Pirates by G.A. Hauser
Publisher: Phaze Books
Genre: Historical
Length: Full Length (223 pgs)
Other: M/M
Rating: 3 Cherries
Review by PhloxJustin Alexander Taylor had always dreamed of a life at sea. Living on the tip of England’s coastline, Justin escaped one night from his abusive father and stowed away on a ship. What Justin didn’t realize was the sloop, His Revenge, was a pirate ship, out for a broadside and gold.
Captain Richard Jones escaped his own life of hell with the British Royal Navy. Leading the group of ragged men to their next adventure, Captain Jones never expected a stowaway to emerge from the bowels of the ship while they were asea.
As the captain sought to protect Justin from the violent crew, a friendship blooms between him and his young charge. Soon immersed in bloody battles with Spanish galleons, the two men form a close bond which is about to be tested.
Justin knew he would be in for an adventure when he left England, he just didn’t know he would find the love of his life in the process.
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While there’s a certain charm to the tale of (probably) doomed love and high-seas adventure, I will admit that I found myself wondering throughout the book whether I was supposed to be taking it seriously or not. With all the ‘aarghs’ and ‘blimey’s’ and the odd bits of campy slapstick thrown in here and there, it almost felt like a send up of swashbucklers, sort of a M/M Pirates of Penzance, if you will. Somehow I fear this was not the case.
Hauser’s writing is as good as ever, her descriptive passages evocative and striking (“Her double masts stabbed the starlit sky with two towering black needles of hardwood.” – very nice) but I didn’t get the same feeling of connection with the characters that I do with her contemporary pieces. Justin was a bit too clueless and pouty, Richard just a bit too brooding and uneven as a hero, gallant, honor-bound gentleman one moment, cold-hearted murderer the next.
Though not as strong as many of Hauser’s contemporary stories, Pirates is a quick read with a plot that moves right along from one disaster to another and some lovely, tender moments in between. Best place for this book? It’s a fun summer read for the beach where you have the waves as accompaniment for the maritime theme.
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