This is thrilling ride with great adventure and exciting twists.

Catalina, of Royal blood, is on her journey to New Spain where she will meet the wealthy man she is to marry. But their ship is attacked by pirates and she is held for ransom. As they enter the area we know as the Bermuda Triangle, everything changes.
You can imagine there be great adventure and exciting twists and it was.

I was a bit disappointed when get to Cat and Sam romance as much I like a slow burn romance they didn't get really together but toward the end that's why I thought it should be more length book or two parter where focus on the romance more hopefully there would be a next book so we can see where Cat and Sam end up.

I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks

This. Book. Is. Wild. I definitely thought this book was a historical fiction book when I first requested it but then it takes you through a series of twists that leave you awestruck. It's amazing. I couldn't put it down.

Catalina, of Royal blood, is on her journey to New Spain where she will meet the wealthy man she is to marry. But their ship is attacked by pirates and she is held for ransom. As they enter the area we know as the Bermuda Triangle, everything changes, and what happens next is beyond your wildest imagination. I don't want to give too much away, because the best part of this book was getting surprised at every turn.

This is my first book by Jane Fletcher and holy moly was it an amazing first taste of her writing. She is extremely talented. I loved the dialogue and the characterization. The world she created and described was so thoughtfully designed and just gorgeous. I loved the little tidbits of philosophical musings that were discussed by the characters as well, it was definitely eye opening in many ways.

I will definitely need to buy this in paperback, and I will recommend it to anyone. 100% fantastic.

I received an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Well I found a new author that I really enjoy! This book is one of the more "outside the box" stories I've read in awhile and I loved it. The characters, the plot, the descriptions of the island; everything was perfect.

I had been a little tired of your traditional lesbian love story books for a bit, and this was exactly what I was looking for. The romance is cute and is definetly a slow build, but that's not really where the book shines. It's everything else PLUS Cat and Sam's coming together.

The only reason why I didn't give this book 5 stars instead of 4 was the ending. It was a bit abrupt and to be honest, I was hoping it would be a series book. I wanted to know how everyone would acclimate (no spoilers so I'm a little vague) but instead we got a pretty weird and week epilogue.

Other than that, this was a total page turner!

But what was this? A cover that seems to take you to a pirates adventure (awful cover by the way) Or the woman who is drawn, is she a kind of vampire, with those lips so red and so clear eyes? Even the synopsis makes you think that it will be an adventure in the sea, with characters from the seventeenth century. And the publisher, on their website, says that it is of genre adventure and fantasy. But what was this again?

Spoiler starting:
<spoiler>. This adventure begins with the boarding, by a pirate ship, towards the ship that takes Doña Catalina from Spain to America to marry her rich fiancee whom she does not know. From the arrival of the pirate ship to an island to keep Doña Catalina kidnapped and wait for the rescue they have requested for her, the pirate adventure turns into a time travel in which Catalina, Sam, the supposedly cabin boy and Alonzo, the guardian of Catalina from her childhood, they are stuck in an unknown and scary world, in which they will join other travelers of the time, from times as different as the Vikings, pre-Columbian Africa, our time, all trying to leave of the loop they're in. The idea of finding Atlantis, discovering the mystery of the triangle of Bermuda, is a subject that gives for very good books and movies. In this case, it is mixed with the intervention of the Greek culture, which allows Catalina to decipher many of the enigmas necessary to discover the mysteries that surround the island in which they are.

And since I am not an expert in this genre, I do not want to judge whether it is better or worse than others. My feelings after finishing it are that it has been very entertaining to read but that there is something in the end that is not quite well resolved. I would also like a little more about the relationship between Cat and Sam, but that would be to my liking. </spoiler> 

So I was waiting for a pirates one but...

4.25 Stars. This book is crazy, but in a good way. Jane Fletcher is an author I have a lot of respect for. Her Celaeno series will always hold a special place in my heart as one of my favorite fantasy series. Fletcher doesn’t put out new releases as often anymore. I actually have not read her book the Shewstone yet. Not because I don’t want to but I worry what if she won’t write another book? I want to know I have one new book left to read. Trust me, I know that sounds weird but I can’t help it. But as much as I love her work, I have to be objective. This was not as good as some of her other books. However, it was very entertaining and still a treat to read.

This book actually starts off as a historical fantasy (think pirates) than it takes off in another direction which I will just call spec-fic. The genre that this book turns into is part of the twist so I have to keep very vague not to ruin anything. The pirates in this book sail into the Bermuda Triangle so you can just take a guess how crazy things can get. Fletcher’s imagination was clearly working overtime here.

What disappointed me most is the romance. It is very slow moving. I like the potential of the characters as a couple and was rooting for them, but it took so long to get anywhere. It is honest. The way the book is set up, it would take a long time for that bond to form. Because of the characters background they would never just jump in bed together out of the blue. The problem was by the time they got closer, the book was ending. It would have worked better if this was turned into an epic length book, or two books. That way Fletcher could have spent more time making the romance shine.

One the good side there is a ton of excitement. This is a very entertaining read with plenty of danger to keep any reader on their toes. While the twist is out there, it made for an imaginative world I have never been to before. This book is very unique which I appreciate.

While this is not my favorite by Fletcher, I still recommend it. If you enjoy historical fantasy and spec-fic, or just looking for adventure and something different, give this a chance. I hope we will be seeing many new books by Fletcher to come.

I had no idea of what I was going to be reading when I requested this ARC other than that it had a ship on the cover. I figured it would be historical given the type of ship and it wasn’t until everything went awry that I had another look at the cover and noticed there was a woman on it too, and in fact, that the ship is really quite small. This is a fantastic read, as it, that is was both good and fantastical.

Catalina, a Spanish noblewoman, is aboard a galleon bound for America in order to meet and marry the man she is betrothed to. It’s 1631 and the seas are treacherous. The ship is boarded and captured by pirates who decide she might be worth something to the very wealthy man she is to marry. The pirate captain leaves his cabin boy, Sam, as one of the guards at her door. Catalina finds she has nothing but disdain for Sam, who looks no older than fourteen, in his choice to be part of the immoral band of men. In finding somewhere to wait for a message to be delivered to Catalina’s future husband, the galleon sails into the Bermuda Triangle.

I was riveted to this crazy ride of action and adventure. It had my imagination fired up and I loved that I really didn’t expect it. Four and a half stars, rounded up.

Book received from Netgalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.