Just to be on the safe side I am marking this entire review as having spoilers (because just the wrong word will give away some surprise…so just jump down to the bottom of the page to see what how I rated the story).
I had a very hard time writing up this review. Not because I did not like the book, on the contrary, I really liked it.
One last warning. Spoilers ahead.
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So you’re asking why spoilers. Because time travel. Which is also why it is here on this site. Because sci-fi.
The publishers do not have this listed under their speculative fiction section and that might be to keep the surprise. But it should be there.
At first the book seems to be just your average pirate fantasy book. Until the ship wrecks on a island. An island they cannot escape from. An island that travels in time.
Yeah, there is a romance in there too, but the story itself is more about the people on the island and how are they try to get off said island.
It is reminiscent of Lost, but without the stupid ending.
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Book Description from Bold Stroke Books
Catalina de Valasco’s parents have her future fully planned. The most important step for a 17th century Spanish noblewoman being, of course, an advantageous marriage.
Unfortunately, a series of setbacks has left Catalina unwed. On a galleon bound for the Americas and her latest husband-to-be, Catalina again finds her marriage plans frustrated. Pirates capture the ship, and she is held for ransom. The danger intensifies as they sail into seas which, one day, will become known as “The Bermuda Triangle”.
Catalina enters a terrifying world that she could never have imagined or planned for. Yet of all the surprises awaiting her, the most unexpected one is love.
Cover Artist: Sheri Halal
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley in return for an honest review.
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