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|| On Wilder Seas || Nikki Marmery || Book Review 5⭐️

A story full to the brim with courage and adventure.

1579, when the Spanish ship Maria is enslaved upon is stripped of treasures by Francis Drake, General of an English ship, she bargains her way onboard his voyage. Pregnant, black and the only woman onboard, she uses all her resilience to try to set her own path, to be free for her unborn child.

Marmery’s writing is just mesmerising, the portrayal of daily life on board the ship and flashing back to Maria’s life before is seamless. The storyline had me gripped, staying up late to finish Maria’s story, to find out what becomes of her and the baby, wishing for her to be free.

I love a good historical fiction book, especially when the author has taken the time to bring the era and real characters to life.

A must read for Historical Fiction fans.