Daughter of the Pirate King

Daughter of the Pirate King
By Tricia Levenseller

Alosa is the Pirate Kings daughter and a prisoner on an enemy ship. She got herself captured on purpose in order to find a missing piece of a map that will help her father reach a legendary trove of treasure. She has more than a few tricks up her sleeve and she is confident that she will find the map, but will she also get more than she bargained for in the unexpectedly charming first mate of the ship? She has a lot to learn about herself and the limits of her skills as she is faced with challenges that her father didn’t train her for.

This Duology is super popular and I wanted to see what the fuss was about. I have always been a big fan of Pirates of the Caribbean and Captain Hook is my favorite classic villain so I was very excited to dive into this one. I got the audiobook from my library app and listened to it over the span of 2 days. It was a super fun easy listen and I enjoyed it.

I really liked Alosa and her unwavering confidence in herself. She is a great example for 17-year-old girls to model themselves after and I did enjoy her character. I think the crew of the ship was pretty diverse and fun as well. Riden was a nice love interest, their flirting was pretty wholesome and he isn’t a toxic garbage guy which is always a plus for me. Especially in a YA novel.

I did have a little bit of gripe with a part of the plot that relies heavily on the gender binary and heterosexual attraction, but since it is a minor spoiler for this book, I will leave it for the review of the second book. I do really think it needs to be addressed though, so be sure to check out the review for book 2 once you are caught up or if you don’t mind minor spoilers.  

Overall, this was a fun story of a confident pirate princess who is a badass and I had a lot of fun reading it. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes pirate stories or young adult fantasy in general. It was a nice, appropriate and healthy read for a young adult and it has made my list of books to gift to young family members on my gift giving list for this year.

I give Daughter of the Pirate King 3.5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐✰

-Jacqui

Author: Tricia Levenseller
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Length/Page Count: 311 pages, audio 7 hr 25min
Format & Source: Audiobook, Snoisle Library
Narrator: Marisa Calin
Publishing Info: Macmillan Audio 2017