{"id":34027,"date":"2025-03-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=34027"},"modified":"2025-01-21T17:55:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T23:55:06","slug":"review-ghostship-hull-and-fire-the-wards-of-minera-book-1-by-james-w-cutter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=34027","title":{"rendered":"#Review #GhostShip – Hull and Fire (The Wards of Minera Book 1) by James W. Cutter"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Levy Tren-Ulitese\u2014Lor of the Land and gentleman of high society\u2014is awoken in the early hours of the morning for an emergency: his father\u2019s ship, missing for nine years now, has reappeared near the mouth of its home harbour entirely bereft of its crew. The expedition to the New World, a place they call \u2018Minera\u2019, apparently ended in tragedy. But how did the ship sail itself home? What happened to the crew? And what is the strange, dark artifact found aboard her?<\/p>\n

Pushed by internal divisions and outside political forces, Levy and his sister are forced to refit the ship and flee the only city they\u2019ve ever called home. Declared fugitives by their father\u2019s old allies, they assemble a strange crew of the desperate and depraved; a turncoat imperial marine, a man that can manipulate the spirit-lines of the world, a war-hero famed for his supernatural accuracy with the musket, and a mute stow-away with mysterious powers. Together, they will follow in the wake of Levy\u2019s father.<\/p>\n

Together they will find a new home on the shores of Minera!<\/p>\n

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Review by Twinsie Kelly<\/p>\n

I enjoy finding stories that are truly different. When I read the blurb, I wasn\u2019t exactly sure what I was getting myself into, but I am happy to say that I was completely engrossed by the story from start to finish. As a matter of fact, I finished the book and didn\u2019t realize I finished the book, and that was the point I realized I needed to read more. (Boy that was a mouthful, lol)<\/p>\n

There is a LOT going on in Hull and Fire with many complex characters and with pretty elaborate world building going on. One of my only real issues with the story itself is that there are many POVs that this story is told from. It was a little tough trying to keep everyone straight at first. But once I got into a groove, I couldn\u2019t put the book down.<\/p>\n

There are mysterious forces at work. A lot of lies and a lot of omissions happening at the same time. When everyone starts to turn on Levy and his kind, he takes things into his own hands. Instead of trying to change the people\u2019s minds and face what can certainly be an awful outcome for his family, he defies the odds and moves on to a new world. It\u2019s a compelling story that had me absolutely captivated. I look forward to finding out what happens next!<\/p>\n

Pssst, the ghost ship is only going to be the beginning. It has to be. It was an incredible twist at the end to tie in one of the current characters with Levy\u2019s father, the captain of the ghost ship! Kudos to the author!<\/p>\n

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.<\/p>\n

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James W. Cutter began writing at a young age, with a craft that was forged in the snows of Northern Ontario, quenched in the swells of the Pacific, and tempered by the misty rainforests of British Columbia.<\/p>\n

James interrupts his writing habit with a day job. He writes from an undisclosed, cougar-free location on Vancouver Island, Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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