However, this quote resonated hard, because how often are women in the military (in the real world) faced with this kind of logic? That if you can't keep up physically (hah) you don't belong at all? That your only worth as a leader is how many pull-ups you can do or how fast your three-mile time is?Īnywho, off that soapbox and into what this book is about, beside showing that there are different types of leading and the one with an open mind is naturally the one that's going to win. In this case, it's her dual womanhood and magical abilities that make her a liability, even though this is a world where *technically* women are equal (but misogyny still exists). This is obviously not what the book is about, but one of the many encounters Kit has with those who want to shoot her down and diminish her worth and abilities. Military action should be about physical skill.
Solidly entertaining, however I was annoyed by the lackluster (and tbh, kinda lazy) worldbuilding and the fumbling romance aspect. Kit never asked to work alongside Rian, but they definitely have chemistry. Her true abilities, however, are kept secret, until she's assigned on a rescue mission alongside Rian Grant, a viscount and veteran of the Continental war. Kit Brightling is one of the few women captains in the Queen's Navy, and one of the youngest due to her prowess in battle and her magical abilities. Kit can lead her ship and clever crew on her own, but with the fate of queen and country at stake, Kit and Rian must learn to trust each other, or else the Isles will fall. But Kit has her orders, and the queen has commanded they journey to a dangerous pirate quay and rescue a spy who's been gathering intelligence on the exiled emperor of Gallia. Rian Grant, Viscount Queenscliffe, may be a veteran of the Continental war, but Kit doesn't know him or his motives-and she's dealt with one too many members of the Beau Monde. But the waters become perilous when the queen sends Kit on a special mission with a partner she never asked for. Her ship is small, but she's fast-in part because of Kit's magical affinity to the sea. Kit Brightling, rescued as a foundling and raised in a home for talented girls, has worked hard to rise through the ranks of the Isles' Crown Command and become one of the few female captains in Queen Charlotte's fleet.
Chloe Neill brings her trademark wit and wild sense of adventure to a stunning seafaring fantasy starring a dauntless heroine in a world of magic and treachery.
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