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๐ง๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ:ย The Final Curse of Ophelia Crayย
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Teens, Pirates, Adventure, Historical Fantasy
"Storms and pirates are nothing compared to the evil within menโs hearts."
๐๐ด๐ฒ: YAย
๐๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ: Christine Calella
๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ: @pagestreetya
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐: 384
๐ฉ๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ฒ ๐ก: 1
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐:... free arc copy for the tourย
๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐:
Siblings, their journey is amazing (each one follows her path)
fighting patriarchal authorityย
Adventureย
appearances cam be deceivingย
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค?
Pirates. Pirates, have I mentioned pirates?ย
๐ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐:
5 stars
I loved this book. The two sisters are fantastic. They appear to be very different, but they are brave, courageous, and rebels in their own way. One is sweet. The other is a storm. One is a natural diplomat, and the other is a ruthless leader. I love how they journey and grow as characters, and the audiobook narrator (Jessy Vilinsky) is perfect for this novel.ย
Love a pirate adventure book, but this is much more. Don't miss that author's dedication at the beginning, and always keep a lighter with you, ahah. Awesome.
๐๐จ๐ญ๐: When you hear adventure what type of book pops into your mind?ย
Me: I grew up watching pirate classic movies and wanting to go on an adventure. Quests
Book Info:
The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray by Christine Calella
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Publishing Date: April 9, 2024
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Synopsis:
Storms and pirates are nothing compared to the evil within menโs hearts.
After a lifetime of abuse at the hands of superstitious townsfolk, Ophelia Young, a bastard child of the notorious pirate queen, is tired of paying for the sins of her mother. Despite playing by the rules her whole life, sheโs earned nothing but spite and suspicion. So when a naval officer saves her from the jeering crowd at her motherโs hanging, Ophelia hatches a new hope of enlisting in the navy to escape her motherโs legacy and redeem her own reputation for good. But Ophelia soon discovers that a life at sea isnโt as honorable as she hoped.
Betsy Young is as different as she could be from her half-sister Ophelia. Sheโs a nervous homebody who wants to keep her family safe and longs to be in love. So naturally, sheโs devastated when the son of their familyโs business partner rejects her hand in marriage and her sister joins the navy. But when her father contracts a life-threatening illness as well, Betsy has to bring Ophelia home to save the family business.
Unfortunately for the Young sisters, Betsy trying to get Ophelia recalled reveals that Ophelia enlisted fraudulently under Betsyโs name, a secret which Ophelia struggles to keep from crewmates who would kill her if they knew she was the pirate queenโs daughter. To save Ophelia from the naval authorities, Betsy will have to board a ship during hurricane season and brave all the dangers of the sea to get them both home safe.
Content Warning: hanging, corporal punishments (whipping), strangulation
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Book Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125376277ย
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-final-curse-of-ophelia-cray-christine-calella/1143329910ย
IndieBound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-final-curse-of-ophelia-cray-christine-calella/19986309ย
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About the Author:
When not writing, Christine Calella spends her spare time singing showtunes in the shower, drinking more chai lattes than is strictly necessary, and either over- or under-watering an unfortunate string of houseplants named after sitcom characters. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University, and she lives in New York City.
As her romance alter ego, Madeline Bell, Christine also pens adult rom-coms with a bookish twist. For more information, check out the Books section, under the โBy Madeline Bellโ drop-down.
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Author Links:
Website: https://www.christinecalella.com/ย
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ct_calellaย
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinecalella/ย
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23673382ย
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