book review, historical fiction

Review: Fire Sword & Sea by Vanessa Riley

Fire Sword & Sea by Vanessa Riley follows 17th century pirate Jacquotte Delahaye, who may or may not have been a real person or an amalgam of people (women disguised as men, operating as buccaneers during that period. The daughter of a French man and "Guinea" (Haitian) woman, Jacquotte's childhood and early young adult life… Continue reading Review: Fire Sword & Sea by Vanessa Riley

book review, historical fiction

Review: The Vengeance by Emma Newman

The Vengeance by Emma Newman takes place (presumably) during the early 18th-century from the Caribbean to pre-revolution France. Newman's story begins aboard the pirate ship Vengeance with Morgane and her relation Captain Anna-Marie. The Vengeance continually pursues and sacks ships of The Four Chains Company (a fictional East India Company), the Captain seeming to have… Continue reading Review: The Vengeance by Emma Newman