Recent Reads: Hunt on Dark Waters by Katee Robert

Hunt on Dark Waters by Katee Robert Series: Crimson Sails #1
Publisher: Berkley
Publication Date:  November 7, 2023

 

Format: Paperback
Source: Bought/Own

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Goodreads Synopsis: 

Sail the magical high seas with this first book in a new sexy fantasy romance series from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash-hit Neon Gods.

Evelyn is a witch with a perfect storm of impulses: terrible taste in bed partners, sticky fingers, and a lust for danger. After she steals from her vampire ex and falls through a portal to another realm, she’s fished out of the waters by a band of seafarers and their telekinetic captain. She’s immediately given a choice—join their group or die.

Bowen has no memory of his life before he became one of the Cŵn Annwn. He and his pirate crew are bound by vow to patrol through Threshold, the magical sea in between realms, keeping the portals to other worlds safe. When he rescues Evelyn, he doesn’t expect to be attracted to the unflappably brassy pickpocket. The longer he spends in her presence, the more he begins to question if his heart is the next thing she’ll steal.

But as tension heats up between Bowen and Evelyn, danger escalates as well. Because Evelyn has no intention of keeping her vows to the Cŵn Annwn, and if she betrays the crew, both she and Bowen will pay the ultimate price....

Review: 

This book had a little bit of everything, pirates, romance, a witch, a vampire ex... it was dubbed a fantasy romance but was spicier that I expected. 

Evelyn (Evie) is a witch, and at the beginning of the book ends her on again/ off again relationship with Lizzie, a bloodline vampire, by stealing from her and running through a portal. The portal drops her in Threshold an in-between realm of seas, islands and pirates. 

Their rules are - you join a crew or you are killed... no exceptions. So Evie joins Captain Bowen's crew spitefully. The Captain is having issues with his crew already and bringing a witch on, was not in the pro column, so they eventually turn on him leaving both him and Evie stranded - but he and Evie are developing a weird attraction for one another... and all hell breaks loose as they come together. 

I liked this book, i love a good pirate book and add witches... heck yea! I have read a few things by Katee Robert and they are always enjoyable. They are fun and I like the fantasy with romance added in. I like how Lizzie played in but wanted more information about Threshold (I couldn't remember if we got it in the Vampire books?) It also all made me wonder if there would be a full collide with the Vampire Queen group, and maybe Neon Gods - there was an off-handed comment about Aphrodite. Love this idea. It already was a great world/story mash up and I can't wait for more.

Overall, I enjoyed it. I liked Evie and Bowen together. [swoon]

Randome and oddly though, I hated the use of the word paladin so much...