The pirates wish is the second cool to the assasins curse.
In this cool annana and naji have to break the curse by doing the tired not so impossible tasks.

Likewise with assasins curse this is a quick paced read full of emotion and humor. I found it very hard to put down and finished it in a less than a day.

The creature on the front cover is known as a manticure and the character is a great addition to the majority of the story.

There is a review piece that demands for more books like this and i fully agree!
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Naji, you poor thing! They made you command a ship...

Okay. I loved this more than the first part.
But all things considered, I doubt I'll re-read it. Maybe I could but I'm not sure I will.

It's fun and enjoyable. And it makes me want to up the rating of the first book, even though it does not deserve it. (No, I won't)
This was a more than satisfying conclusion.

FINAL VERDICT: (for the duology) Read it, and pass it along to those who might enjoy the story ( )

The Pirate’s Wish is action packed from beginning to end. More characters are introduced, more secrets revealed and more adventures are started. The Pirate’s Wish is not as much a sequel as it is an extension of the first book. Not much where concluded in The Assassin’s Curse and I liked being back with Naji and Ananna.

A lot of new characters where introduced, but I definitely liked Jeric the most. He’s so much fun and sassy and it’s nice to have someone to tell Ananna off, because she seems like a frustrated teen throughout most of the book. Occasionally she pulls herself together and gets some action going, men the story thrives on her feelings and it gets a bit boring - if the girl would just see the truth and stop whining, everything would perfect, but she’s obviously blind! Sigh!

Thankfully, I've got Naji and he’s awesome. Dark, brooding and awfully cute. I don’t know if it’s because I read The Witch’s Betrayal, but he was so much easier to like and understand in this book. He’s so sweet when he tries to connect with Ananna while still being all cool and mysterious. He is without a doubt my favorite character in the book.

The story is very intriguing and just when I thought I had it all figured out, some new thing pops into the story and makes everything even more exciting. Cassandra Rose Clarke created such a vivid, fascinating and amazing world filled with magic, adventure and with a fairy tale feel to it - anything can (and probably will) happen. I loved it!

The Pirate’s Wish made me laugh and it made me sigh. It was a quick read, but it won’t be easily forgotten. Well written, alluring and with such a beautiful cover!
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3 STARS

I’d like to say that this sequel contrary to the previous is quite decent, an improvement of some sort.

Maybe because I got used to the character and just accept the world as it is.

It’s still lacking information, coherency and most of the element doesn’t make sense or just there to create a story or to make it interesting.

There’s not enough world building! (The frustration… ugh!)

Time to talk about the three tasks (or should I say impossible…. That word!! I hated it; if we combine the two books -& I counted!- it was mentioned about 56 TIMES!!!!!)

OK first one a true love’s kiss, this one got the biggest eye roll from me in the first however I might admit it was surprisingly my favorite of all three!

Now listen it sounds cheesy but the aftermath of that act was definitely not what you might expect, but full of doubt hurt understanding and acceptance, it wasn’t dovey lovey couple from start to end but a growing of both character into their part and developing that trust, complementing each other, and I loved it!

Second princess starstones or something, this was my least favorite part to get through. I did not get a certain pirate’s involving whether he was there or not, it didn’t matter much… and the royal queen I hated, this task had no meaning but to settle the conflict the first one created

Third, this one is even more bizarre than anything creating life out of violence? The meaning behind it… absurd.

In the end I wasn’t of a fan.
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Could this duology have been more fun? Manticores, talking sharks, treasure hunts, and sea skirmishes abound as our pirate and assassin set out to complete three impossible tasks in order to break the curse. Ananna and Naji's atypical romance continues to gradually build in a way that was satisfying without being idealistically farfetched. The characters are fuller as Ananna bonds further with Marjani and her friendship with the manticore (plus images of Ananna riding her into battle) is probably my favorite thing ever. The Pirate's Wish was rich and thrilling and I think Clarke did a wonderful job of crafting an ending that felt right for her characters. ( )