For Cassandra Leung, bossing around sea monsters is just the family business. She's been a Reckoner trainer-in-training ever since she could walk, raising the genetically-engineered beasts to defend ships as they cross the pirate-infested NeoPacific. But when the pirate queen Santa Elena swoops in on Cas's first solo mission and snatches her from the bloodstained decks, Cas's dream of being a full-time trainer seems dead in the water.
There's no time to mourn. Waiting for her on the pirate ship is an unhatched Reckoner pup. Santa Elena wants to take back the seas with a monster of her own, and she needs a proper trainer to do it. She orders Cas to raise the pup, make sure he imprints on her ship, and, when the time comes, teach him to fight for the pirates. If Cas fails, her blood will be the next to paint the sea.
But Cas has fought pirates her entire life. And she's not about to stop.
My Review:
I had such a great time reading this book! The idea of being kidnapped by pirates to raise a sea monster to be under the power of said pirates? Yeah, it sounded really great, and I had such a great time reading Cassandra's story! It was such a great read!
I loved this world, of sea monsters and pirates! Getting to know how things worked with the monsters, and the politics of the pirates, I couldn't get enough of it! These characters really bring life to this world, and I had such a great time going along.
Cas was a fantastic character, she's smart and knows her stuff, she forced to make some difficult decisions, and I really enjoyed watching her journey! Plus her romance, I adored it, there's just something about sapphic pirate stories!
Really, I wanted to know where this book was going to go, with the situation that she was in, how she was going to get out, because this is the start of what looks like a duology with a novella. I enjoyed every word, every page, and I'm so excited to read more in this world!
Loved reading this book, and I can't wait to continue on with the series!
Author: Emily Skrutskie
Series: The Abyss Surrounds Us #1
Read: June 17th, 2023
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded really fantastic, and it's a DAC Book, LLFL Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a RR Book!
Publisher: Flux
Published: February 8th 2016
Author: Emily Skrutskie
Series: The Abyss Surrounds Us #1
Read: June 17th, 2023
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded really fantastic, and it's a DAC Book, LLFL Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a RR Book!
Publisher: Flux
Published: February 8th 2016
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