Review: Dark Water Daughter – H.M. Long

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A stormsinger and pirate hunter join forces against a deathless pirate lord in this swashbuckling Jacobean adventure on the high-seas.

Launching the Winter Sea series, full of magic, betrayal, redemption and fearsome women, for readers of Adrienne Young, R. J. Barker and Naomi Novik.

Mary Firth is a Stormsinger: a woman whose voice can still hurricanes and shatter armadas. Faced with servitude to pirate lord Silvanus Lirr, Mary offers her skills to his arch-rival in exchange for protection - and, more importantly, his help sending Lirr to a watery grave. But her new ally has a vendetta of his own, and Mary's dreams are dark and full of ghistings, spectral creatures who inhabit the ancient forests of her homeland and the figureheads of ships.

Samuel Rosser is a disgraced naval officer serving aboard The Hart, an infamous privateer commissioned to bring Lirr to justice. He will stop at nothing to capture Lirr, restore his good name and reclaim the only thing that stands between himself and madness: a talisman stolen by Mary.

Finally, driven into the eternal ice at the limits of their world, Mary and Samuel must choose their loyalties and battle forces older and more powerful than the pirates who would make them slaves.

Come sail the Winter Sea, for action-packed, high-stakes adventures, rich characterisation and epic plots full of intrigue and betrayal.

In Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long, we get to know Mary Firth, a powerful Stormsinger, and Samuel Rosser, a naval officer who’s lost his reputation. Together, they take on the nearly unbeatable pirate lord Silvanus Lirr in an exciting Jacobean adventure that’s full of magic, betrayal, and the hope of redemption.

Although the story starts a bit slowly, it’s the beginning of what seems to be an engaging series called Winter Sea. There are strong female characters who bring their unique strengths to the tale. However, the author could make the story even more enjoyable by giving us clearer details about the world and characters, picking up the pace of the plot, and describing the places and events more vividly to make the adventure come alive.

Overall, it’s a good read with potential for improvement, and I would recommend it to fans of thrilling adventure stories set on the open sea.

Reviewed by: Orsayor

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