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The Rebel Pirate Renegades of the American Revolution Donna Thorland Books

I have been a big fan of Donna Thorland since reading "The Turncoat", but this book surpasses it. That may be partially because I'm especially fond of stories involving ships, sailing, and pirates. However this book has one of the best opening sentences I've ever come across: "The gold was Spanish, the chest was French, the ship was American, and the captain was dead". It sets the scene for high-stakes adventure, as the American heroine, Sarah, and her little brother, whose father was once a notorious pirate, get captured by the British Navy while on a smuggling run. With the help of a loyal crew, they manage to turn the tables on the Navy captain, James Sparhawk, who happens to be the hero of the book.
What I love most about Thorland's heroines is not just that they are strong, but they have so much agency. Yes, she's very attracted to the hero, but she's got a lot going on besides that. She's thinking of her future economic security, for herself, her little brother and her aging father, her former fiance is now her worst enemy, and the American Revolution is just starting to heat up, with people choosing sides. So she can't afford to just throw everything over for love, or lust.
The hero has a lot going on too, with his long-term plan of revenge against his father, another British naval officer, who abandoned him and his mother when he was a child. In fact, as we find out much later, Starhawk isn't even his real name.
So it's a complex plot, with lots of politics, double-dealing, conflicting loyalties, and secondary characters with their own agendas. It's very fast-paced; either Starhawk, Sarah, or someone else is almost constantly in danger. Sometimes there will be a few pages of quiet conversation or interaction, and then it's back to action! I guess that's true to life, since after all, there's a war going on. I had to force myself not to pick up the book late in the evening, because once you start reading it's almost impossible to put it down.
I absolutely loved Sarah's family: her rascally father, his loyal sailing master Mr. Cheap, her and her two brothers, formed a tight unit, unswervingly loyal to each other. I loved the nuanced depictions of the characters, notably the relationship between Sarah's older brother and his lover, another ship captain. Their dilemma was sad and poignant. I loved the way Sparhawk and Sarah remained as loyal as they could to each other, even as their life choices seem to force them apart.
And I loved the nautical slang and metaphors scattered through the book. For instance, when someone is shot in the stomach, Mr. Cheap calls it "holed beneath the water line". The historical flavor of the language, and the descriptions of everything from the houses to the food and clothing seemed impeccable to me.
A thrilling 5 star read!


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The Rebel Pirate Renegades of the American Revolution Donna Thorland Books Reviews

Having read the first book in this series, Turncoat, I expected that this would be another novel of fiction woven into real history. While it is that, it is that to a much lesser degree than Turncoat. The romance between James and Sarah takes center stage in this novel. That said, it's still a darn good read even if a little less fluid and a bit slower paced than the first novel in the series..

Ms. Thorland has a unique talent for characterization and for creating and maintaining tension. Ultimately, if the reader doesn't care about the characters, the perilous situations in which they find themselves don't much matter. Because her character development is so rich, I often felt myself truly nervous about the turn of events that threatened James, Sarah, Abednego, Ned and Benji.

Ms. Thorland also is quite good at plot twists. There was one in this book that I didn't see coming but that I was glad of. Because the events of this novel predate those in Turncoat, we are treated to another exposure to the Merry Widow, truly unique character not often found in Georgian era novels.

All in all, The Rebel Pirate is an entertaining read even if the author had to stretch to weave the history of the American Revolution into the fabric of the story. I recommend it.
This series was recommended to me by a friend, and I picked up this book because the description was pure catnip for me--a historical romance set in Salem and Boston during the American Revolution, involving pirates (I'm a sucker for tall ships) and conflicted political loyalties, written by a Yale-educated New Englander--even though it was significantly spendier ($9.99 at today) than I usually tolerate for e-books. I did very much enjoy the story, and I'll definitely check out the rest of the series, but I think the price needs to come down considerably before I can feel good about recommending it to friends and followers who need to watch their budget.

Set in Colonial Massachusetts in 1775, on the eve of the Revolutionary War, The Rebel Pirate is an well-written, plot-driven adventure with rich historical detail and riveting suspense, and I found it a refreshing change of pace from everything else I've been reading lately. Sarah Ward's family is on the brink of penury, their fortunes riding on a dangerous mission to smuggle contraband and Spanish gold to a band of rebel patriots led by Sarah's ex-fiance, who jilted her when he discovered the Wards' financial straits. When Sarah's father's ship is caught and boarded by Captain Sparhawk of the British Navy, and her little brother on the verge of being pressed into service on Sparhawk's ship, desperation drives Sarah to takes Sparhawk hostage, but not before the cargo and the gold are lost. Having lost command of his ship, Sparhawk now faces court-marshall and worse if he returns to his commanding officer, Admiral Graves, in Boston; having lost the smuggled cargo, Sarah faces familial ruin and personal humiliation if she returns to Salem without the gold. Layers and layers of political intrigue, betrayal, and mounting suspense kept the story rocketing along, and I'd have gladly devoured the whole book in one sitting if the demands of work and kids and spouse and sleep had not intervened.

My only complaint is that the romance, being action rather than character driven, fell a little flat for me. Sarah and Sparhawk were brought together by lust and circumstance, not emotion, and the subplot involving Sparhawk's father kind of squicked me out. This is more an adventure story than a romance, though, and there's much to enjoy.
I have been a big fan of Donna Thorland since reading "The Turncoat", but this book surpasses it. That may be partially because I'm especially fond of stories involving ships, sailing, and pirates. However this book has one of the best opening sentences I've ever come across "The gold was Spanish, the chest was French, the ship was American, and the captain was dead". It sets the scene for high-stakes adventure, as the American heroine, Sarah, and her little brother, whose father was once a notorious pirate, get captured by the British Navy while on a smuggling run. With the help of a loyal crew, they manage to turn the tables on the Navy captain, James Sparhawk, who happens to be the hero of the book.
What I love most about Thorland's heroines is not just that they are strong, but they have so much agency. Yes, she's very attracted to the hero, but she's got a lot going on besides that. She's thinking of her future economic security, for herself, her little brother and her aging father, her former fiance is now her worst enemy, and the American Revolution is just starting to heat up, with people choosing sides. So she can't afford to just throw everything over for love, or lust.
The hero has a lot going on too, with his long-term plan of revenge against his father, another British naval officer, who abandoned him and his mother when he was a child. In fact, as we find out much later, Starhawk isn't even his real name.
So it's a complex plot, with lots of politics, double-dealing, conflicting loyalties, and secondary characters with their own agendas. It's very fast-paced; either Starhawk, Sarah, or someone else is almost constantly in danger. Sometimes there will be a few pages of quiet conversation or interaction, and then it's back to action! I guess that's true to life, since after all, there's a war going on. I had to force myself not to pick up the book late in the evening, because once you start reading it's almost impossible to put it down.
I absolutely loved Sarah's family her rascally father, his loyal sailing master Mr. Cheap, her and her two brothers, formed a tight unit, unswervingly loyal to each other. I loved the nuanced depictions of the characters, notably the relationship between Sarah's older brother and his lover, another ship captain. Their dilemma was sad and poignant. I loved the way Sparhawk and Sarah remained as loyal as they could to each other, even as their life choices seem to force them apart.
And I loved the nautical slang and metaphors scattered through the book. For instance, when someone is shot in the stomach, Mr. Cheap calls it "holed beneath the water line". The historical flavor of the language, and the descriptions of everything from the houses to the food and clothing seemed impeccable to me.
A thrilling 5 star read!