Dark Shores (Dark Shores, #1) in Danielle L. Jensen's Reader Group

Sep 21, 2019 ℓуηη_σƒ_νєℓαяιѕ rated it really liked it

Shelves: first-in-series, girlpower, enemies-to-lovers, poc-rep, pirates, 2019-releases, fantasy-ya, own

Ahhhhh! Why did it have to end?! ⚔️⛵️⚓️🌅 And I have to wait until May for the sequel! 😱😭

So obviously I really loved this book. It was one of my most anticipated for the year and I'm sooo happy it didn't disappoint!

I LOVED the ancient Roman influence, the politics, the fantastical world, the camaraderie and hilarious quips. I love, love, love Teriana, Marcus, Servius, Quintus, Miki & Yedda. I couldn't get enough of any of them! I wasn't at all ready for this to end and having to say goodbye to t ...more

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May 19, 2019 MsArdychan rated it it was amazing

Author Danielle L. Jensen has another fun, entertaining novel on her hands with Dark Shores. With a kick-ass female pirate as the main character, and a universe inspired by the Roman Empire, this novel is a fantastic action adventure story that explores the complexities of imperialism. Would you sell out your people to protect the ones you love? Are invading soldiers any freer than those they conquer? This was a page-turner!

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World-building:

Both the worlds of the East and the West wer ...more

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Apr 28, 2020 Kelsea rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-releases

Danielle Jensen has done it again. I am a huge fan of hers so this review might be slightly biased but I loved this book! Her writing is so descriptive and engaging, I bet she could write about dirt and I would be thrilled! I really loved the uniqueness of this book and the whole East must not meet West. I am a huge fan of ancient Rome so the fact that Danielle brings in so many Roman aspects with her descriptions of Celendor and its people just made me love this book all the more!! I started th ...more

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