You can find my full review in Books & Quills Magazine

http://booksandquillsmag.com/reviews/trust-and-treachery/ ( )

It was fun but too short. I liked Bit but her character developed really, really quickly and became a bit unbelievable. If the story had been twice as long, Bit could have unfolded slower and been more relatable. I also liked Captain Jack and his brother Calen, as well as Odin (because who doesn’t love a baby-faced guy with lots of piercings?).

The action is all great. Never a dull moment. The story certainly keeps the plot moving along. The opening really grabbed me because Bit is essentially won in a poker game, but not treated like a sex object by Calen and Odin. She doesn’t know what’s in store for her on board the freighter ship, and that unknown kept me interested in the book.

While Bit is 21 or 22, she’s small and looks closer to 15 or 16, so some of the guys treat her like a kid sister (which is great) but most of them of interested in her sexually. So it kinda became a reverse harem situation. I’m on the fence about that. Bit is the only female character in the book and on board the ship. Yet this is scifi and we can do whatever we want with the gender balance and gender roles, so I wanted more ladies and I wanted to see them competently doing things. Alas, that wasn’t this story.

There’s pirates! yay! Who doesn’t like a good pirate fight, right? And Bit does get assertive, and the guys are all for training her up. Over all, it was fun and light. 3.5/5 stars.

The Narration: Ian McEuen was great. I loved his voice for all the characters. He doesn’t a pretty good young Bit as well as keeping all the guys’s voices distinct. His pacing is perfect. There were no technical issues with this recording. 5/5 stars.

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Charissa Dufour. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it. ( )