- Paperback: 422 pages
- Publisher: Booksurge Llc (May 12 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1905108141
- ISBN-13: 978-1905108145
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.8 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 599 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,006,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Seafaring stories are usually written for men - but following the success of the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean - the Curse of the Black Pearl" women are desperate to read about pirates. Beyond du Maurier's "Frenchman's Creek" however, there is nothing suitable - until now! Helen Hollick's latest exciting project, "Sea Witch" is a full blooded sea faring adventure with a subtle supernatural subplot which particularly appeals to women and older teenagers but has plenty to offer male readers. As with Helen Hollick's acclaimed historical fiction novels her research and accuracy is meticulous, while the action is breathtaking and her characters - as always with Ms Hollick's writing - take on a life of their own.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Mrs Q: Book Addict,
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This review is from: Sea Witch (Paperback)
Publisher: Silverwood Books
Pages: 316 Source: Publicist Jesamiah Acorne is a young, handsome pirate living life carefree. At the age of fifteen, Jesamiah has escaped his bullying older half-brother Phillippe and began to live a life at sea. Life as he knew it was great, he was a strong, successful pirate sure of himself, until an attack on a merchant ship off the South of Africa goes wrong. What he thought would be an easy win, turned difficult. As his ship is under fire by the Christina Giselle, Jesamiah notices Tiola, a young, beautiful girl on the merchant ship gazing at him. Although it seems that she is a young, innocent, insignificant girl, Tiola is an old soul trapped in a young body harboring the gift of 'the craft.' As she doesn't want him to remember her, she puts a quick spell on him. Their paths soon cross again, and Jesamiah discovers who she really is- a healer, midwife and white witch. Tiola orphaned, and alone tries to provide for her handler as a midwife. Jesamiah is constantly on her mind, she became smitten at first glance. When he appears to be endanger she must use her supernatural skills and brave the unknown. Jesamiah and Tiola soon fall in love, and must escape to the sea to flee a dangerous suitor and Jesamiah's brother Philippe. Jesamiah and Tiola were my favorite characters, and i'm really happy to have the 2nd and 3rd book waiting for me to read. I'm really excited to continue on this journey. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I love Helen Hollick and wanted to take a chance on this one. I didn't think a 'pirate' story would appeal to me, but I loved the characters. I'm really happy that I gave it a chance. It may be a pirate story, but Helen Hollick is a historical writer and she did her research with this one as well. She has an incredible ability to create her characters and their surroundings and throw her readers into this time period. Overall, if you are looking for a fun, historical, love-story you will want to give this one a try. Sea Witch is a wonderful book, and Helen Hollick has amazing skills as a writer. Coming shortly, I will review Pirate Code and Bring it Close.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews) 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A real hero at last,
By Snowangel - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sea Witch: Being the First Voyage of CPT. Jesamiah Acorne (Paperback)
I hear there is a trend growing to rediscover real men! Well, I found one reading the wonderfully enjoyable Sea Witch! Helen Hollick's hero, the pirate captain Jesamiah Acorne is everything a hero should be, charismatic, courageous, downright sexy but with enough flaws to be fully human.
Sea Witch brings an authentic feel of the wide oceans and the Golden Age of Piracy, it is exciting with a moving believable love story but plenty of full blooded, heart-stopping action. I cannot recommend it highly enough and am holding my breath for the next in what I hope will be a long series of Sea Witch and Jesamiah Acorne chronicles. My sister has fallen totally in love with Jesamiah too. His allure is becoming a world wide sensation. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fun romp,
By Ashley - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sea Witch (Paperback)
I enjoyed this book for the fun and well researched character driven story it is. Helen obviously knows her stuff and makes the pirate period appropriate and still sexy. I could have smacked him over the head several times (men! :p) for his behavior, which makes me think he's just as most real pirates were.
The female protagonist was a good match for him and her magic was quite an interesting twist to fit in this action packed piece. It is a quick read and there are no wasted words here at all. The characters are all developed fully while the author still moves the story along at a fast clip. Very entertaining and engaging. Recommended for folks who love historically accurate but enjoyable, rollicking fiction. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good read - I didn't want it to end,
By Nathalie Holmes - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sea Witch: Being the First Voyage of CPT. Jesamiah Acorne (Paperback)
I thoroughly enjoyed my first dabble into the world of Helen Hollick's writing. The characters came alive for me and it was a good story. I didn't want it to end! I'm looking forward to the next two.
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