Seafire

"As a kid, I was obsessed with books about lady pirates on grand adventures, so *Seafire * is right up my alley. It follows Caledonia Styx as she wages war against the ruthless warlord Aric Athair, who killed her family when she was 14. Now 19, Styx captains her own ship with an all-female crew, all of whom have lost families to Athair. The pace of the book is fast and relentless, and the action sequences tense and believable, but the best moments are the ones in which the female relationships shine – and in recent times, it’s all the more heartening to see a crew of young women growing into their awful responsibilities and kicking butt along the way."