Fated Winds and Promising Seas

Found family, amnesia trope, swashbuckling adventure, and two loveable MCs. What more could you ask for? OH! And sapphic pirate captains

Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for approving my request to read an arc of this book.

After getting to read an arc of Til Death Do Us Bard, I was so excited to get the chance to read an arc of Fated Winds And Promising Seas. The two books are very different but they both have the same level of love interwoven throughout the story,
Lucky was such an amazing character and I loved that we got to understand and find out his history along with him. The plot kept me engaged and guessing what could possibly come next. It was a rollercoaster ride and I was here for it!
Setting this book mainly on the sea was very interesting and I loved getting to know the crew of The Dreamer. Especially Gabriel. I loved his passion for the Leviathan and how he wanted to educate others on their demeanour and species.
Fated soulmates was such a fun trope and it had me hooked. I loved learning more about their past and their plans for the future.
The plot was so unique. I’ve never read anything like it. There was so much world building but it never got overwhelming. I felt like it was all explained well and definitely given justice.
I couldn’t stop reading and I enjoyed it so much!

CW’s mentions of past child abuse, mentions of self harm, abuse, violence, gore and depictions of a Leviathan being killed.

Fated Winds and Promising Seas is that girl of a book If you know what I mean. Such a good read. Entertaining. Exciting. Immaculate characters. Fabulous experience reading it.

Many thanks to NetGalley for an ARC for an unbiased review!

This book is more beautiful than I have words for. Vulnerable and extremely raw. The dialog was engaging and the world exciting. From moment one I was attached to Lucky more than I can bare. It's not often that I genuinely get emotional over a character right off the bat but that was the case for him. Highly recommended if you want an emotional roller coaster and a traumatized main character who deserves the world but the world does not deserve him. I cannot wait to read more from this author.

Thanks Netgallley, the publisher, and the author for the arc!

I was incredibly drawn in by the premise, the cover, and the opening chapters. This book starts hard. I clicked on it for a peek and blinked and suddenly I was chapters deep and it was way past my bedtime.

It continued on into a precious, sweet, fun story! I love sea books, and this setting was excellent. Both Lucky and Gabriel were great characters to follow. Much of this book is about working through trauma, and I loved how gentle and sweet the characters were with each other, how they gave each other time and space to figure things out, how supportive and cosy everything felt. A lot of excellent found family in this one!

I enjoyed reading it a lot!

Lucky has been in his seaside prison for so long that he's forgotten who he is. That is until fate has other plans and bring a leviathan knocking down his prison and Gabriel into his life. Lucky feels a closeness to "golden boy" Gabriel right away, almost like they know each other....

Fated Winds and Promising Seas is a page-turner. We get to see Lucky grow and come out of his shell and deal with his mental health in honest and real ways.

Lucky is brought aboard the Dreamer, a ship full of other "misfits" like himself. The ship is full of wonderful characters who are the best kind of found family. Some of those aboard the Dreamer are "dancers" who can manipulate water, but for a price.

At one point about 40% in the story did begin to drag a little, but once it picked back up I couldn't put it down. The story kept me on my toes and had so many surprises. I love Lucky and was rooting for them, even when they made mistakes. There are so many twist and turns to this story it was a joy to read! The romance between Gabe and Lucky was so sweet you can't help but root for them.

Thank you NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.