Audiobook Review – Vengeance of the Pirate Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King, Book 3) by Tricia Levenseller, Narrated by Krissi Bohn (5/5 stars)

Reading Level:Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy Adventure
Length: 9 hours and 34 minutes
Publisher:‎ Macmillan Audio
Release Date: November 07, 2023
ASIN: ‎B0BVL17JYP
Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Daughter of the Pirate King series
Source: Borrowed audiobook from library
Rating: 5/5 stars

“As an assassin working for the pirate queen, 18-year-old Sorinda is surprised when Alosa’s next task for her is not to kill a new target, but to captain a handpicked crew on a rescue mission. Unfortunately, her helmsman is 20-year-old Kearan. He might be talented, but Sorinda finds him a real pain in the arse. Sadly, there are few places on a ship to hide from an attentive and attractive man.

As the crew of the Vengeance faces dangerous waters and deadly sea creatures, they accidentally awaken the King of the Undersea—a man only half-alive, who can control the dead. Their rescue mission quickly becomes a fight to save the world, but first, Sorinda must save herself from joining the watery undead.”

Series Info/Source: This is the third book in The Daughter of the Pirate King series. I borrowed a copy of this on audiobook from my library.

Thoughts: I really enjoyed all the adventure, treasure hunting and character growth in this story. This is definitely a fantasy romance but also has plenty of amazing fight scenes and a well done and intriguing plot.

This book takes place in the same world as The Daughter of the Pirate King duology but focuses on different characters. In this case we are following Sorinda, Alosa’s assassin. Alosa tasks Sorinda with taking a ship out, the Vengeance, to find another ship that has gone missing. Sorinda is forced to take on Kearan as her helmsman, she hates Kearan but finds him strangely enticing as well.

There is definitely a romance element to this but it doesn’t drive the main story. The main story involves adventures into unknown seas, battles with sea monsters, confronting a cursed artifact and run-ins with an ancient danger.

I really enjoyed the fast-pace and action throughout. However, there is also a lot of focus on Sorinda and her growth as a character. We get to hear a lot of Sorinda’s inner dialogue and I really enjoyed that. She has a complicated past and watching her grow into a character that can let that past help her rather than rule her was very satisfying.

I listened to this on audiobook and really enjoyed the audiobook. The narrator was pleasant to listen to and did an excellent job with character emotion and distinct voices. At times you forgot you were listening to a narrator and just fell into the characters’ heads.

My Summary (5/5): Overall I really enjoyed this addition to The Daughter of the Pirate King’s world. Sorinda was an amazing character and I loved watching her grow. There was a wonderful amount of adventure, danger and magic in here and it was supported by the amazing camaraderie between the characters. I hope there are more books set in this world and am eager to see what Levenseller rights next.