Burning Bright

A fun book. Needed a better introduction to how the “talents” worked and where they originated

Enjoyable read. Loved the story.

I gave up on the book.

Imagine regency England where many people have a "talent" and a few have theirs be absolutely Extraordinary. Elinor awakens one night to her room on fire and her whole world changes from being a spinster to being a valuable marriage mart commodity for her family due to her potential to create powerful children. Desperate to escape a forced marriage, she offers her services to the Royal Navy in protecting their ships from pirates and Napoleon's forces, then gets assigned to the Athena captained by Miles Ramsey. McShane does an excellent job painting Elinor's desperate plight and naivety in the bargain she makes. Ramsey is the epitome of the perfect gentleman and honorable captain and consistently shows knowledge and forethought in his actions. His respect and guidance while Elinor is on the Athena builds a strong foundation between them. This is a clean love story built from shared experiences and common traits. The relationship is secondary to a well thought out plot with many twists and turns along the way showing how different people react to her as a woman on a ship with an extraordinarily dangerous talent that keeps growing and threatens to overtake her.

terrible. the story gets moving fast but fast and predictable.

Really enjoyed the story and characters. The narrator was slightly disappointing.

The premise has potential, but the writing is boring. Couldn't keep my interest.