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fayemh's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Disappointingly terrible. The characters weren't fleshed out and had no chemistry, the writing was poor and needed an editor, and the world building was almost non existent. I also could have done without reading another shitty romantasy in which the threat of sexual assault is constantly hanging over the heads of female characters. I almost DNFed this multiple times and found myself skim reading to get through it - the only thing stopping me was the fact I'm behind on my reading challenge.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
joeb94's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
It's neither bad or good. If you want an book filled with sex scenes (nothing revolutionary) with a mermaid then this is your book. Other than that this book is meh.
The magic world is barely developed. The mermaids are one dimensional: one is curious, one is a fighter bitch, and our dear Arielle is the self-sacrificing one. The characters do not involve with the story they stay as they are. Same for the prince he is a dick at the beginning and a dick at the end.
Finally, the love story is non existence. Do not read this book if u want romance đ€Łđ€Ł. I am a hoe for ALL ROMANCE TROPES cheesy and uncheesy (except a selected few). So I dnt mind soul mate/ love at first sight. But these two characters are not in love. There is nothing in the book that shows they love each other. Arielle speaks of mating like a duty and Eryx wants to fuck her basically. It starts like that and end like that and I'm suppose to believe that are in love cause they know through their mating bond. Like bitch plz!
The sex scenes are meh đ. Personally I didn't like them. They happen whenever they are abt to have a real conversation and Eryx speaks like he is in a cheap porno. The ending was also a big meh like the author included too many plots and chose the easy way out.
Anyhow I started reading this book cause I LOVER TO KILL A KINGDOM. I loved that retelling so MUCH! I also loved the story line of the mermaid and the priest in PIRATE OF THE CARIBBEAN and when I looked for some recommendations this one came out. If you like either of these two I cn tell u, u wnt like this book.
The magic world is barely developed. The mermaids are one dimensional: one is curious, one is a fighter bitch, and our dear Arielle is the self-sacrificing one. The characters do not involve with the story they stay as they are. Same for the prince he is a dick at the beginning and a dick at the end.
Finally, the love story is non existence. Do not read this book if u want romance đ€Łđ€Ł. I am a hoe for ALL ROMANCE TROPES cheesy and uncheesy (except a selected few). So I dnt mind soul mate/ love at first sight. But these two characters are not in love. There is nothing in the book that shows they love each other. Arielle speaks of mating like a duty and Eryx wants to fuck her basically. It starts like that and end like that and I'm suppose to believe that are in love cause they know through their mating bond. Like bitch plz!
The sex scenes are meh đ. Personally I didn't like them. They happen whenever they are abt to have a real conversation and Eryx speaks like he is in a cheap porno. The ending was also a big meh like the author included too many plots and chose the easy way out.
Anyhow I started reading this book cause I LOVER TO KILL A KINGDOM. I loved that retelling so MUCH! I also loved the story line of the mermaid and the priest in PIRATE OF THE CARIBBEAN and when I looked for some recommendations this one came out. If you like either of these two I cn tell u, u wnt like this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Slavery
sonja_ahrb's review
5.0
I knew that The Hunted was no longer a part of the Sinister Fairy Tales Collection, but I was still curious about it and when I saw that it was going to be a re-telling of The Little Mermaid, I was like, âSign me up!â Iâve never read Bethany-Kris before, so I didnât know what to expect and there were times that my nerves got to me for awhile there, but I really loved The Hunted! I was completely involved in Arelle and Eryxâs story â it frustrated me at times, made my heart ache, and I was wholeheartedly rooting for this pair to get together. It was fantastic and the world Bethany-Kris created was so interesting, I really enjoyed being a part of it and Iâll definitely read any other books that come after this one!
~ Sonja, 4.5 Stars
~ Sonja, 4.5 Stars
apolimiareads's review
3.0
No se por que de repente se me dio la necesidad de hacer una reseña sobre este libro but well here i come, so here the thing, el libro me gusto en si, si bien no es un retelling hay muchos paralelos que me gustaron con la historia, fue lo bastante interesante para que lo termine so im gonna give her that pero hay muchas cosas que me molestaron.
Si no leyeron ningĂșn libro anterior de esta autora no sabrĂĄn que bĂĄsicamente ella se enfoca en romances contemporĂĄneos de mafia AND THEY ARE GREAT (cross and catherine supremacist here) pero siento que agarro la personalidad de un personaje que usualmente estarĂa en uno de sus libros sobre mafia y lo tiro en este libro, donde NO FUNCIONA, estamos hablando de un personaje mitad humano MITAD SIRENA GENTE.
Siento que un montĂłn de problemas tales como LA VIOLACIĂN de mujeres no les dio importancia?? hay ocasiones donde la protagonista (e incluso en un punto EL protagonista) obviamente se muestra enojada con toda la situaciĂłn pero no hacen NADA para ponerle un fin o siquiera pensar en eso, si el problema no afecta directamente a los protagonistas NO HACEN NADA Y ME PONE MAL PORQUE ESTAMOS HABLANDO DE VIOLACIONES DE LA MISMA ESPECIE QUE ELLA (sin mencionar el pequeño tema de ESCLAVITUD).
El plot fue bastante predecible, creo que en los primeros tres capĂtulos ya predije quien era en realidad la madre de Eryx. Hay demasiados plot que quedaron abiertos y entiendo que seguro es para que se resuelvan en los libros que le siguen pero igual me siguen molestando porque ni siquiera estĂĄn bien armados.
