Tides of Mutiny

by Rebecca Rode Narrated by Caitlin Davies

Overview

Lane Garrow has a secret-one that could get her killed.

In a world where female sailors are executed, sixteen-year-old Lane's dream of being a ship's captain seems impossible. Sea life is all she knows, and she wouldn't give it up for anything, even if it means she has to hide as a captain's boy to avoid being killed. But Lane's carefully constructed world begins to crumble when an old pirate enemy comes after her father. And she begins hearing rumors that her father was once a pirate as well.

Lane doesn't want to believe her father could have a dark past, but she can't help questioning everything she's known. After all, Lane's life at sea is built on lies-why couldn't her father's be, too?

Then a mysterious prince shows up, and Lane finds her very survival tied to a boy who could destroy everything. With pirates, betrayal, and death threatening Lane and those she loves, she must now decide between the future she always expected and a prince with an unknown agenda who she finds herself falling for. Lane must either protect herself and find a way to live her dream, or risk everything for a world where her very existence is a death sentence.

Maybe there's a third option. After all, she's never played by the rules before. Why start now?

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This book is hard to put down…it’s sure to empower female readers to follow their dreams. A rollicking choice for younger teens.” – School Library Journal

"The high-seas setting, budding romance, and big dreams will sweep idealistic readers right into the narrative.... Swashbuckling with feminist overtones." — Kirkus 

"Lane makes for a relentlessly resourceful heroine, and her undeniable chemistry with Aden, as well as her tight-knit bond with her father, fuels the emotional core of this enjoyable nautical fantasy." — Publishers Weekly

"Tides of Mutiny is a swashbuckling romp with a dark underbelly, both fierce and full of heart." — Tracy Banghart, author of the Grace and Fury duology and A Season of Sinister Dreams

"A fun, gripping story, packed with action, lore and romance. Tides of Mutiny will carry you on the adventure of a lifetime." — Claire M. Andrews, author of Daughter of Sparta 
 

"Rebecca Rode is a true storyteller. In Tides of Mutiny, she weaves a tale as mesmerizing and dangerous as the sea herself. A rollicking high-seas adventure threaded through with breathless romance and something to say: that a woman's place is on a pirate ship. This will keep teens reading long past curfew, as sure as it did me." — Brianna Shrum, author of Never Never 
 

"I was totally swept up in Tides of Mutiny, a nautical adventure packed with a perfect mix of intrigue at sea, bloody mutiny, dark family secrets, and a heroine who longs to defy the rules." — Sarah Tolcser, author of Song of the Current

Kirkus Reviews

2021-07-27
There be pirates on these seas...and they be closer than you think.

Lane Garrow is at home on the sea, enjoying the movement of the ship, climbing about the rigging, and battling with axes. With an established role as cabin’s boy and a father who is ship’s captain, Lane’s only problem is the huge secret that she is a girl. Lane, or Laney, grew up on her father’s ship, the Majesty, but one of the powerful island kings bans women from even stepping aboard a ship. If Laney were found out, she would be killed. Still, that threat doesn’t stifle Laney’s dreams of captaining the ship herself someday. As they are strapped for cash, Laney admits Aden, a new crew member who promises good payment for passage to another island nation. Obviously an inexperienced young man from a wealthy family, Aden learns the ins and outs of shipboard life from Laney—along with some less refined habits. He also sees right through Laney’s disguise, and she finds relief in the novelty of being honest. As their relationship develops, the crew of the Majesty faces stormy seas, threats of mutiny, pursuing pirates, brewing war, and even more revealed secrets. The high-seas setting, budding romance, and big dreams will sweep idealistic readers right into the narrative, although others may be dissatisfied with the lack of solid worldbuilding. Most characters read as White.

Swashbuckling with feminist overtones. (map) (Adventure. 13-17)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173102638
Publisher:	Hachette Audio
Publication date:	09/07/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged

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