Publisher: Swift Press
Publication Date: 10th September 2026
Genre: Historical Fiction
Summary:
Ireland, 1535.
The sea is no place for a girl.
Least of all Grace O’Malley, the only daughter of a powerful chieftain and the family’s best hope of securing a strong alliance through childbirth. But something wild and unexpected stirs within Grace, a yearning that neither her father nor her mother – nor even the brutal warrior she is eventually forced to marry – can suppress for long.
1586. Over the past half-century, the determined young girl has defied all expectations. Now heir to clan O’Malley’s mighty fleet and a formidable mother, Grace is prepared to kill to protect what is hers. So when Queen Elizabeth’s incursions into Ireland grow bolder she must fight to defend her land, her ships and the people she loves most.
Review:
Firstly thank you to Random Things Book Tours, Swift Press and Ariel Lawhon for having me on this tour and sending me a copy of the book.
Now i really wanted to read this because female pirates are a subject that has always interested me so the opportunity to learn a little more (even though this is a historical fiction) wasn't one i could pass up. And its one hell of a book, almost 500 pages spanning her whole life and giving us a brilliant view of just how formidable and interesting she was.
Now i have really enjoyed this, i think its beautifully written and its so easy to get lost in. I kept going "just one more chapter" and frequently loosing track of time while reading this, which i always find as a mark of a good book. There was only one problem i had with it, i found the skipping between Grace's ages a little jarring. Whilst i understand using the Maiden, Mother and Matriarch to break up the different phases in Graces life and the connecting to the Celtic Triquetra i found it a very jarring jump and it took me until a third of the way through the book to somewhat get used to it. Personally i would have preferred a linear approach because it is just one story of her life but i can understand the authors choice.
Some of my favourite parts of the book were when men were underestimating Grace, i loved just how much they really didn't anticipate the responses or action that she took and for a woman in that time it was something to make her stand out.
I defiantly enjoyed Ariel Lawhon's writing style, her way with descriptions was really lovely to read and i think id pick up her books again.
Krystina xx
Firstly thank you to Random Things Book Tours, Swift Press and Ariel Lawhon for having me on this tour and sending me a copy of the book.
Now i really wanted to read this because female pirates are a subject that has always interested me so the opportunity to learn a little more (even though this is a historical fiction) wasn't one i could pass up. And its one hell of a book, almost 500 pages spanning her whole life and giving us a brilliant view of just how formidable and interesting she was.
Now i have really enjoyed this, i think its beautifully written and its so easy to get lost in. I kept going "just one more chapter" and frequently loosing track of time while reading this, which i always find as a mark of a good book. There was only one problem i had with it, i found the skipping between Grace's ages a little jarring. Whilst i understand using the Maiden, Mother and Matriarch to break up the different phases in Graces life and the connecting to the Celtic Triquetra i found it a very jarring jump and it took me until a third of the way through the book to somewhat get used to it. Personally i would have preferred a linear approach because it is just one story of her life but i can understand the authors choice.
Some of my favourite parts of the book were when men were underestimating Grace, i loved just how much they really didn't anticipate the responses or action that she took and for a woman in that time it was something to make her stand out.
I defiantly enjoyed Ariel Lawhon's writing style, her way with descriptions was really lovely to read and i think id pick up her books again.
Krystina xx
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