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172 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2017
“How could they allow you on board? Are you the woman of one of them?”
“Hardly. I am no one’s woman but my own and am certainly thought no less of because of it. I am welcome on board the Gunsway, and as much of a pirate as the rest of them,” ... “Our crew are more gentlemanly than you will ever be.” - Thomas Harrington & Eleanor Adams
Quest of Honor is a story out finding out where you fit in and coming to terms with who you are. The main characters are both stereotypical and at points a bit different. Thomas Harrington has some very not traditional British Navy traits, which are useful in context and are core to the storyline. There is a very black and white moral to it which is uncomfortable, the main pirates are Robin Hoods. There is a huge amount of predictability in play in the plot and not enough character development involved to keep things interesting. By about two-thirds of the way through I was waiting for the end. It might scratch someone's itch but I didn't enjoy this as much as I hoped to.
I have one comment on leading lady Eleanor she is the daughter of a pirate raised on a pirate ship and the heir to his ship. She is a mix of reckless, intelligent, bold and perhaps it goes without saying beautiful. Is it really bad that reading this all I could see when I reading Eleanor was this bizarre mash-up of the ladies of Black Sails (Eleanor Guthrie, Max and Anne Bonny)? She has Eleanor's looks (and name), Max's body confidence and ability to use her sex to her advantage and Anne's piracy skill (though not her ruthlessness). It tickled me.
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