Review: A pleasant surprise
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 18, 2014
Mairi's clan has been ravaged by the English and now her land is being threatened. She needs her brother, Grant, to step up as laird and save their people, but first she needs to find him. She seeks the help of a pirate, Phin, to help her find Grant. Phin has a different motive for helping Mairi. He was tasked by the crown to arrest Grant for treason, and Phin's life depends on his success in the mission. As they set out on their journey to find Grant, feelings begin to develop, but will their love survive the lies and deceit between them?It took me four tries to finally get into this book. I'm glad I didn't give up though; on my last attempt, I really began to enjoy it. It was a surprise though to find out that this book was not at all the high seas adventure that I had expected. In fact, about 70% of it takes place in London. While I do love pirate adventures, this book did turn out to be a winner. Phin is a caring and likeable man. For being a pirate though, I would have liked to see him portrayed as more rough-around-the-edges, a bit less refined maybe? Something. Mairi was OK. Despite her desperate need to save her clan and strong dislike toward the English, she sure did have a weak willpower for Phin and his friends. This didn't bother me though because I knew that without some give and take, we wouldn't have a romance.Thank you NetGalley for the pleasure of reading and reviewing Pleasing the Pirate by Sharon Cullen.