The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray, Christine Calella
The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray, Christine Calella
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The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray

Author: Christine Calella

Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky

Unabridged: 12 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/09/2024

Synopsis

After a lifetime of abuse at the hands of superstitious townsfolk, Ophelia Young, a bastard child of the notorious pirate queen, is tired of paying for the sins of her mother. Despite playing by the rules her whole life, she’s earned nothing but spite and suspicion. So when a naval officer saves her from the jeering crowd at her mother’s hanging, Ophelia hatches a new hope of enlisting in the navy to escape her mother’s legacy and redeem her own reputation for good. But Ophelia soon discovers that a life at sea isn’t as honorable as she hoped. Betsy Young is as different as she could be from her half-sister Ophelia. She’s a nervous homebody who wants to keep her family safe and longs to be in love. So naturally, she’s devastated when the son of their family’s business partner rejects her hand in marriage and her sister joins the navy. But when her father contracts a life-threatening illness as well, Betsy has to bring Ophelia home to save the family business. Unfortunately for the Young sisters, Betsy trying to get Ophelia recalled reveals that Ophelia enlisted fraudulently under Betsy’s name, a secret which Ophelia struggles to keep from crewmates who would kill her if they knew she was the pirate queen’s daughter. To save Ophelia from the naval authorities, Betsy will have to board a ship during hurricane season and brave all the dangers of the sea to get them both home safe.

About Christine Calella

Christine Calella lives in a place she refers to as “New York City–adjacent.” She spends her spare time singing show tunes in the shower, drinking more chai lattes than is strictly necessary, and either over- or under-watering an unfortunate string of houseplants named after sitcom characters. The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray is her debut novel.

About Jesse Vilinsky

Jesse Vilinsky is an accomplished voice actor and improviser. She received her bachelor’s degree in theatre from the University of Southern California and trained and performed with the prestigious British American Drama Academy in London. An alumnus of The Second City Training Center in Hollywood, she co-wrote and performed in two acclaimed original sketch comedy shows there. She has lent her voice to numerous projects, and she relishes any opportunity to breathe life into a character.

Reviews

Goodreads review by KMart on April 08, 2024

I love stories about siblings and the love between them. This book is a journey of thrilling adventure, family bonds, and self-discovery amidst the backdrop of the high seas. This is an action-packed story about two sisters discovering who they are and who they want to be. Ophelia's longing for freed......more

Goodreads review by Megan on April 10, 2024

The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray is a story about finding your place, family ties, and sister bonds. I'm gonna be honest and say that I thought this was going to be completely different than it was, but I'm not mad about it! This book is one that's filled with constant adventure and high stakes, so m......more

Goodreads review by Starr on April 11, 2024

I received an ARC from Edelweiss TW: hanging, corporeal punishments (whipping), immolation, strangulation, lip trauma, kidnap 3.5 As a fan of pirates and sibling stories, I was excited about this book. The sibling dynamics here were interesting. You don't get to see Ophelia and Betsy together all th......more

Goodreads review by Billy on February 04, 2024

3.5 rounded up I want to thank NetGalley for the arc, this has no influence on my opinion whatsoever. Overall I really enjoyed this story. It felt like a very round up tale, but with room for a sequel. I especially liked the aroace rep, and how it was mentioned multiple times, instead of being a one......more

Goodreads review by Ally on April 07, 2024

Got an arc form the publisher! 4.5/5 So this ends up being absolutely WILD and a lot more violent than I expected, very twisty and a lot of fun. I appreciated the aroace rep immensely and I love that the two main sisters were messy and flawed and not perfect in the way they interacted with one anothe......more

Quotes

[An] action-packed historical fantasy [...] the sisters’ loving but spiky relationship is the heart of this swashbuckling tale.

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