Rumors of the dead walking.
And siren songs of immortality.
A year has passed, and another Scaera Dumeda is about to begin. Captain Adi and the rest of the pirate hunter crew are escorting the Belfarren nobles when they come across a fleet claiming to belong to the Pirate Nation, led by the last person she ever expected to see again. Perhaps it’s not as easy to leave her past behind as she thought.
As Ravin settles into his new life he begins to consider the del Mankayl clan and others in his family who might want to run away as he did. But when an opportunity comes to rescue a relative, is he truly making a difference, or is he only putting his loved ones in danger by bringing a violent assassin on board?
Review
I read this
believing I had already read the sequel which I think I missed, so I will
definitely be going back and reading that. Luckily this one is written in such
a way that I more or less knew what had happened in the previous book and since
I was already familiar with the characters I didn’t have a hard time keeping
up. It was fun to see where they all ended up.
Adi really came into her own and makes a fantastic Captain. It was also nice to see that Ravin has worked through his own issues and fear and is living the life he never thought he could have.
I love that
this series has a bit of everything, from sirens, krakens, and talking ships.
Which the Red Wind reminds me a bit of the King of Red Lions from Wind Waker, I hope it’s a reference. I’m a fan of ships that have a
life of their own and a bit of attitude.
It’s fast
paced and action-packed. Which is how I like a story about pirate hunters to be
and I appreciated it immensely.
I also
really liked the addition of Jaco and his strained relationship with Ravin. Their interactions were great and getting to see him slowly learning to trust the
brother who he felt abandoned by. I loved that the main focus was on the tight-knit family the crew became and the found family dynamics that formed between a
majority of the characters. It was refreshing to see the importance placed on platonic relationships. Even with the main
characters being romantically involved. It didn’t overshadow the other
relationships and I really appreciated that.
My only criticism is a personal preference. Like I’m not a fan of weddings in stories, and there are two. Right at the beginning, it's a nice twist on the typical trope. Still not crazy about it, but I liked that they did something different.
It's a perfect adventure read.
Giveaway & Preorder Info
-Bookmark
-Wedding Invitation Card
-Kraken sticker
-Tea
-PDF of “Monster - a Pirate Hunter Short Story”
-A “Let’s Get Kraken” phone wallpaper
-Link for an exclusive Pirate Hunter Spotify playlist
GIVEAWAY
There will be a giveaway that ends on Saturday, September 11. It includes,
-Signed copies of The PIrate Hunter Chronicles books 1-3 and all coordinating swag packs
-A bag of looseleaf tea
-A kraken mug
-A kraken teaball
People can enter by signing up to receive the Order of the Pen Press newsletter (anyone who is already signed up is automatically entered). Additionally, anyone who enters the reel competition on Instagram will get an extra entry. Everyone who helps out during the blog tour gets an additional entry.
