I understand the temptation to merge pirates and the paranormal because it worked so well for Disney, but most of the books I’ve seen try to do this feel like they have too many disparate elements and no real cohesive story.

This book does a little better than average in that regard, but I’m still not sure that the paranormal elements of the story were truly a value add. There’s plenty of derring do in this tale, which is what works best with pirate stories, and the magical elements just felt a little silly. I also didn’t feel at all interested in the romance, which took up way too much real estate in the story.

Better we’re tue fight scenes and daily life of a pirate expository sections, which brought the story and the characters to life and helped me invest more in Molly.

I didn’t mind reading this and the pacing was mostly fine, but I’m not sure I’m interested in more if the series continues.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing a copy for review.

I really don't know how I feel about this one. The writing overall is not.....great. It felt a bit too wordy and the beginning was peppered with some gems of descriptions, like "...her unrestrained breasts swung at Thomas like a pair of medieval flails breath her blouse and she poised to strike." . I mean, I've seen flails fly and for breasts to do that is kind of impressive. Aside from that I liked the incorporation of werewolves and vampires, I wasn't expecting that. I felt like there could have been more chemistry between Molly and Thomas. They both could have been really strong characters, but Molly felt like a damsel in distress most of the time. Also anytime they were in danger it was resolved within a handful of paragraphs so I never worried about them. I did enjoy the final confrontation. I just wish the whole book had that energy. 2.5/5

I could not get into this book. The prose was so flowery and it felt like slogging through so much unnecessary language to get one thought across. Not for me at all.

I am a huge mood reader. A lot of the titles on my shelves can be categorized based on what is hitting the spidey sense for my reading. And there are times when all I wanna read about is pirates. Lol it is funny but true none the less. So I was super stoked whenever I come across intriguing finds such as this one.
Unfortunately, this book fell flat for me. I struggled to even finish the book because it just felt like it dragged on and on.
I think this was an amazing idea with just more work needed on the execution

*I received a free copy of this ebook from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*

This was one of the longest short books I’ve read in a while. It just dragged on and on and on for me. The combination of pirates, magic, djinn, werewolves, pirates, and demons could have worked, but it didn’t. Honesty, this book is all over the place, with the characters jumping around into one misadventure after another with various fantastical creatures. The writing tried too hard to be epic, poetic, and dramatic, making it come off more as cheesy than any of the things it attempted. It makes excessive use of similes—overdone similes, at that. In addition, the narration felt like watching a tennis match as it frequently bounced back and forth between Thomas and Molly, even multiple times within the same paragraph ("Thomas . . . " "Molly . . . " "Thomas . . . " "Molly . . . ").

I wasn’t overly fond of either of the main characters. Molly is a danger magnet but alternates between being a naive little flower and a talented gunslinger. Somehow. We’re supposed to root for Tom, but in actuality, he does kill a lot of people without much thought.

And then there were the awkward descriptions. I almost quit reading when Tom was staring at Molly’s dress-covered rear end, which was described as melted candle wax falling over a ripe peach. Gag. And Molly staring at Tom’s “indiscretion” swinging back and forth like a pendulum when she ran into him naked in the stairwell. Seriously, I’m not joking.

There were also all the italicized sections addressing the reader. It was like wading through a history book.

My favorite part of this book was clicking the next page on my Kindle and seeing the end of it. I don’t even care that there are two more books. I’m out.

Notes: Maybe some swearing.

Pirates and werewolves with a unique plot and likeable characters. Enjoyed this story and the relationships between the main characters

I requested an ARC of this book as I love reading about pirates and Folklore.

This book was unexpected and very different than any other pirate novel I’ve ever read.

I was completely shocked when the story entertained Vampires, and Werewolves.

I love pirates and I love Lore so this was pretty much a slam dunk read for me. The characters were intriguing and realistic, the historical aspect was beautifully done and the action and adventure that was in this book wasn't disappointing at all. This series is a new must read for me and I look forward to reading others in this series.

