A Pirate's Love

A Pirate's Love by Johanna Lindsey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

( may contain spoilers)

🏴‍☠️pirate romance
🏴‍☠️damaged hero
🏴‍☠️enemies to lovers

I finished reading this book and Ummm...I don't know whether I want to laugh or cry.😐
The story starts when 19yrs Bettina Verlaine leaves France to travel across the sea to her betrothed, whom she has never met.
On the voyage, her ship is overtaken by pirates. She was captured by the pirate captain, Tristen, and kept as his hostage.🏴‍☠️
She tried to escape many times and failed but one day when the pirate ship anchored in a port, she was able to escape and find her soon-to-be husband hoping he will be able to save her and her caretaker + take revenge against Tristen.
Unfortunately, her plan did not work as she learned, the man she intended to marry has other plans.

Well, I have not seen such an unlucky heroine like Bettina Verlaine in HR, and if you think your life sucks wait until you read this book.
In the entire story, she had been raped constantly, had to protected herself from lustful men, had to dress like a boy to hide her gender to avoid assault, give birth to a child while hands tied, and finally fell in love with the rapist.
so yeah, that sucks a lot.

This is that typical JL book with a Grumpy/damaged hero + short-tempered heroine and in the end accidental pregnancy.
Also, I think Tristan is too good to be a pirate captain and Bettina is too beautiful to be a woman, that every man wants to assault her at first sight. 😳
You will find the word "Rape" or the act of rape/Assault in every chapter. So if you are sensitive to those triggers, this is not the book for you.
Overall, I enjoyed their little romance and the JL's writing style.


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