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A young prince must rely on a mysterious stranger to save him when he is kidnapped during his coming-of-age tour in this swoony adventure that is The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Pirates of the Caribbean.

Prince Tal has long awaited his coming-of-age tour. After spending most of his life cloistered behind palace walls as he learns to keep his forbidden magic secret, he can finally see his family’s kingdom for the first time. His first taste of adventure comes just two days into the journey, when their crew discovers a mysterious prisoner on a burning derelict vessel.

Tasked with watching over the prisoner, Tal is surprised to feel an intense connection with the roguish Athlen. So when Athlen leaps overboard and disappears, Tal feels responsible and heartbroken, knowing Athlen could not have survived in the open ocean.

That is, until Tal runs into Athlen days later on dry land, very much alive, and as charming—and secretive—as ever. But before they can pursue anything further, Tal is kidnapped by pirates and held ransom in a plot to reveal his rumored powers and instigate a war. Tal must escape if he hopes to save his family and the kingdom. And Athlen might just be his only hope…

Can I join? It would be a re-read for me, but I hardly remember anything^^''

Kay-Mika wrote: "Can I join? It would be a re-read for me, but I hardly remember anything^^''"

Of course!

Thanks^^

Hey! I'd love to join in!

OK, starting this today^^

I'll be starting tomorrow!

Why does this book always make me forget my tea? 🫤

Chapter 1
(view spoiler)[ I can't remember who is who. all the names are confusing me (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 5
(view spoiler)[He was undoubtedly the kingdom's worst siren, but Tal was compelled to follow.
Can't be that bad, if Tal still followed him 😂
i also remember that kidnapping (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 8
(view spoiler)[Their first kiss🤭 (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 10
(view spoiler)[I love Dara's and Tal's friendship (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 13
(view spoiler)[" I forgive you." Tal didn't know why he said it. Kest didn't need forgiveness from him. But maybe it would help him forgive himslef. That is... I have no words. Yes, sometimes you have to " forgive" people, not because they haven't done anything wrong, but because they need to hear it. So they can heal. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 14
(view spoiler)[Garett laughed at the pair of them. "Don't throw up on the rug, it's mother's favorite. Aim for the stone." siblings 😂 (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 19
(view spoiler)[❤ (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 20
(view spoiler)[The alliance with Mysten through marriage had dissolved when the bastard daughter gave a resounding no to Garett's proposal and eloped with her handmaiden and her fencing instructor. -> You go girl and live thee best of your live . ( I wan't to read their story )
"We're all in here," Corrie chirped. "Even the extra ones." -> I need Corrie's coming-of-age- tour 😂 (hide spoiler)]

Gonna start this tomorrow as I don't have as many BRs for September so gonna use it for next months challenge

Starting this one tonight :)

Chapter 5
(view spoiler)[ I hate the way Tal gets treated by everyone. Either he is too royal and they don't like him because he doesn't help or do enough for the people or he's not royal enough because he's fourth in line. It was so sweet of him to want to help people and bring them medicine when his brother just wants him to have fun. (hide spoiler)]

1%
(view spoiler)[ Magic?! Is this gonna be real magic or just play magic?

MC is on a boat and is sea sick, maybe someone can comfort him! 😏

think i'm just gonna have Our Flag Means Death in my head the whole time while reading this. (hide spoiler)]

5%
(view spoiler)[Real magic! Why is this guy liking shiny things? What things did they make him do? Is he a crow in disguise?? i have so many questions and not enough answers! (hide spoiler)]

7%
(view spoiler)[ Oh no the dude played him and ran when he was allowed fresh air, and he jumped overboard, is he a mermaid?? felt like i was watching a pirate movie when they were taking over the ship and dealing with the prisoner (hide spoiler)]

14%
(view spoiler)[
So he is keeping a secret and asked if he too was the only one 🤔 Darla was a bit harsh but that's understandable. His tutor gave him the sex talk. Darla seems like she has some beef with the royal family, which in this time makes sense since they were taking tons of money from their people and wasting it on themselves. (hide spoiler)]

Ashley W wrote: "Chapter 5
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Yah i feel bad for him too, (view spoiler)[ he can't really go out either because then people are mean to him. It was super nice of him to pass out the meds, but if he given in secret or maybe using a middle man, they would have been mean to him then too. (hide spoiler)]

Kay-Mika wrote: "Chapter 20
The alliance with Mysten through marriage had dissolved when the bastard daughter gave a resounding no to Garett's proposal and eloped with her handmaiden and her fencing instructor. ->..."

Hard agree, i want the side stories to all the siblings!

Brooke wrote: "7%
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(view spoiler)[This would have given me so many trust issues with him. Like I don't know how much I'd want to help him in the future. (hide spoiler)]