A Pirate at Pembroke
by Danielle Thorne
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This book was not what I expected.
I was expecting sexy pirates, seductions, steamy romance, sexy pirates, stolen kisses, swashbuckling rogues, and sexy pirates. Did I mention sexy pirates?
If that is what you are looking for, this is not the book for you. It was Clean with a capital “Sea” ok thats it for the bad puns
But just because it was not what I was expecting does not mean it was bad. I actually really enjoyed it! Right on the cover it says its a “classic regency romance” and it was just that. The romance was slow burn, with no annoying tropes (i.e. no love triangles and no insta love!) It captured the classic regency setting yet the characters were still interesting!
The plot was engaging and I was never bored waiting to find out what happened next. It kept me on the edge of my seat till the very end. It was a cute story that still gave me butterflies in my stomach even without physical romance. Or maybe because there was no physical romance. sometimes romances are so much more real when there is so much tension and propriety.
Overall it was a good cute clean romance, and it was an easy read. I would suggest this if you like regency romances and aren’t expecting swashbuckling rouges.
Beautiful review ❤
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Thanks! ❤
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I like a good clean romance but was there at least one pirate? Great review Brittany.
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Not really no 😦 There was a rough sea captain but he wasn’t actually a pirate, people just thought he might be because he didn’t have the best reputation.
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I love the tension with no physical romance!! I’m not a huge fan of the variations that add a lot of steamy sex scenes (… Now, I’m definitely not saying I won’t read them! 😉😆) but that’s just not how things would be back then! They had to work just to have permission to hold a ladies hand! This sounds great!… And I LOVE bad (amazing) puns. 💖
Q:What’s the difference between a hungry pirate and a drunken pirate?
A: One has a rumbling tummy, and the other’s a tumbling rummy.
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Yay! I am glad you understood what I was trying to say haha I felt like I didn’t explain it right 😀 I don’t mind sex scenes but they aren’t always needed!! And that is a great joke!!!! ❤
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Very honest review. I agree… it doesn’t have to have the steam. When the tension is written right… I’ll still need to get the fan out 😂
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Yes exactly!!! 😀 😍 😂
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Swashbuckle or bust! Haha just kidding, but that I would also have expected the same things you did based on the title.
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Haha yes!! And even the synopsis made is sound more piratey than it actually was.
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