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Mad Kestrel
I recently read Mad Kestrel
by Misty Massey (Amazon associates link), which actually hit a lot of the requirements in my post of last week: relatively unsophisticated protagonist, one viewpoint character, a bit of travel, not in our world. There's a girl dressing as a boy, but not technically disguised as one. :D
Kestrel is quartermaster on a pirate ship in a world at roughly 17th-century level technology. Her captain is arrested and she sets out to rescue him. Complicating things is the matter of her having a bit of magical talent - she can call up winds (quite useful for a sailor, that) - and in this world all children with magical talent are given over to the Danisoban mages who control all magic, so she needs to keep herself hidden from them.
Massey seems to slightly whitewash the brutality of pirate life, but doesn't flinch from having Kestrel make a particular hard, necessary, decision and follow through with it, which for me makes up for eliding it earlier. The only real false note struck is the trickster character who is meant to be the male romantic interest for Kestrel, who drives me up the wall, so much that I've actually forgotten his name. There's a little too much mysterious attraction happening, and not enough reason for it other than that he's about the only male who washes nearby.
But recommended anyway.
by Misty Massey (Amazon associates link), which actually hit a lot of the requirements in my post of last week: relatively unsophisticated protagonist, one viewpoint character, a bit of travel, not in our world. There's a girl dressing as a boy, but not technically disguised as one. :D Kestrel is quartermaster on a pirate ship in a world at roughly 17th-century level technology. Her captain is arrested and she sets out to rescue him. Complicating things is the matter of her having a bit of magical talent - she can call up winds (quite useful for a sailor, that) - and in this world all children with magical talent are given over to the Danisoban mages who control all magic, so she needs to keep herself hidden from them.
Massey seems to slightly whitewash the brutality of pirate life, but doesn't flinch from having Kestrel make a particular hard, necessary, decision and follow through with it, which for me makes up for eliding it earlier. The only real false note struck is the trickster character who is meant to be the male romantic interest for Kestrel, who drives me up the wall, so much that I've actually forgotten his name. There's a little too much mysterious attraction happening, and not enough reason for it other than that he's about the only male who washes nearby.
But recommended anyway.
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so it was decided that one-viewpoint character is best? i always like to watch those discussions, but i fell off last week, haha!
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i'm always torn on the issue and it especially comes into play when i write. siigh.
i DO have a rebate coming in from my phone purchase soon and i was considering being a badass and spending it all on books. ty for padding my list ;D
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ANYWAY, for the life of me i couldn't remember the name of that book from the last time someone said OH READ THIS. but now i have it. AND YES, I WILL GET IT!
also, i should be begining the borribles soon! i got a nice, ancient looking copy that is sitting at my desk as we speak. i need to get through extremely loud and incredibly close first.
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And re: the Borribles: yaaay!
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I'm hoping her next has more appeal for adult me.
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I didn't notice the copy editing needs, but if the story engages me I can slide right past a lot of that.
ETA: I'd have eaten the romance up as a young teen, as that kind of tricksy character was one of my favorites. As I grow older, however, I find I like the grumpy, grizzled sergeant type much more. XD
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