DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING

While this debut audiobook for young adults is a smorgasbord of typical pirate themes, it manages to weave a story listeners will love. Narrator Marisa Calin smoothly manages the romantic adventure with a rhythm and cadence that keep listeners alert and involved. Alosa, who is half-human and half-siren, is a pirate princess. Little does she know when she arranges her kidnapping by a rival ship to search for a hidden treasure map that she'll fall hard for the ship's first mate. Alosa is an attractive and complex character, and Calin gives her a strong confident tone. Listeners will certainly want to hear more of her adventures, so it's good news that a second audiobook is planned. E.E.S. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2017]