One makes pocket sized explosives for Kit to take on missions and another has her eyes set on marrying a nobleman, while others are still but young girls. Kit Brightling is such an awesome main character!! I just loved her! She was adopted at a young age and has a number of adoptive sisters at the Brightling house, all of whom are quite different. Yes, there is a well executed and delightful budding relationship in this book too! Don’t let that spook you if you’re not a romance fan – it’s not a big part of the story.
They don’t take an immediate liking to one another but over the course of the book they find they have a great deal of respect for one another and perhaps even a bit more. When a spy must be recovered from enemy hands, Kit is paired with Rian Grant, the Viscount Queenscliffe. Kit is in fact vitally important and does special missions on behalf of the queen, ofttimes involving espionage. Kit Brightling has become a successful ship’s captain in Her Royal Majesty’s navy, though most think she’s nothing more than a courier. Once again, what’s up with all the sea captain/naval/pirate themed fantasy books lately? I am definitely not complaining because it turns out I adore this strangely prevalent sub-genre, but it’s kind of odd! The Bright and Breaking Sea is another book I’m sad I waited so long to read because it definitely deserved release-day hype. 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.
My Rating: 4.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.Ĭhloe 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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