It is far too early to share my official review of Blackhearts (releases February 9th 2016 by Simon Pulse) but I do think that you should have this book on your radar. I adore this author- she is so kind and friendly. If you can- give her a hello on Twitter. I was beyond excited that I got a chance to read her debut early.
Blackhearts is about the infamous pirate, Blackbeard.
If you don’t know much about this guy you should do a quick Google search. I spent a good hour reading about him and it made me love Castroman’s book so much more. Her book focuses on BEFORE he became a pirate. I loved seeing little hints to what would come.
The book reads like you are watching a PBS mini series.
This is a super compliment in my world. It felt like I was watching something like Poldark but I was reading. The book is told in third person so it had the feel of watching it all play out.
Castroman says that her main character, Teach (aka Blackbeard prior to being Blackbeard) looks like Aidan Turner (aka Poldark).
There was nothing like reading this one with that face in your brain. You just need to imagine him a tad more scruffy and it’s perfect.
Addicting Read
Though Blackhearts focuses entirely on character interactions and growth the book was still highly addictive and a very quick read for me. The last 25% was so addicting I was distraught that it was over.
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Go look.
Well Researched and Executed Historical Fiction
You can tell that the author spent time researching her subject matter and it shows. It was easy to picture the setting and characters which is always a wonderful thing.
Easy access to Amazon if you are so inclined…
Do you know much about Blackbeard?
Gorgeous post Kristen
Thank you for sharing about this book. <3 Hugs. But, well. I seem to remember something about love triangle. So not for me at all 
But ugh, it do look so pretty. And I'm so glad that you loved it 
You know how to persuade a girl, Rachel. I almost bought another preorder copy of this one! Maybe if you had used another Aidan Turner gif I would have
Oh my goodness, this book sounds amazing, and I am totally sold on the fact that it is a bit Poldark-esk! Looking forward to reading your review of Blackhearts!
Okay for some reason I HAD NO IDEA THIS BOOK WAS LIKE HISTORICAL FICTION ABOUT BLACKBEARD!!
What the?? Must add to wish list like NOW and preorder as soon as I can afford it!!
Pirates! Yes please!
The cover had me wanting to buy this book anyways, but now I’m even more excited for it.
I’m so excited to read this! I have high hopes for this book (but honestly, this book sounds like it has everything I love in it, so it’s probably a guarantee that I’ll love it)
adding it to my list! Can’t wait to read your review.
I can’t wait to read this one! I’m so glad you loved it, too. I don’t think there are enough YA books about pirates, so I can’t wait to see how the author handles Blackbeard’s story.