A let down but not terribly bad

2.5 stars

I don't know how I feel about this. I really didn't like the romance and the conflict was kind of too dramatic and didn't really make sense. Like why was her father this evil? What did he want? Why did he do what he did back when she was little? It just felt like "well, we need someone to be absolutely evil, oh, hmm, let's pick the father". And then the King who just.. didn't care? But who seemed to have been an okay if not good King at one point because this whole thing was a more recent development? It just didn't make any sense. Also sometimes things were just way too convenient and resolved too easily.
And seriously, why do authors keep doing this shit with the love interest? He abandoned her, tortured her, ignored her for years but oh, it was all because he was trying to protect her so of course she still loves him more than anything! I hate Bronn (or however you spell his name) and his entire sob backstory because it's just used to excuse his behaviour and this definitely unhealthy relationship. I wish he had been the one who got killed.
But overall this wasn't super bad or anything. I liked the MC well enough, she could be badass and was compassionate and everything and I liked Grace and the women strewn throughout were all very good at their jobs but I would have liked a little more.. cooperation between them. We just got one female friendship which, well, no, I won't spoil anything.
I liked the world building we got, even though it was a little all over the place. Some things were just waaay too cliché though. Like literally everyone knows what will happen when I tell them she hides with a family once she runs away. Literally everyone. And also, why were we told about her and Thomas's specific magic just to.. never talk about it again? Like I get that this is the first book in a series, but it would be great if authors wouldn't just dangle something in front of our faces in like the first half of the book and then ignore it until probably the next book. That's just bad timing and writing in my opinion.
Anyway, I have really mixed feelings but wouldn't really recommend it. If you want a version of this book in trashy but actual fun read Daughter of the Pirate King and the sequel Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller. If you want a version of this book in a lot better read To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo.

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