[Livro] Corsets and Crossbones, by Heather C. Myers

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Título em Português: --
Série: --
Autor(a): Heather C. Myers
Editora: Heather C. Myers
Páginas: 330
Data de Lançamento: 29 de Fevereiro de 2016

Sinopse: At twenty years old, Brooke Cunningham should already be married to a wealthy older man of means, position, and power. Instead, she's refusing rouge and powder, sassing potential suitors, and staring out her window at the sea, wishing for something more. Enter Captain Charlie Colt, a branded pirate with charm dripping from his lips the way rubies drip from Brooke's earrings. Charlie seeks revenge on those who forced him into this life of crime and Brooke wants to escape from a life she has labeled as mundane. When Brooke finds an old treasure map, Charlie recognizes its value, and they set off on an adventure in order to acquire it. But they aren't the only ones in search of the treasure. If they aren't careful, Brooke and Charlie could face the bottom of the sea, if the gallows don't claim them first.

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Opinião:
Um livro com piratas, tesouros e romance à mistura, como resistir?

Esta edição do livro, pelo que percebi através da newsletter da autora, é uma edição revista e melhorada, tanto em termos ortográficos e gramaticais como em termos de história. O primeiro ponto está sem dúvida bastante bom e não tive razões de queixa, agora a história…teve uma só coisa em falta mas lá chegarei.

Brooke e o Capitão Charlie Colt têm uma ligação imediata ao conhecerem-se, mesmo tendo ela apenas 10 anos de idade na altura. Tudo isto por causa de um quadro. Quando, anos mais tarde se voltam a encontrar, Brooke lida com o capitão (agora pirata) de uma maneira um pouco estranha para as jovens da altura, mas nós desculpamos isso porque queremos ver onde vai dar.

Neste livro encontramos uma caça ao tesouro com algumas semelhanças à que vemos no filme dos Piratas das Caraíbas mas ao qual acaba por faltar algum brilho.

Os amigos de Brooke acabaram por ser as personagens que mais me irritaram porque para amigos deixam muito a desejar. Três pessoas que se conhecem desde criança, confiam os seus segredos uns nos outros, apenas para depois duas delas traírem a terceira. Não me agradou.

Para mim, acima de tudo, faltou química e romance entre a Brooke e o Charlie – o que é pena porque se tivesse mais disso, teria gostado muito mais. Apesar disso, todo o mistério e caça ao tesouro, a confiança entre estas duas personagens foi um grande ponto a favor (ainda que por vezes me parecesse uma confiança desmedida por pessoas que se conheciam à pouco tempo).

Concluindo, um livro que talvez tenha mais de mistério e acção que de romance, mas que atrai em alguma medida os fãs de romances como eu.

Title: Corsets & Crossbones
Serie: --
Author: Heather C. Myers
Publisher: Heather C. Myers
Pages: 330
Release Date: February 29th 2016

Synopsis:

At twenty years old, Brooke Cunningham should already be married to a wealthy older man of means, position, and power. Instead, she's refusing rouge and powder, sassing potential suitors, and staring out her window at the sea, wishing for something more. Enter Captain Charlie Colt, a branded pirate with charm dripping from his lips the way rubies drip from Brooke's earrings. Charlie seeks revenge on those who forced him into this life of crime and Brooke wants to escape from a life she has labeled as mundane. When Brooke finds an old treasure map, Charlie recognizes its value, and they set off on an adventure in order to acquire it. But they aren't the only ones in search of the treasure. If they aren't careful, Brooke and Charlie could face the bottom of the sea, if the gallows don't claim them first.

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Review:
A book with pirates, treasure and romance all together, how could I resist?

This book edition, for what I understood from the newsletter I received from the author, orthographically and grammatically and story wise was an improvement from the first edition. The first part is very good, I had no reason to complain about it, however… the story had something and I’ll explain it in just a bit.

Brooke and Captain Charlie Colt, our main characters, have an instant connection, even though at the time she is only ten years old. All of this because of a painting. When, years later, they meet again, Brooke deals with the Captain (now a pirate) in a manner which is a bit weird for young ladies from the time this book is supposed to be, but we can forgive that because, let’s be honest, we all know how the book is going to end (and that’s not bad).

In this book, there’s a treasure hunt with a few similarities with Pirates of the Caribbean, but some of its magic gets lost in it.

Brooke’s friend ended up being the characters I disliked the most because they were terrible friends! Three people know each other for almost their entire lives, they tell each other their secrets, they trust each other, but two of them just betrayed the third’s trust. I know that it happens, but I did not like it.

For me, above all, there was a lack of chemistry and romance between Brooke and Charlie – which is a pity because if there was more of it I would have liked it much more. Although this was important for me, the mystery, the treasure hunt and the trust between the two main characters was a very significant for me, even though sometimes it seemed a bit out of proportion for two people who knew each other for a very short amount of time.

In conclusion, a book that has maybe more mystery and action, than romance, but that also attracts (in a certain measure) romance fans like me.