Rai (is hard to please)’s Reviews > Daughter of the Pirate King > Status Update

“The siren is a strong creature. Stronger than any single man. When she finds her prey, she grips him by the shoulders and forces him down to the ocean’s bottom, where she has her way with him.”
Riden swallows. “How romantic.”
I cock my head. “Would you say it is any more terrible than the intentions of the men who started for them in the first place?”

“I’m afraid I don’t believe in luck. Just skill.”
“Sometimes I think they’re the same thing.”

“It’s a strange thing realizing all you need is to eat and drink and you will go on living. You don’t need to interact with others. You don’t need to move, run, walk. You really don’t even need to sleep. I can be trapped forever and go on living.”

“Turn out your pockets.”

Or… jump overboard? Miss half-siren.

“‘I’m going to show you something more magical than the stars.’
Oh yuck. Yuck. Yuck. Yuck. I can’t do this. I can’t stand to hear him talk anymore. He needs to shut his mouth.”

Me @ most men

“But they are all recent finds. Within the last five years or so.”

So you’re telling me Alosa was 12 and captaining a ship…. Ffs, why did we not age her up

“Sometimes I think him a coward. But not a coward by fear. A coward by choice. Which is worse?”

“He’s an ugly drunk because it takes away the pain. He has no desire to live, yet no desire to die, either. It’s a tough spot to be in.”

“Do you only pretend to be a superstitious fool so the crew will remain unsuspecting?”
“Oh no. I’m as superstitious as you can get.”
“And the part about being a fool?”
“I may overdo that one just a bit.”

“There are different kinds of fathers. Those who love unconditionally, those who love on condition, and those who never love at all.”