Review: Disappointed 2.5
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
I was really excited to start this book because of the "modern-day" pirate storyline. However it really fell flat for me. Here is the list of what went wrong for me:-There isn't much modern-day about this story; too many cliché pirate references.-There is no development with the hero and heroine. Just instant love which drives me crazy in romances. There was absolutely nothing the hero did that made me see how she fell for him.-Her best friend is totally irritating-Heroine isn't likable and very hard to understand reasoning's behind things she does. One second she says she is doing everything to save her best friend and the next she is being totally selfish-And the major irritation is almost everything about the story was just way too unbelievable. And for me to even begin to read a story about pirates should show that I'm open to stories that aren't all together realistic. Multiple characters become pirates because they killed someone and are running from the law and in all cases (except Hendrix's) it was self-defense, so why run? And Hendrix's story is not exactly a redeeming one.I'm so disappointed because the author could have really had a cool, different story here. And different is so needed in contemporary romances in my opinion.(a little spoiler coming up) Why not take it in a direction that makes a girl swoon because the hero is trying to do good out on the sea like her Dad is?? I found myself not liking many of the main characters so in the end I couldn't enjoy this one. I wouldn't recommend it to others and I will not be reading the next books in the series.