The writing - ⭐
The story - ⭐⭐
Overall - ⭐⭐

I was excited about this one, I mean Pirates that turn into werewolves? How could I not be?! And in the end, I couldn't even finish it. Honestly I kept trying, but it didn't even have chapters, it was a mass of fast paced 'and then this, and then this, and then this happens...' and because of it nothing that happened felt like it had any depth to it because the reader is suddenly shunted into the next event.

I feel like chapters give the reader time to stew, a natural break to think over what's happened so far, and there's always that feeling of 'oh go on just one more...' when you're reading. Lore takes that away from you by not having them.

I'm sorry, but it's a no from me.

Pirates, werewolves, vampires and magic! This book had everything I could ever want except for a clear voice.

The switching views between characters without chapters made reading thia book muddled. It was hard to stay on track with the many story lines.

The strange random ramblings of the "scholar" was confusing and insulting to the reader. Having the history of the lores watered down and spoon fed to us was not needed. It did not move the story along, only treated the reader as ignorant in that it had to explain what we had just read and hold our hand to put puzzle pieces together. It really broke up the beautiful organic way that good stories form in ones mind and come together.

I really wanted to like this book but it was just not an enjoyable read.

Unfortunately this book wasn’t for me at all I found the characters, particularly Milly to be flat one one dimensional and I didn’t really relate to them or are about them , so for me it’s a lot harder to enjoy a story if you don’t care. It also felt quite slow and took forever to read.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

With so much potential, I was disappointed with the way this story develops. Molly aka Mary Sue never really becomes more than a plot development point. Thomas, the supposedly dashing and charming pirate captain, comes across as wildly unpredictable self-absorbed jerk instead. Again, this is a romance novel that was not billed as such, which ticks me off a bit. Disclaimer: I hate romance novels. Reading about how someone’s junk swings around like the pendulum of a grandfather clock is the best way to make me howl with laughter, not want to read more.

There are some continuity issues (eg. the crew is waiting in the garden then they’re in the dungeon picking up the captain a moment later?). The best part of the whole plot happens in the last 5% of the book and it’s over so quickly if you blink you’ll miss it.

Received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I'm always up for a pirate book and if you're making it paranormal, sign me up! This book has a lot of great elements and plenty of sailing the seas. I also thought Tom was a funny, charismatic character and you never knew what he was truly thinking. Molly has a lot of potential, but didn't quite get there in this book. Maybe in the sequel she'll learn more about what magesmiths can do and start coming into who she was meant to be.

The thing I struggled most with in this book was that there are no chapters, just three main parts. This made the story feel long and really slowed down my reading. Having chapter breaks also lets the reader see their progress and breaks up the events so they don't run into each other. I also thought that the plot seemed to be Tom getting captured, fighting and being severely hurt, then getting away and healing. This happened at least four times and began to feel tedious. I would have liked to learn more about Molly's dad and magesmiths in general, maybe seen other werewolves and more supernatural creatures.

I did like Molly and Tom's slow burn romance and they fit together well. She did get some fighting scenes and I enjoyed seeing her kick butt. Tom was also a great character, he had a lot of secrets, things up his sleeve, and a heap of charm.

Overall I this was an okay read for me. The ending was a bit of a cliffhanger, but I'm not sure that I'm invested enough to continue.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A Pirate's Charm took FOREVER to get through. One thing I didn't understand was the whole no chapters thing. It was like a whole mystery of where I was in the book would be thrilling or make this a page turner. Spoiler alert, it didn't. Maybe the kindle version will have chapters but at this point, I already suffered through the eARC that I don't want to even pretend to look at the KU version.

Before I started this, I was honestly super intrigued to dive into it. Anything with pirates and supernaturals/paranormal beings will make this girl happy. Unfortunately, this did nothing for me. I was more frustrated, annoyed, and confused than anything. At some point, I was totally guessing on what was going to happen "twist-wise" and I ended up being right most of the time.

In the end, I'm just glad that it's done and over with. I will not be volunteering as tribute for the next book. Sorry.

