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The Kraken's Mirror (2011)

by Maureen O. Betita(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1936394766 (ISBN13: 9781936394760)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Decadent Publishing Company

series

The Kraken's Caribbean

review 1: Tired of young, innocent heroines who end up with equally young, perfect men? Well then, here’s a story by Maureen O. Betita that’s sure to please you. Emily Pawes is over fifty and widowed. Feeling over-the-hill and out of sync with today’s culture, Emily goes to the local pirate festival and wins a strange looking mirror that transports her back in time. At first, she thinks she’s dreaming, but eventually learns it’s no dream – she’s really a crewmember on a pirate ship. Captain Silvestri isn’t a young man, but he’s handsome and wears his maturity well. Together, the captain and the widow discover that life doesn’t end at fifty and sometimes you just gotta have faith that everything will work out right. I never figured pirate stories would interest me... more, but this one changed my mind. In her inaugural book, Ms Betita has combined time travel with lots of action, magic, and a healthy dose of erotica to craft a steamy, entertaining tale. It’s refreshing to read about people of a certain age who manage to find love and romance. Contrary to what younger generations think, men and women over the age of forty do have sex, and I imagine twenty-somethings everywhere will also be shocked to discover that sex after the age of forty can be very liberating and creative. Don’t believe me? Just read The Kraken’s Mirror and you’ll soon agree.
review 2: Swashbuckling heroes, pirate ships on beautiful seas, evil witches, ipods....Wait, ipods?!? K, that part took a minute to get used to. But trust me it all works and makes sense. The world Emily Pawes finds herself in isn't quite like the Caribbean from her own world's past. Here magic and modern day, and even beyond, converge with surprising results. In The Kraken's Mirror Emily is swept through a magic mirror into an alternate 1697 and to the enchanted island of Tortuga. Little does she know that her falling through the portal is no accident. She was brought by THE Kraken to help defeat Glacious and release Captain Alan Silvestri from the curse that has held him for over forty years. But this trip through the looking glass is also an opportunity for Emily to restart a life that she thought was over. I really got into this story. Emily is no shrinking young thing with no life experience, however she is far from perfect. She has lived her life in our reality. Her self image and worth are shaped by present day perceptions of beauty based on youth and the opinion that life ends after a certain age. And that once you have reached said age you are simply to wait for actual death to take place. In this alternate time she is given the chance to see herself as more than just a number, and to also another chance at love. Alan see's Emily as his chance to break a curse he has suffered with for most of his life, but he also sees her as so much more. I love the relationship between Alan and Emily. I really felt I got to know both of them, which isn't surprising since this is their story. The descriptions of the beautiful Caribbean and the islands of Tortuga itself, as well as the ships and surrounding islands really drew me in. If I must find any flaw it is that there are other characters I wish I could have gotten to know as well. However, the good news is there are more tales from the Krakens Carribean in the works. less

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