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Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

I got this book to read as soon as I finished book 1, Daughter of the Pirate King. The story picks up right where Daughter ended. Alosa and her crew are back together, with a few prisoners, Riden, and his brother. She also has Vordan, who she once thought was one of her father's men but turned out to be a rival. Soon she realizes that her father may be hiding the truth about both her and the future from her. We set off with her and her crew to another breathtaking adventure, and not all may survive.

I enjoyed the pace of this book as well as the growth that we watch the characters undergo. They are more fleshed out than ever and develop so much. The connection between Riden and Alosa has me going crazy wanting them to just admit their feelings for each other. Finding out the truth about her father somewhat surprised me, even though it shouldn't have. Finding out the truth about her mother, that one surprised the heck out of me. The ending was satisfying and had me itching for more. I love Tricia Levenseller's work and hope we get more adventures with Alosha, Riden, and the crew.

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The Assassin's Curse (The Assassin's Curse 1) by Cassandra Rose Clarke

The Assassin's Curse (The Assassin's Curse 1) by Cassandra  Clarke

Brief Summary: Ananna is a pirate since birth. Her parents are setting her up to get married, so she runs away, forsaking everything she knew. The family of the fiance sets an assassin after her. Except she saves his life, and in doing so, activates a incurable curse by which he now has to protect her and it brings him physical pain if she's in danger. Not wishing to be stuck together longer than they have to, they set off to break the curse. Except how do you break an incurable curse?

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This was a really quick, fun read. I thoroughly enjoyed it, although I wish it was slightly more developed and flushed out. I liked the two main characters well enough. Ananna is a great spunky heroine, though at times I found it hard to connect with her. She's really strong, street-smart, willing to learn, and is brave without being stupid. She knows how to get out of sticky situations and doesn't charge into a fight without thinking.

Now, if you ever want to read a book with a truly brooding male protagonist, Naji is it. When he's not talking, he's brooding. And Ananna is constantly getting him out of trouble and saving his sorry assassin behind.

Their relationship develops slowly. They're not in love or at least, not confessing it, by the end of the novel. Well, Ananna realizes she may feel for him, but you see it happening throughout the novel. We don't see if Naji is feeling anything, cause he's an assbutt. No, but the story is told mainly from Ananna's point of view. I can see why they would hesitate to admit any feelings, after all, they're kind of stuck together. Naji especially probably thinks Ananna hates him because of the situation he got her in. But at least they're friends. I also enjoy the fact that they weren't sucking faces, because I really wanted them too. But I have a feeling I'm getting nothing until probably the last book when these two fools get the guts to admit it and complete the third impossible task. 

What I really loved was the world that it was in. Magical, mysterious, and very foreign. I'd vager it's set in the world that's very much like the Middle East, Arabic, Persian Empires. Got a very big Sinbad vibe with the pirates and the assassins. Both of which I love. Gosh, I would love to explore that world. ----------

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