals why the piracy was never just about plunder.
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Published Jan 1, 2023
ISBN: 9798852367747
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the romance takes a back seat significantly to the cultural narrative as well as the daring espionage and heists. the cultures represented are meant to be just 2 nations, but the author seemingly homogenizes several pacific islander culture into one entity. lydia as a protagonist is well fleshed out but the rest of the cast are cardboard cut outs, though some are still lovable. the pov changes frequently without notice and we’re giving unspoken insight to the emotional status and thoughts of other characters.<br/><br/>i would have given it a modest 3 stars until the self gratifying absolution of an epilogue. it felt like a slap in the face after spending so long establishing the cruelty of the crown and colonizers to absolve so many colonizers with an extremely fictitious uprising. it reeked of white guilt and absolution; though i admit i don’t know much about the author. it was an extremely tone deaf note to end on.
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First Published
2023
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for On Stolen Tides by Kay Lalock.