A brilliant page turner with great characters,
, especially the lead character Morgane, who starts the story as a pirate and then discovers her ancestry is not what it appears to be. I was attracted to the book by the mention of Dumas, who is one of my favourite authors. and I was impressed by the novel, and really enjoyed it. Highly recommended.

The Vengeance is a fun adventure about pirates, vampires, and a woman’s quest to uncover the truth of her parentage. Morgane is entertaining as a narrator and relatable in many ways (I also don’t see the point in certain social frivolities and the rich only getting richer). She’s fair, loyal and can handle herself well in a fight. I quite enjoyed following her along in a story that is mainly character driven.
Morgane navigates through drastic changes in her circumstance, going all the way from swashbuckling to vampire hunting while contending with a sudden shift in social class. Once a pirate, now the daughter of a Comtesse.

The pirate aspect of the book was one of the best parts, it was well researched and felt authentic. This, however, only highlights the one thing I have to say against the book. Which is that there just wasn’t enough time spent in the vampire portion. It’s well over 75% of the way through before we really get a hint of the vampire aspect of the book and even then, I felt the story would’ve benefited by swaying a little longer in that direction. I find myself still wanting to know more about how vampires are tied into the nobility, apart from Isabeau and the Comte.

Hopefully, this is further explored in the following instalment in the series.