On These Black Sands- Book Review

The world needs more pirate books guys. I’m telling ya. I could read a good pirate book all day long…emphasis on good. That’s where this book comes in. 

The Blurb:

An awkward stowaway. A troubled pirate captain. 

Is she the key to his quest or will she be his ruin?

Aoife wants nothing more than to fulfill her duty and serve on the Council. But a spilled secret reveals a deadly truth she never suspected. Plagued by guilt and wanting no part in the Council’s methods, she panics and runs, stowing away on a pirate ship.

Declan doesn’t have time to deal with an irritating stowaway, and this job is already dangerous enough without having her underfoot. With less than a month to bring the enchanted dagger to the rebels, he needs to find a way past the bloodthirsty creatures guarding it.

In a world of secrets and legends, a lost dagger may be the key to saving a nation. But it will take far more than wit and a cutlass to retrieve it. Can an heir and a pirate work together--or will their secrets drown all hope?

My Thoughts: 

Pirates are a fiction topic that can either go really good or really bad, fast. Too much gore and smut is super annoying. None at all is unrealistic. On These Black Sands strikes a really good balance of making the characters rough and lawless, but gives them enough redeemable qualities that we can root for them to win. 

Everyone needs a Declan in their life. And Tommy? Perfection.

I really enjoyed the slow burn, enemies to lovers romance in this. The snark was amazing, as were the secondary characters. And the one bed trope. THE ONE BED TROPE. The world building was fantastic, with some really cool twists I’ve never seen done before, and that cliff hanger ending has me dying for book two.