Gods of the Sea Review
Reading DeWitt’s books has made me realize that I don’t dislike reading romance–I dislike romance only stories. I like action + romance. I need a plot besides the romance in order to enjoy the story. And her books provide just that. In Gods of the Sea , we get a captivating storyteller who happens to have plans of his own, a wayward navy soldier who’s fascinated with the supernatural, a pirate captain who struggles with his own morality, and a duty-bound enigma who has seen deep darkness. I’m in it for the romance, but I get a cool fantasy story full of mythical adventures and roguish pirates, too. One of the aspects I loved about this story is how each of the four men each portray a different facet of what love is through their respective journeys, as well as what’s healthy and what’s not with the concepts of true feelings vs obsession. I also highly appreciated Esmeralda. She’s strong, in both her character and her personality, but yet she shows her emotions and is willing to be...