Sea of Ruin

I thought I'd have to DNF it because the pace lagged in the beginning and later because love triangles are not my thing. However, the writing pulled me through, and even though most of the book was hard to read(there are lot of triggers: rape, physical violence, etc) I liked the ending. There's also cheating between the heroine and hero one but in the end, it's never really acknowledged by the hero. This is an MMF romance, but I think it would've been better as an MM romance because the chemistry between the men was way hotter.Thanks to the author for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

If you would have asked me , have I ever read an Historical Romance then my answer would have been no...I am more of a Contemporary Romance lover but man! Author Godwin have changed my mind as well my taste in genres. No one can even compete the story and how well its written here...a total masterpiece...When I say this was dark Read, don't take it lightly...because it was really dark in some parts but erotic and fun too.It will whisk you away on a adventure on sea in another time where there are fierce strong woman and gorgeous, hotness loaded Pirates who thread the wrong side of the law...I finished this book in one go even though it was a long read , I needed every word here.The author has played very smart with this story and the execution was spotless...I can't believe I took so long to take up this book but better late than never...

This is such a great book, it deserves more hype, for real. If there is any doubt, this is your sign BUY IT!!!!!!!

Seriously, I could not stop reading . . . This book reminded me of the torturous historical romances I used to read back in the 80s - usually a pirate romance or some alpha male dominating a heroine. Thing is, this heroine truly gives as good as she gets - she is put through pure hell but I'd imagine that is kinda what women went through in the golden age of piracy! I did not expect to fall so in love with the pirate hunter, but their dark romance, their captor/captive love affair was seriously HOT! Whilst I enjoy MFM romance I am not too interested in MMF - this ended up being a bit in the middle (no pun intended) - so that part of it was okay but not great and the end got a bit sloppy. I think the words soul-crushing or heartwrenching come to mind when I think of this book. Not sure but there is a darkness to the love captured here and it makes you ache! I'm going to try the audiobook now since the Sea of Rui just won't leave me be.

This book...my god. I can’t put into words how much this book decimated my world in the best of ways. It’s the first book I’ve read by this author and the book hangover I’m currently nursing is like none other. It’s devastated me in the best of ways. This book is exactly why I trawl through hundreds of books a year in search of a diamond in the rough. From the very start I was hooked. With every chapter I fell deeper and deeper into the story and didn’t come up for breath until I was finished, at 6:41am. The twist, that I hadn’t seen coming, was perfect, and perfectly executed. And the result of it lent way to an ending that could never have been anything else or any other way.This book will forever burn fiercely and brightly in my memory of books that cement my love affair with the written word. Priceless.Note: this book contains graphic descriptions of violence and non-con. Read at your own risk.

Sea of Ruin is a dark historical pirate romance unlike anything I have read before and I loved every minute of it. It is a fast paced and emotional read that had my heart racing with all of the angst and suspense.This is a story full of strong characters, epic adventures and steamy romance. There is a bit of a love triangle happening between Bennett, Priest and Ashley which I wasn't sure of to start with but it was done so well and I was eager to find out how it would all play out.

I should have heeded the warnings from other reviewers about non-con. There was one instance of attempted rape and I thought, "huh, that must be it". Boy was I wrong. The book was violent in which it was against a woman, the non-con was plentiful, and the pain-pleasure thing had me sweating bullets but not in a good way. Good if you're into that sort of kink, but for me it hust made me want to puke. Don't get me wrong, the writing was fanatastic. It was so good that I felt like I lived through it in every gorey, nightmarish detail. That's probably why I felt sick to my stomach by the end, wishing I had never read this book.