Soo I’ve been reading this book off my phone. I liked it. I rate it like a 3.74 to a 4 out of 5 stars. I have about 100 pages left in the copy that I have, and i know i should probably wait to do the review but I also am lowkey struggling to finish the last 100 pages. Not because it isn't good but I am in a reading slump. But also because i think that the last few pages that I have read, it feels like the book at a certain point hit a wall for me and I can't get myself to read anymore. I love the whole pirate thing. And i think that the dynamics of Tom and Molly are adorable. They are some of my favorite characters. I think both characters are fascinating. I also think that it is super cool how there is the tie in with all the supernatural. Where it isn't your typical werewolf that you see in media. Or your typical vampire. But I have been struggling to get through the last little bit. And I think that what’s killing me was in between the chapters there's the letters. I find some of them to be interesting and short little interludes to the story. But there was one that felt like it almost interrupted the story and the flow and i couldn't get myself to read past it. I did like that you almost got an outsiders view of what was going on but also got like the 20/20 hindsight of everything going on.

Historical fantasy isn't my go-to genre, but I figured I would give the book a try since I wanted to read more about the era. Unfortunately, this book didn't really do it for me. The story starts out as a typical historical novel and then marks a hard turn into historical fantasy territory without much warning. I think the story would have been easier to follow if the magical elements had been present from the very first few pages, but that's just my opinion. Putting that aside, I found it hard to connect with the characters as I didn't find them all that compelling. Niether the protagonist or her love interest were especially interesting to me, so I didn't have much to latch on to with the narrative. Readers who like stories with a mix of history, fantasy, and romance will probably enjoy this novel, but I personally could not get into it.

Wow... this one was fast-paced and romantic, to say the least. In all honesty, I did not expect to be hooked on the story when I started reading it. There were some moments that felt lacking to me and did not quite catch my attention. But as the story kept on progressing, I found myself being unable to put the book down until the finale.

What I did not like about the book is the main character Molly. She was insufferable at times and bland. I was waiting for her character development but was not satisfied. Maybe it would be set later on in the next books of the series. The captain, on the other hand, was quite charming. He carried the book for me.

This would be 3 stars for me because I feel like there is more to explore within this one. The was not fully developed like what I hoped for. Looking forward to what's in store for the next books.

This is unlike any book Ive ever read and I loved it! I love the way Molly and Tom banter with each other, and they had some great chemistry.. As thomas is always getting injured it provides Molly with lots of opportunity to see him without a shirt.. I definitely want to continue on with this series.. I can't wait to see what kind of trouble that Tom and Molly are going to get into next!!
Molly is an independant woman who is trying to find a purpose to her life.. When she ends up on the run from some mysterious people, she runs right onto Captain Thomas Crowes ship.. Thomas Crowe is a charismatic, very handsome, and a man with some secrets.and he is on a mission.. One that Molly might be able to help him with... One night Molly finds out that well werewolves are real.. and that the captain happens to be one.. Now she has been thrust in to a world fulled with the supernatural.. and as scared as she is.. she also loves it.. and molly and the captain are also falling for each other..

I struggled with this one. I like the premise and never turn down a love story, but the pacing didn't feel consistent and it didn't flow properly for some reason, making it hard to follow in places. I couldn't tell if we were supposed to be reading from various POV (because that's how it seemed, but the transitions were unclear) or whether it was supposed to be omniscient third person and just got a little too... personal? It's tough to put my finger on, but it left me a bit confused.

Let's start with the things I like about this book: I like the world it's set in. Vampires, witches, werewolves AND pirates? Should have been the perfect book for me, since I love all of that stuff, right?
Wrong. The execution of those themes is one of the worst I've ever read, there is no flow in the writing and the content? My expectations were not met at all. Molly was a horrible flat and boring chatacter and I hated her almost immediately. I didn't sense any kind of chemistry between her and the captain, which is probably not that good if that book is supposed to be a romance...
Along the end, it got slightly better, but still not good enough for me to pick up the second book or read this one again.
The only thing that even managed me to get through this whole book were Mylus's diary entries because they were entertaining and fun to read.
Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.