Review: Okay, just not great.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2014
*Received an ARC via Netgalley*Would you sacrifice loyalty for love? And in doing so, does it make you a traitor?Would you turn in your brother, who is staging an uprising for the perceived betterment of his country, for your lover?The Characters and The PlotPleasing the Pirate focuses on the inner turmoil of one Scottish lass, Mairi McFadden. She started out in hopes of bringing her brother back to Scotland to help her manage her people from the now-abolished clan system. Convinced that this one pirate could help her, she approached Phin Lockwood and they set sail for England. She was ready to let him bed her, as long as she could find her brother.Phin Lockwood has a bounty over his head. Find Grant McFadden, or he hangs. With the assistance of his spy friends, he 'trapped' Mairi McFadden into believing that he's helping her, but in actual fact, he's using her to flush out Grant McFadden.Realising that she could not convince her brother to come back to Scotland, she has to make a decision:- turn her brother in and be deemed a traitor, or help him in the cause of freedom? But could overthrowing England guarantee survival necessities for her clan? Both started out with different goals, but love blurred the lines, converging two goals into one mission.Truth be told, the characters are forgettable - your typical HR H/h. But the plot is enjoyable. I like how Sharon focuses on Mairi's inner turmoil, and the collusion of an uprising.It's part of a series!I didn't know Pleasing the Pirate is part of a series. It wasn't indicated on GR, not sure if it's indicated on NetGalley. I might have reconsidered before requesting for this. So how do I know it's part of a series? Like any typical HR series - snaking other H/h into the book. I know The Notorious Lady Anne is probably book 2. And I'm sure there's another book about Sebastian and Gabrielle - friends of Phin Lockwood. This book is near-perfect in terms of editing. It looks about ready to be released! :)Conclusion: All and all, it's a pretty straightforward read.*Review first published on Goodreads.