Todo el tema de enemies to lovers?? *CHEF KISS* si no fuera por el vinculo que tenĂan pienso que probablemente el la hubiera matado, lo cual es horrible de pensar... pero asĂ funciona este trope y creo que la autora lo manejo bastante bien. Las escenas de sexo fueron un poco over the top para mi gusto, estoy acostumbrada con esta autora pero me hubiera gustado alguna que otra escena mas soft donde se demostrara mas su bond no solo basĂĄndose en sexo, pero no voy a ponerme mal por eso porque la autora dijo "im gonna give the choke kink fellows everything they want" and she DELIVERED. Hay una escena especifica donde esta involucrada una daga... le subĂ una estrella solo por esa escena directamente.
So yeah... en resumen no fue tan malo como esperaba.
Si no leyeron ningĂșn libro anterior de esta autora no sabrĂĄn que bĂĄsicamente ella se enfoca en romances contemporĂĄneos de mafia AND THEY ARE GREAT (cross and catherine supremacist here) pero siento que agarro la personalidad de un personaje que usualmente estarĂa en uno de sus libros sobre mafia y lo tiro en este libro, donde NO FUNCIONA, estamos hablando de un personaje mitad humano MITAD SIRENA GENTE.
Siento que un montĂłn de problemas tales como LA VIOLACIĂN de mujeres no les dio importancia?? hay ocasiones donde la protagonista (e incluso en un punto EL protagonista) obviamente se muestra enojada con toda la situaciĂłn pero no hacen NADA para ponerle un fin o siquiera pensar en eso, si el problema no afecta directamente a los protagonistas NO HACEN NADA Y ME PONE MAL PORQUE ESTAMOS HABLANDO DE VIOLACIONES DE LA MISMA ESPECIE QUE ELLA (sin mencionar el pequeño tema de ESCLAVITUD).
El plot fue bastante predecible, creo que en los primeros tres capĂtulos ya predije quien era en realidad la madre de Eryx. Hay demasiados plot que quedaron abiertos y entiendo que seguro es para que se resuelvan en los libros que le siguen pero igual me siguen molestando porque ni siquiera estĂĄn bien armados.
Todo el tema de enemies to lovers?? *CHEF KISS* si no fuera por el vinculo que tenĂan pienso que probablemente el la hubiera matado, lo cual es horrible de pensar... pero asĂ funciona este trope y creo que la autora lo manejo bastante bien. Las escenas de sexo fueron un poco over the top para mi gusto, estoy acostumbrada con esta autora pero me hubiera gustado alguna que otra escena mas soft donde se demostrara mas su bond no solo basĂĄndose en sexo, pero no voy a ponerme mal por eso porque la autora dijo "im gonna give the choke kink fellows everything they want" and she DELIVERED. Hay una escena especifica donde esta involucrada una daga... le subĂ una estrella solo por esa escena directamente.
So yeah... en resumen no fue tan malo como esperaba.
yeriwithaj_'s review
5.0
More than well-deserved 5 stars.
I really loved the originality in this version of the tale of The Little Mermaid.
The angst.
The sensuality.
The world-building.
The writing.
The clear and vivid picture the author's writing delivered.
I couldn't stop reading. I couldn't look away. There was no part of this story I thought negatively about. There was no fillers. Everything was needed, everything built up to what needed to happen. Everything glowed. It was literal movie in my head. It's been a while since that happened. Well done, new-to-me author Bethany-Kris.
I really loved the originality in this version of the tale of The Little Mermaid.
The angst.
The sensuality.
The world-building.
The writing.
The clear and vivid picture the author's writing delivered.
I couldn't stop reading. I couldn't look away. There was no part of this story I thought negatively about. There was no fillers. Everything was needed, everything built up to what needed to happen. Everything glowed. It was literal movie in my head. It's been a while since that happened. Well done, new-to-me author Bethany-Kris.
pandorareads's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Slavery, and Murder
thelovelybooknerd's review
5.0
It's definitely a different then what your expecting going in to the story. It's an interesting take on mermaid fairytale and it completely worked.
The author did a great job cultivating the characters and the story flowed really well.
I loved how instant the mating bond was and the chemistry between Arelle and Eryx was so steamy it could make your toes curl.
Highly recommend.
The author did a great job cultivating the characters and the story flowed really well.
I loved how instant the mating bond was and the chemistry between Arelle and Eryx was so steamy it could make your toes curl.
Highly recommend.
lorik1019's review
4.0
I received an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.
To be honest going into this book I was a bit skeptical. After the first chapter I didnât know if I wanted to continue or not. But am glad I stuck with it.
I didnât read the blurb, only knew it was about a mermaid and was written by Bethany-Kris. I tend to enjoy all of her books so I thought why not.
I found myself engrossed in the story and couldnât put the book down (after I got past the first little bit) it was definitely not what I expected. I would definitely recommend it. Itâs not a sweet Disney romance. Although it does have a princess and a prince.
I hope she writes more because at the end I wasnât ready for it to be over. I wanted more. I wanted to know what was next did they take to the sea or the land or what about the rest of them??????
To be honest going into this book I was a bit skeptical. After the first chapter I didnât know if I wanted to continue or not. But am glad I stuck with it.
I didnât read the blurb, only knew it was about a mermaid and was written by Bethany-Kris. I tend to enjoy all of her books so I thought why not.
I found myself engrossed in the story and couldnât put the book down (after I got past the first little bit) it was definitely not what I expected. I would definitely recommend it. Itâs not a sweet Disney romance. Although it does have a princess and a prince.
I hope she writes more because at the end I wasnât ready for it to be over. I wanted more. I wanted to know what was next did they take to the sea or the land or what about the rest of them??????